Ginnifer Goodwin

Not to be confused with Jennie Goodwin.
Ginnifer Goodwin

Born Jennifer Michelle Goodwin
(1978-05-22) May 22, 1978
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater Boston University
Occupation Actress
Years active 2000–present
Spouse(s) Josh Dallas (m. 2014)
Children 1

Ginnifer Goodwin[1] (born May 22, 1978),[1] born Jennifer Michelle Goodwin,[2] is an American television and film actress. She is best known for her role as Margene Heffman in the drama series Big Love, and for her roles in films like Mona Lisa Smile, Something Borrowed, Walk the Line, He's Just Not That Into You, and Zootopia. She stars as Mary Margaret Blanchard/Snow White in the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time.

Early life

Goodwin was born in Memphis, Tennessee.[3] Her mother, Linda (née Kantor), is a former educator and "stay-at-home mom" who later worked for FedEx and Apple.[4] Her father, Tim Goodwin, formerly owned and operated a recording studio.[5] Goodwin changed her name from "Jennifer" to "Ginnifer" to distinguish her name, and to assist in pronunciation of her name in her regional dialect.[6] Her younger sister, Melissa Goodwin, is a stop motion animator on shows such as Robot Chicken, on which Ginnifer has also appeared as voice talent.

Her mother is Jewish and her father is of Welsh descent. Goodwin was raised attending synagogue on Saturdays and Unitarian church on Sundays.[5][7] She was both baptized and had a bat mitzvah service.[8] In her youth, Goodwin was affiliated with the North American Federation of Temple Youth, and was active in BBYO at the Jewish Community Center in Memphis.[9] She went to school at St. Mary's Episcopal School in Memphis, Tennessee. She then graduated from Lausanne Collegiate School in 1996, then attended Hanover College (majoring in Theater) for one year before moving on to earn her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Boston University. While a student at BU, she performed in numerous student short films, as well as several college and local stage productions. Goodwin was given the "Excellence in Acting: Professional Promise Award" by the Bette Davis Foundation, and graduated with honors. After her time at Boston University, she studied in England at Stratford Upon-Avon’s Shakespeare Institute, in conjunction with the Royal Shakespeare Company. The following year she earned an "Acting Shakespeare Certificate" at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career

Goodwin first had roles in the popular NBC television programs Law & Order and Ed before appearing in the Comedy Central television movie Porn 'n Chicken. She later had substantial roles in the films Mona Lisa Smile, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, Walk the Line—in which she portrayed Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife—and Birds of America. She also played Dori Dumchovic in the dark comedy Love Comes to the Executioner.[10] Goodwin played a leading role as Margene Heffman, the third wife in a polygamous family, on the HBO original series Big Love, which concluded on March 20, 2011. Goodwin has recurring voice roles in the Cartoon Network show Robot Chicken, the animation of which her younger sister Melissa Goodwin is involved.

In 2008, Max Mara honored Goodwin with a "Face of the Future" award, an award recognizing up and coming women in film.[11] Also,Ginnifer Goodwin was one of the celebrities featured in Gap's Fall 2008 ad campaign.[12]

Goodwin starred as Gigi in He's Just Not That into You, which was released in February 2009. For this role, she received a nomination for the People's Choice Award for Breakout Movie Actress.[13] In April 2009 she began filming Ramona and Beezus (playing "Aunt Bea").[14]

Since 2011, Goodwin has played a leading role in the ABC fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time. She plays both the fairy tale heroine Snow White and her real world counterpart, schoolteacher Mary Margaret Blanchard.[15]

Goodwin recently portrayed the role of Judy Hopps, the rabbit police officer and the main protagonist of Walt Disney Animation Studios's 2016 comedy film, Zootopia.[16]

Personal life

Goodwin dated actor Chris Klein for two years before breaking up in 2008.[17] She later started dating actor Joey Kern and they became engaged in December 2010.[18] They ended the engagement in May 2011.[19] Goodwin subsequently began dating her Once Upon a Time co-star Josh Dallas in fall 2011.[20] Goodwin and Dallas became engaged in October 2013,[21] and married on April 12, 2014 in California.[22] They have one child, a son, Oliver, born in May 2014.[23] In November 2015, the couple's representative announced the two were expecting their second child.[24]

Goodwin was a vegan and was a spokesperson for Farm Sanctuary's Adopt-A-Turkey Project in 2009, having adopted a whole flock herself.[25] She revealed on Jimmy Kimmel that she gave up being a vegan after experiencing undisclosed health issues. She said: "I'm always learning and growing and changing and there were some boring health issues, and so I did actually have to work some animal products back into my diet."[26] Goodwin says although she's never had a "dramatic weight problem", she uses Weight Watchers to keep her indulgences in check.[27] She considers herself an extremely healthy person,[28] and balances her diet with ballet classes and cardio workouts.[27]

In 2013, Goodwin said that, after she left Memphis, she "...up and left Judaism for a very long time," and that, "For 10 years, there was nothing. No ritual. No tradition. No community." She later reconnected with her faith, and has said, "I was a Jew by birth, and now I'm a Jew by choice."[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Zelda: An Extrospective Journey Zelda Short film
2003 Mona Lisa Smile Constance "Connie" Baker
2004 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Cathy Feely
2005 Walk the Line Vivian Liberto
2006 Love Comes to the Executioner Dori Dumchovic
2007 In the Land of Women Janey
Day Zero Molly Rifkin
2008 Birds of America Ida Tanager
2009 He's Just Not That Into You Gigi Phillips
Single Man, AA Single Man Mrs. Strunk
2010 Ramona and Beezus Aunt "Bea" Beatrice
2011 Take Me Home Tonight Banky
Something Borrowed Rachel White
2014 Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast Fawn Voice role
Replaces Angela Bartys
2016 Zootopia Judy Hopps Voice role

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Law & Order Erica Episode: "Myth of Fingerprints"
Ed Diane Snyder 25 episodes
2002 Porn 'n Chicken Maya Television film
2005 Robot Chicken Various (voice) 7 episodes
2006 Big Love Margene Heffman 53 episodes
2007 Big Love: In the Beginning Margene Heffman 2 episodes
2009 Crappy Holidays Presents... Episode: "Crappy Easter"
2011 SpongeBob SquarePants Purple Haired Mermaid (Voice) Episode: "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle"
Margene's Blog Margene Henrickson Episode: "Crush Story"
Five Charlotte Television film
2011 - Present Once Upon A Time Mary Margaret/Snow White 107 episodes
2012 Electric City Jean Marie St. Cloud 20 episodes
2013 Killing Kennedy Jacqueline Kennedy Television film
2014 Sofia the First Gwen Voice
Episode: "Gizmo Gwen"
2015 Who Do You Think You Are? Herself Documentary series
Episode: "Ginnifer Goodwin"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Disney Infinity 3.0 Judy Hopps [29]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Production Result
2010 People's Choice Award Favorite Breakout Movie Actress Nominated
2011 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actress: Romantic Comedy Something Borrowed Nominated
2012 Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Once Upon a Time Nominated
2013 Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Once Upon a Time Nominated
People's Choice Award Favorite Dramatic TV Actress Once Upon a Time Nominated
2014 People's Choice Award Favorite Dramatic TV Actress Once Upon a Time Nominated
Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Once Upon a Time Nominated
2016 People's Choice Awards Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actress Once Upon a Time Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "Ginnifer Goodwin". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
  2. ↑ Hanh Nguyen (19 March 2011). "Big Love Star Ginnifer Goodwin's Surprise Name Change". TVGuide.com.
  3. ↑ "Ginnifer Goodwin Biography - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. 1978-05-22. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
  4. ↑ Pellettieri, Courtney (May 2010). "Meals My Mother Taught Me". InStyle (Time Inc.) 17 (5): 324–325.
  5. 1 2 Bloom, Nate. "Interfaith Celebrities: Ginnifer Goodwin Re-Discovers Judaism; R". InterfaithFamily. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  6. ↑ Stated by Goodwin on the Late Show with David Letterman, Wednesday, March 18, 2009
  7. 1 2 Waters, David (2013-05-25). "Ginnifer Goodwin comes ‘home’ to Jewish faith". Faith in Memphis. Archived from the original on November 19, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  8. ↑ Ginnifer Goodwin. W Magazine. Retrieved on 2014-06-05.
  9. ↑ "Jews in the Limelight". Generationj.com. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  10. ↑ Barbaverde123 (15 August 2006). "Love Comes to the Executioner (2006)". IMDb.
  11. ↑ Leisa Barnett (2008-06-19). "Ginnifer Goodwin wins MaxMara award (Vogue.com UK)". Vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
  12. ↑ "Ginnifer Goodwin For Gap Hollyscoop". Style.hollyscoop.com. 2008-04-17. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
  13. ↑ "2010 People's Choice Award Nominees Revealed; Neil Patrick Harris, Hugh Jackman & Green Day Honored". BWW News Desk. November 10, 2009.
  14. ↑ Lucas, Anthony J. (March 4, 2009). "Today's new movie announcements.".
  15. ↑ "Once Upon a Time's Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer Goodwin & Co. on Their Literal "Dream" Project" from TV Line (July 25, 2011)
  16. ↑ "Ginnifer Goodwin Joins Jason Bateman in Disney Animation's 'Zootopia' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter (The Hollywood Reporter). May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  17. ↑ Ginnifer Goodwin and Chris Klein Call It Quits - Breakups. People.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-05.
  18. ↑ Zuckerman, Blaine (December 24, 2010). "Ginnifer Goodwin Is Engaged!". People. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  19. ↑ Zuckerman, Blaine (May 20, 2011). "Ginnifer Goodwin and Fiancé Break Up". People. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  20. ↑ Johnson, Zach. "Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas Make Red Carpet Debut as a Couple!". UsMagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  21. ↑ Jordan, Julie (October 11, 2013). "Ginnifer Goodwin Engaged to Josh Dallas". People. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  22. ↑ Michaud, Sarah (April 13, 2014). "Ginnifer Goodwin Marries Josh Dallas". People. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  23. ↑ Jordan, Julie (May 30, 2014). "Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas Are Parents of Baby Boy". People. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  24. ↑ Park, Andrea; Jordan, Julie (November 17, 2015). "Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin Expecting Second Child". People. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Adopt-A-Turkey Project". adoptaturkey.org. 2007-07-25. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
  26. ↑ Mike Larkin (2012-01-13). "Is she giving you fashion tips? Ginnifer Goodwin shows off her granny chic as she chats with older lady | Mail Online". London: dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  27. 1 2 "Ginnifer Goodwin on Weight Watchers Since She Was Nine". Fox News. 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  28. ↑ Joyce Chen (2012-01-13). "'Big Love' star Ginnifer Goodwin: I've been on Weight Watchers since I was 9". Daily News (New York). Retrieved 2012-12-11.
  29. ↑ Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene: Closing credits, 5:29 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.

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