Ginnifer Goodwin
- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Ginnifer Goodwin was born Jennifer Michelle Goodwin on May 22, 1978, in Memphis,
Tennessee, to Linda (Kantor), who worked at FedEx, and Tim
Goodwin, who had a recording studio. Bright and talented, Ginnifer
carried her love for theater and acting through her high school years.
She graduated from Lausanne Collegiate School in 1996 and spent a year
at Hanover before going to Boston University where she received her BFA
in Acting. She went on to receive accolades in London, including
receiving a Certificate from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and
trained with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She lived briefly in New
York before moving to California, where she lives. She made her
television debut on the series
Law & Order (1990) but had her
first recurring television role on
Ed (2000) in 2001. Her first movie role
was Maya in the first Comedy Central original movie
Porn 'n Chicken (2002).
She then went on to shine as Connie Baker in the major motion picture
hit Mona Lisa Smile (2003).
Ginnifer appeared in the movie Walk the Line (2005), where she played Johnny Cash's first wife. She also worked on the television drama Big Love (2006) with Bill Paxton and Jeanne Tripplehorn. In 2016 Ginnifer voiced bunny officer Judy Hopps in the hit Disney movie 'Zootopia'.
Ginnifer married actor Josh Dallas in 2014. Their first child, a son, was born that year. She is English (father) and Ashkenazi Jewish (mother) ancestry.
Ginnifer appeared in the movie Walk the Line (2005), where she played Johnny Cash's first wife. She also worked on the television drama Big Love (2006) with Bill Paxton and Jeanne Tripplehorn. In 2016 Ginnifer voiced bunny officer Judy Hopps in the hit Disney movie 'Zootopia'.
Ginnifer married actor Josh Dallas in 2014. Their first child, a son, was born that year. She is English (father) and Ashkenazi Jewish (mother) ancestry.