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Ginnifer Goodwin (born May 22, 1978) is an American television and film actress, best known for her role as Margene Heffman on the HBO series Big Love and starring in the movies Mona Lisa Smile and He's Just Not That into You.
Personal life
Goodwin was born Jennifer Goodwin in Memphis, Tennessee. Her mother, Linda (Kantor) Goodwin, is a former educator with a doctorate who works for FedEx, and her father, Tim Goodwin, formerly owned and operated a recording studio. She changed her name from "Jennifer" to "Ginnifer" because that is how she and her family pronounced it in their regional dialect.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 affiliated with the North American Federation of Temple Youth and was active inBBYO at the Jewish Community Center in Memphis growing up; 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.
Goodwin is a vegan and has become a spokesperson for Farm Sanctuary's Adopt-A-Turkey Project in 2009, having adopted a whole flock herself.
She is currently engaged to the actor Joey Kern.
Career
Goodwin first had roles in the popular NBC television programs Law & Order and Ed before appearing in the Comedy Central television moviePorn '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.Goodwin is currently in a leading role as Margene Heffman, the third wife in a polygamous family, on the HBO original series Big Love.
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. In April 2009, she began filming Ramona and Beezus (playing Ramona Quimby's Aunt Bea), co-starring with John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan, and Selena Gomez.
In 2008, MaxMara honored Goodwin with a "Face of the Future" award, an award recognizing up and coming women in film.Also, Goodwin was one of the celebrities featured in Gap's Fall 2008 ad campaign.
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 | |
| 2005–2007 | Robot Chicken | Various Voices | 7 episodes |
| 2006 | Love Comes to the Executioner | Dori Dumchovic | |
| 2006–present | 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 | Post-production |
| 2011 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Teenage Mermaid | Episode: Welcome To The Bikini Bottom Triangle |
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