Jennifer Michelle Goodwin (born May 22, 1978), known professionally as Ginnifer Goodwin, is an American television and film actress. She is best known for her role as Margene Heffman on Big Love, and for her roles in films like Mona Lisa Smile, Something Borrowed, and He's Just Not That Into You. She currently has a lead role as Mary Margaret Blanchard/Snow White in the ABC series Once Upon a Time.
Early life
Goodwin was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
Her father, Tim Goodwin, formerly owned and operated a recording
studio, and her mother, Linda (née Kantor), is a former educator and
"stay-at-home mom", who later worked for FedEx and Apple.[1][2][3]
Goodwin changed her name from "Jennifer" to "Ginnifer" to distinguish
her name, and to assist in pronunciation of her name in her regional dialect.[4] Her younger sister, Melissa Goodwin, is a stop motion animator on shows such as the Emmy Award-winning Robot Chicken, on which Ginnifer has also appeared as voice talent.
Goodwin was raised in her mother's Jewish faith.[5][6] 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; she had a bat mitzvah.[7] After graduating from Lausanne Collegiate School in 1996, Goodwin attended Hanover College (majoring in Theatre) 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.[8]
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.[9] 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. Ginnifer 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.[10] Also, Goodwin was one of the celebrities featured in Gap's Fall 2008 ad campaign.[11]
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.[12] In April 2009 she began filming Ramona and Beezus (playing "Aunt Bea").[13]
In 2011, Goodwin plays Mary Margaret Blanchard, a teacher in Storybrooke, Maine, as well as fairy tale heroine Snow White, in the revisionist fantasy adventure television program, Once Upon a Time, which debuted on ABC.[14]
Personal life
Goodwin was a vegan and was a spokesperson for Farm Sanctuary's Adopt-A-Turkey Project in 2009, having adopted a whole flock herself.[15]
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."[16] Goodwin says although she's never had a "dramatic weight problem", she uses Weight Watchers to keep her indulgences in check.[17] She considers herself an extremely healthy person,[18] and balances her diet with ballet classes and cardio workouts.[17]
Goodwin began dating actor Joey Kern
in April 2009. The couple announced their engagement December 24, 2010.
They announced their breakup on May 20, 2011. Goodwin has been dating Once Upon a Time co-star Josh Dallas since fall 2011.[19] She is a close and longtime friend of her Once Upon a Time co-star Jennifer Morrison.[20][21]
Goodwin has said that she "up and left Judaism for a very long time",
after she left Memphis, and that "for 10 years, there was nothing. No
ritual. No tradition. No community". More recently, however, she has
reconnected with her faith.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Zelda: An Extrospective Journey | Zelda | Short film |
| 2003 | Mona Lisa Smile | Connie Baker | |
| 2004 | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Cathy Feely | |
| 2005 | Walk the Line | Vivian Cash | |
| 2006 | Love Comes to the Executioner | Dori Dumchovic | |
| 2007 | In the Land of Women | Janey | |
| 2007 | Day Zero | Molly | |
| 2008 | Birds of America | Ida | |
| 2009 | He's Just Not That Into You | Gigi | |
| 2009 | A Single Man | Mrs. Strunk | |
| 2010 | Ramona and Beezus | Aunt Bea | |
| 2011 | Take Me Home Tonight | Banky | |
| 2011 | Something Borrowed | Rachel |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Law & Order | Erica | Episode: "Myth of Fingerprints" |
| 2001-2004 | Ed | Diane Snyder | Recurring role (25 episodes) |
| 2002 | Porn 'n Chicken | Maya | TV film |
| 2005-2007 | Robot Chicken | Various (voice) | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
| 2006-2011 | Big Love | Margene Heffman | Main role (53 episodes) |
| 2007 | Big Love: In the Beginning | Margene Heffman | Episodes: "Meet the Babysitter", "Moving Day" |
| 2009 | Crappy Holidays Presents... | Episode: "Crappy Easter" | |
| 2011 | SpongeBob SquarePants | (voice) | Episode: "Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" |
| 2011 | Margene's Blog | Margene Henrickson | Episode: "Crush Story" |
| 2011 | Five | Charlotte | TV film |
| 2011–present | Once Upon a Time | Mary Margaret Blanchard / Snow White | Main role (43 episodes) |
| 2012 | Electric City | Jean Marie St. Cloud | Main role (20 episodes) |
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 | People's Choice Award | Favorite Dramatic TV Actress | Once Upon a Time | Nominated |
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