Anne Winters (actress)

Anne Winters

Winters in November 2012
Born Anne Christine Winters
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present

Anne Christine Winters is an American actress, known for her regular roles on the FX drama series Tyrant as Emma Al-Fayeed, and the ABC crime drama series Wicked City as Vicki Roth. She is also known for her recurring role as Kelsey on the ABC Family drama series The Fosters. Winters has also starred in the films Sand Castles (2014), Pass the Light (2015), and The Bride He Bought Online (2015).

Early life

Anne Christine Winters was born in Dallas, Texas to Karen and Harry Winters.[1] She grew up in nearby Lewisville. Winters was educated at Prestonwood Christian Academy, a private Baptist school in Plano. When she was ten years old, Winters sang a solo at the American Airlines Center to a crowd of over 24,000 people. She originally planned to attend Southern Methodist University for her college education, but chose instead to relocate to Los Angeles in order to pursue her acting career.[2]

Career

Winters made her big-screen debut in the independent film In My Pocket, a winner at the 2009 Palm Beach International Film Festival and the 2009 Terra di Siena Film Festival.[3] Her first television appearance was in the 2010 Nickelodeon pilot Summer Camp, in the role of Beth. In 2013, she appeared on the Disney Channel sitcom Liv and Maddie in the episode "Steal-A-Rooney". She also appeared in the made-for-DVD films A Christmas Snow and Cooper and the Castle Hills Gang. From 2013 to 2014, Winters co-starred in the recurring role of Kelsey on the ABC Family drama series The Fosters.

From 2014 to 2015, Winters starred in the regular role of Emma Al-Fayeed on the drama series Tyrant,[4] created by Gideon Raff for the FX network.[5] She was credited as a guest actor during Tyrant's second season, appearing in only 4 of the 13 episodes. Winters will continue her role in the third season. Winters starred in a leading role in the 2014 independent drama film Sand Castles, opposite actors Jordon Hodges, Saxon Trainor and Clint Howard. She won the Leonardo da Vinci Horse Award for Best Ensemble Cast at the MIFF Awards with her co-stars in the film.[6] Also in 2014, Winters co-starred as Kelly Decker in the action film Fatal Instinct.

In 2015, she appeared as Gwen in the feature film Pass the Light, directed by Malcolm Goodwin, and starred as Avery Lindstrom in the Lifetime thriller television film The Bride He Bought Online, directed by Christine Conradt. That same year, she was cast as Vicki Roth, the teenaged daughter of a police detective (Jeremy Sisto) on the hunt for a serial killer, on ABC's crime drama series Wicked City.[7] Winters will star as Valerie York in the NBC pilot sequel to the teen drama film Cruel Intentions, alongside the film's original star Sarah Michelle Gellar.[8]

Winters was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2016 Nice International Film Festival for her role in The Tribe.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Gloria Student Short film
2010 A Christmas Snow Young Kathleen
2011 Cooper and the Castle Hills Gang Lauren
2011 In My Pocket Sarah
2014 Sand Castles Lauren Daly MIFF Award for Best Ensemble Cast[10]
2014 Fatal Instinct Kelly Decker
2015 Pass the Light Gwen
2015 The Bride He Bought Online Avery Lindstrom
2016 The Tribe Sarah Nominated – NIFF Award for Best Supporting Actress

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Summer Camp Beth Unaired pilot
2013 Liv and Maddie Kylie Kramer Episode: "Steal-a-Rooney"
2013–14 The Fosters Kelsey 6 episodes
2014–present Tyrant Emma Al-Fayeed 14 episodes
2015 Wicked City Vicki Roth 6 episodes
2016 Cruel Intentions Valerie York NBC pilot

References

  1. ↑ Schrader, Adam (January 14, 2016). "21-year-old Lewisville native Anne Winters pursues acting dream in Los Angeles". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Vicki Roth played by Anne Winters". ABC.com.
  3. ↑ "In My Pocket". In My Pocket Film. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  4. ↑ "'Borgias' Noah Silver to Co-Star on FX's Howard Gordon Pilot 'Tyrant'". TheWrap. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ "FX nabs 'Tyrant' project from 'Homeland' pair". Variety. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sand Castles (2014) Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  7. ↑ Petski, Denise (March 11, 2015). "Dilshad Vadsaria Joins Fox's 'Frankenstein'; ABC's 'The Adversaries', 'The Catch', 'LA Crime' Add Cast". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  8. ↑ Schrader, Adam (March 18, 2016). "Lewisville native Anne Winters to play in 'Cruel Intentions' sequel on NBC". The Lewisville Texan Journal. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Best Supporting Actress – Nice IFF 2016". Film Fest International. March 17, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  10. ↑ "'Sand Castles' movie shot in Goshen riding wave of success at film festivals". Elkhart Truth. Retrieved January 16, 2015.

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