Shanelle Workman is an American actress, producer and director. She is best known for playing the roles of Sarah "Flash" Roberts on the ABCsoap operaOne Life to Live and Gabriela 'Gaby' Moreno Forester on the CBSsoap operaThe Bold and the Beautiful. She offers her voice of the character Larxene in the popular video game series, Kingdom Hearts. Workman lends her voice to "Wendy" in North American commercials for the fast food chain Wendy's.
Career
Workman starred in the 2005 film, “The Biggest Fan” alongside Kaila Amariah and the late Chris Trousdale as Debbie Worden’s best friend, Charlotte.
In 2005, Workman started filming the movie Jump Shot, where she played a student of Ray Liotta. Workman returned to soaps as Gabriela "Gaby" Moreno Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful in March 2005 but was let go by the producers of the soap in October 2005 due to storyline purposes and because the character never caught on with viewers.[citation needed]
Workman owns Gray Studios LA with her husband, David Barry Gray.[1]
Personal life
On October 3, 2012, Workman became the temporary guardian of her younger sister Ariel Winter, following allegations of Winter's physical and emotional abuse at the hands of their mother Chrisoula. Workman filed a guardianship petition, seeking permanent guardianship over Winter. In her youth, Workman was removed from her mother's care after similar allegations.[2]
In August 2013, Workman's younger brother Jimmy petitioned a court that he be granted custody of his then-15-year-old sister Winter, stating that their other sister, Workman was an "unfit guardian," and a poor role model for Winter.[3] Jimmy, who spoke on behalf of his mother to dispute the accusations that had been leveled at her,[4] lobbied the court for custody by stating that Workman allowed Winter to be publicly "sexualized", that she exploited Winter to promote her acting school, and that she used the money Winter earned as a cast member of the TV series Modern Family to finance "lavish parties and limousines," which Jimmy stated had torn their family apart. Jimmy also told the court that their father, Glenn Workman, who was in charge of Winter's estate, was unfit because his poor financial situation made him vulnerable to manipulation by Workman and her lawyers.[3]
On May 5, 2014, the court ordered permanent guardianship to Workman and removed Winter from her mother's guardianship permanently.[5] In May 2014, a settlement was reached among the parties by which Workman would retain custody of Winter, with Glenn maintaining control of her finances, and making required reports to the court. Superior Court Judge Daniel Murphy would retain jurisdiction over Winter until she turned 18 (January 28, 2016), while Workman and Chrisoula later released a statement stating that they were working toward reconciliation.[6]
