Ginnifer Goodwin
| Ginnifer Goodwin | |
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 Goodwin at the Spider-Man 3 premiere, 2007 |
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| Born | Jennifer Michelle Goodwin May 22, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
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 and He's Just Not That into You. She currently has a lead role in the ABC series Once Upon a Time.
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[edit] Early life
Goodwin was born Jennifer Michelle Goodwin in Memphis, Tennessee, to Tim Goodwin, who formerly owned and operated a recording studio, and his wife, Linda, a former educator.[1][2] She changed her name from "Jennifer" to "Ginnifer" to distinguish her name, and to assist in pronunciation of her name in her regional dialect.[3] 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.
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.[4] After graduating from Lausanne Collegiate School in 1996, Goodwin attended Hanover College (majoring in Theatre) for one year before moving on to Boston University's College of Fine Arts, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting with honors in 2001.
[edit] 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.[5] 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 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.[6] In April 2009 she began filming Ramona and Beezus (playing "Aunt Bea").[7]
In 2008 MaxMara honored Goodwin with a "Face of the Future" award, an award recognizing up and coming women in film.[8] Also, Goodwin was one of the celebrities featured in Gap's Fall 2008 ad campaign.[9]
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.[10] That same year, she played Rachel in Something Borrowed.
[edit] 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.[11] 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."[12]
She is close friend with her Once Upon a Time's co-star Jennifer Morrison.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Law & Order | Erica | Episode: "Myth of Fingerprints" |
| 2001–2004 | Ed | Diane Snyder | 25 episodes |
| 2002 | Porn 'n Chicken | Maya | TV movie |
| 2003 | Mona Lisa Smile | Connie Baker | |
| 2004 | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Cathy Feely | |
| 2005 | Walk the Line | Vivian Cash | |
| 2005–present | Robot Chicken | Various Voices | |
| 2006 | Love Comes to the Executioner | Dori Dumchovic | |
| 2006–2011 | Big Love | Margene Heffman | 53+ episodes |
| 2007 | In the Land of Women | Janey | |
| 2007 | Day Zero | Molly Rifkin | |
| 2008 | Birds of America | Ida | |
| 2009 | He's Just Not That Into You | Gigi Phillips | |
| 2009 | A Single Man | Mrs. Strunk | |
| 2010 | Ramona and Beezus | Aunt Bea | |
| 2011 | Something Borrowed | Rachel White | |
| 2011–present | Once Upon A Time | Mary Margaret Blanchard/Snow White | |
| 2011 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Teenage Mermaid | Episode: Welcome To The Bikini Bottom Triangle |
[edit] References
- ^ "Ginnifer Goodwin Biography - Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. 1978-05-22. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808398021/bio. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ^ Pellettieri, Courtney (May 2010). "Meals My Mother Taught Me". InStyle (Time Inc.) 17 (5): 324–325.
- ^ Stated by Goodwin on the Late Show with David Letterman, Wednesday, March 18, 2009
- ^ "Jews in the Limelight". Generationj.com. http://www.generationj.com/issues/july_07/culture_rt2.html. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ Love Comes to the Executioner (2006)
- ^ "2010 People's Choice Award Nominees Revealed; Neil Patrick Harris, Hugh Jackman & Green Day Honored". November 10, 2009. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2010_Peoples_Choice_Award_Nominees_Revealed_Neil_Patrick_Harris_Hugh_Jackman_Green_Day_Honored_20091110.
- ^ Lucas, Anthony J. (March 4, 2009). "Today's new movie announcements.". http://www.moviehole.net/200918028-todays-new-movie-announcements.
- ^ Leisa Barnett (2008-06-19). "Ginnifer Goodwin wins MaxMara award (Vogue.com UK)". Vogue.co.uk. http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/080619-ginnifer-goodwin-wins-maxmara-award.aspx. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ^ "Ginnifer Goodwin For Gap Hollyscoop". Style.hollyscoop.com. 2008-04-17. http://style.hollyscoop.com/gap/ginnifer-goodwin-for-gap_490.aspx. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ^ "Once Upon a Time's Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer Goodwin & Co. on Their Literal "Dream" Project" from TV Line (July 25, 2011)
- ^ "Adopt-A-Turkey Project". adoptaturkey.org. 2007-07-25. http://www.adoptaturkey.org/aat/media_center/ginnifer.html#QA. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ^ 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". dailymail.co.uk. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2087669/Is-giving-fashion-tips-Ginnifer-Goodwin-shows-granny-chic-chats-older-lady.html. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
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