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Ginnifer Goodwin

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Ginnifer Goodwin
Set in Long Island, N.Y., three women - and close-knit childhood friends - cope with the death of the fourth member of their group. When faced with the reality that life is short, these women pivot, and alter their current paths, by way of a series of impulsive, ill-advised and self-indulgent decisions. These pivots strengthen their bond and prove it's never too late to screw up one's life in the pursuit of happiness. "Pivoting" takes a real look at three intelligent, empowered and seemingly enlightened women who decide to hit the reset button. For all three of these women, the untimely and heartbreaking death of their friend was the wake-up call they didn't know they needed, but it might just be the thing that helps them live their best lives.
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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.
BornMay 22, 1978
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Ginnifer Goodwin and Lana Parrilla in Once Upon a Time (2011)
Ginnifer Goodwin in I'd Like to Kill Ya, But I Just Washed My Hair (2019)
Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin in Big Love (2006)
Ginnifer Goodwin in He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
Ginnifer Goodwin
Ginnifer Goodwin in Killing Kennedy (2013)
Ginnifer Goodwin, Maggie Q, and Eliza Coupe in Pivoting (2022)
Ginnifer Goodwin, Maggie Q, and Eliza Coupe in Pivoting (2022)
Ginnifer Goodwin, Maggie Q, and Eliza Coupe in Pivoting (2022)
Ginnifer Goodwin, Maggie Q, and Eliza Coupe in Pivoting (2022)
Ginnifer Goodwin, Maggie Q, and Eliza Coupe in Pivoting (2022)
Ginnifer Goodwin, Maggie Q, and Eliza Coupe in Pivoting (2022)

Known for

Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin in Big Love (2006)
Big Love
7.7
TV Series
  • Margene Heffman
Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line (2005)
Walk the Line
7.8
  • Vivian Cash
  • 2005
Allison Tolman in Why Women Kill (2019)
Why Women Kill
8.3
TV Series
  • Beth Ann Stanton
Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Idris Elba, Ginnifer Goodwin, Don Lake, Raymond S. Persi, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Nate Torrence, and Jenny Slate in Zootopia (2016)
Zootopia
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  • Judy Hopps(voice)
  • 2016

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Actress

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    • Pre-production
  • Zootopia+ (2022)
    Zootopia+
    • (voice)
  • Ginnifer Goodwin, Maggie Q, and Eliza Coupe in Pivoting (2022)
    Pivoting
  • Dolly Parton in Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (2019)
    Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
  • Allison Tolman in Why Women Kill (2019)
    Why Women Kill
  • The Twilight Zone (2019)
    The Twilight Zone
  • Ginnifer Goodwin and Angela Fairley in I Am Somebody's Child: The Regina Louise Story (2019)
    I Am Somebody's Child: The Regina Louise Story
  • Steps
  • Dania Ramirez in Once Upon a Time (2011)
    Once Upon a Time
    • ...
  • Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Idris Elba, Ginnifer Goodwin, Don Lake, Raymond S. Persi, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Nate Torrence, and Jenny Slate in Zootopia (2016)
    Zootopia
    • (voice)
  • Ming-Na Wen, Scott Adsit, Drake Bell, Anna Graves, Tom Kane, Nolan North, Adrian Pasdar, Laura Bailey, Josh Gad, Kate Higgins, Tiya Sircar, Matt Sloan, Ross Thomas, and Lloyd Floyd in Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015)
    Disney Infinity 3.0
    • (voice)
  • Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (2014)
    Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
    • (voice)
  • Sofia the First (2012)
    Sofia the First
    • (voice)
  • Robot Chicken (2001)
    Robot Chicken
    • (voice) ...
  • Rob Lowe and Will Rothhaar in Killing Kennedy (2013)
    Killing Kennedy
  • Electric City (2012)
    Electric City

Producer

  • Ginnifer Goodwin and Angela Fairley in I Am Somebody's Child: The Regina Louise Story (2019)
    I Am Somebody's Child: The Regina Louise Story

Soundtrack

  • Dania Ramirez in Once Upon a Time (2011)
    Once Upon a Time
  • Sofia the First (2012)
    Sofia the First

Videos73

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
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    • May 22, 1978
    • Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    • Josh DallasApril 12, 2014 - present (2 children)
    • Melissa Goodwin Shepherd(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Starred in the 2007 Williamstown Theatre Festival production of The Corn Is Green, alongside Kate Burton, Morgan Ritchie, Dylan Baker, and Becky Ann Baker.
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 2 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 8 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Gave birth to her 1st child at age 36, a son named Oliver Finlay Dallas on May 29, 2014. Child's father is her husband, Josh Dallas.
  • Quotes
    [on re-embracing her faith as an adult] I was Jewish by birth... I was Super Jew, and then I up and left Judaism for a very long time. I flew from Memphis... and I flew from my faith. I walked out of Judaism. I had broken my covenant. The only thing Jewish about me was that I felt guilty... For 10 years, there was nothing. No ritual. No tradition. No community. I was this new alone thing, a nomad in the world. I was homeless... I lost this, and I've been trying to find it again... I am a Jew... It took me 10 years to come back around to that self-definition. I was a Jew by birth, and now I'm a Jew by choice.
    • Her pixie haircut

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