Ginnifer Goodwin is the American actress who portrays Snow White, Mary Margaret Blanchard and Queen Snow (Wish Realm) on ABC's Once Upon a Time.
Biography
Jennifer Michelle Goodwin, professionally known as Ginnifer Goodwin, was born on May 22, 1978,[1] in Memphis, Tennessee[2] to Linda Kantor, a stay-at-home mom who later became a "computer genius," working for big-brand companies like Apple, FedEx and the Smithsonian, and Tim Goodwin, who was a musician that conducted Roy Orbison's band and later opened a recording studio.[2] Her sister, Melissa, is a professional animator in Los Angeles with one of her notable works being Robot Chicken.[2] Ginnifer was raised Jewish, and gave it up at one point, but as an adult embraces Judaism fully.[3]
In fifth grade, she became deeply interested in Romeo and Juliet and described herself as a "Shakespeare nerd" that became devoted to acting throughout school. From studying at Boston University, Ginnifer performed in student films and in college and regional stage productions that earned her the Excellence in Acting: Professional Promise Award by the Bette Davis Foundation. She graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting. She furthered her studies by heading to England and enrolling at Stratford-upon-Avon's Shakespeare Institute to earn an Acting Shakespeare Certificate from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. While in London, she appeared onstage as Joan of Arc, Ophelia in Hamlet and Jessica in The Merchant of Venice.[4]
She made her television debut on the series Law & Order, but had her first recurring television role on Ed in 2001. Her first movie role was Maya in the first Comedy Central original movie Porn 'n Chicken.
Ginnifer will voice Fawn in the upcoming Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast, replacing Angela Bartys. It is set to premiere on March 3, 2015.[5] This will be her second time performing a voice for an animated character; the first was Gwen in Sofia the First.[6]
Since the fall of 2011, Ginnifer has been dating Once Upon a Time co-star Josh Dallas, became engaged in October 2013[7] and they married in April 2014.[8] Together, they have two sons, Oliver Finlay Dallas,[9] who was born on May 29, 2014,[10] and Hugo Wilson Dallas, who was born on June 1, 2016.[11]
Trivia
- Changed her birth name "Jennifer" to "Ginnifer" to distinguish her name's Southern regional pronunciation.[12]
- Has a tattoo of a tiny apple on the inside of her right forearm, “though they won’t let me [display] it on the show.”[13]
- Is close friends with Once Upon a Time co-star Jennifer Morrison.[14]
- Used to be a vegan but gave up due to undisclosed health issues.[12]
- Her dream to be a Walt Disney princess came true with her role on Once Upon a Time.[14]
- As a child, she attended the Henry S. Jacobs Camp, a summer camp for Reform Jewish children in Utica, Mississippi.[14]
- Attended and failed clown school.[14]
- One of the previous tenants of her house in Whitley Heights in the Hollywood Hills is Once Upon a Time co-star Rose McGowan.[15]
- Voiced the characters Dorothy Gale, Wendy Darling, Snow White, Mulan and Rapunzel in the animated sketch-comedy television series Robot Chicken.
- Worked with fellow Once Upon a Time actresses Jennifer Morrison and Ava Acres on a short film called Five, directed by Demi Moore.[16] Ginnifer played Ava's mother, and Jennifer played her aunt.[17]
- During her appearance in the Once Upon a Time episode "What Happened to Frederick", Ginnifer portrayed Snow White as the disguised form of the Siren.
- During her appearance in the Once Upon a Time episode "The Black Fairy", Ginnifer portrayed Mary Margaret as the disguised form of the Black Fairy.
- Her favorite episode of the show is "Snow Falls." ("The Final Battle Begins")
- After the announcement that the seventh season would be the final season of the series, she wrote the following on Instagram:
- What a privilege it was for us to be your Snow and Charming. Thanks #ONCERS for seven years of magic. We thank you from the bottoms of our hearts. We will always find you. Love us.[18]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Zelda: An Extrospective Journey | Zelda | Short film - Credited as "Ginnefer Goodwin" |
2003 | Mona Lisa Smile | Connie Baker | Movie |
2004 | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Cathy Feely | Movie |
2005 | Walk the Line | Vivian Cash | Movie |
2006 | Love Comes to the Executioner | Dori Dumchovic | Movie |
2007 | In the Land of Women | Janey | Movie |
2007 | Day Zero | Molly | Movie |
2008 | Birds of America | Ida | Movie |
2009 | He's Just Not That Into You | Gigi Phillips | Movie |
2009 | A Single Man | Mrs. Strunk | Movie |
2010 | Ramona and Beezus | Aunt Bea | Movie |
2011 | Take Me Home Tonight | Banky | Movie |
2011 | Something Borrowed | Rachel White | Movie |
2015 | Legend of the NeverBeast | Fawn | Movie (Voice) |
2016 | Zootopia | Judy Hopps | Movie (Voice) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Law & Order | Erica | 1 episode |
2001–2004 | Ed | Diane Snyder | 25 episodes |
2002 | Porn 'n Chicken | Maya | TV movie |
2005-2007 | Robot Chicken | Various voices | 7 episodes |
2006–2011 | Big Love | Margene Heffman | 53 episodes |
2007 | Big Love: In the Beginning | Margene Heffman | 2 episodes |
2009 | Crappy Holidays Presents... | 1 episode | |
2011 | Margene's Blog | Margene Henrickson | 1 episode |
2011 | Five | Charlotte | TV movie |
2011–2017, 2018 | Once Upon a Time | Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard / Queen Snow (Wish Realm) | Lead role (Season 1-6), Guest Role (Season 7) |
2013 | Killing Kennedy | Jacqueline Kennedy | TV movie |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Electric City | Jean Marie St. Cloud | Web series |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005-2007 | Robot Chicken | Various voices | 7 episodes |
2011 | SpongeBob SquarePants | 1 episode | |
2014 | Sofia the First | Gwen | 1 episode |
Appearances
Once Upon a Time: Season One | ||||||||||
"Pilot": | "The Thing You Love Most": | "Snow Falls": | "The Price of Gold": | "That Still Small Voice": | "The Shepherd": | "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter": | "Desperate Souls": | "True North": | "7:15 A.M.": | "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree": |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
"Skin Deep": | "What Happened to Frederick": | "Dreamy": | "Red-Handed": | "Heart of Darkness": | "Hat Trick": | "The Stable Boy": | "The Return": | "The Stranger": | "An Apple Red as Blood": | "A Land Without Magic": |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
Once Upon a Time: Season Two | ||||||||||
"Broken": | "We Are Both": | "Lady of the Lake": | "The Crocodile": | "The Doctor": | "Tallahassee": | "Child of the Moon": | "Into the Deep": | "Queen of Hearts": | "The Cricket Game": | "The Outsider": |
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"In the Name of the Brother": | "Tiny": | "Manhattan": | "The Queen Is Dead": | "The Miller's Daughter": | "Welcome to Storybrooke": | "Selfless, Brave and True": | "Lacey": | "The Evil Queen": | "Second Star to the Right": | "And Straight On 'Til Morning": |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
Once Upon a Time: Season Three | ||||||||||
"The Heart of the Truest Believer": | "Lost Girl": | "Quite a Common Fairy": | "Nasty Habits": | "Good Form": | "Ariel": | "Dark Hollow": | "Think Lovely Thoughts": | "Save Henry": | "The New Neverland": | "Going Home": |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
"New York City Serenade": | "Witch Hunt": | "The Tower": | "Quiet Minds": | "It's Not Easy Being Green": | "The Jolly Roger": | "Bleeding Through": | "A Curious Thing": | "Kansas": | "Snow Drifts": | "There's No Place Like Home": |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
Once Upon a Time: Season Four | ||||||||||
"A Tale of Two Sisters": |
"White Out": |
"Rocky Road": |
"The Apprentice": |
"Breaking Glass": |
"Family Business": | "The Snow Queen": |
"Smash the Mirror": |
"Fall": | "Shattered Sight": |
"Heroes and Villains": |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
"Darkness on the Edge of Town": |
"Unforgiven": | "Enter the Dragon": | "Poor Unfortunate Soul": |
"Best Laid Plans": | "Heart of Gold": | "Sympathy for the De Vil": |
"Lily": | "Mother": | "Operation Mongoose Part 1": |
"Operation Mongoose Part 2": |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
Once Upon a Time: Season Five | |||||||||||
"The Dark Swan": | "The Price": | "Siege Perilous": | "The Broken Kingdom": | "Dreamcatcher": | "The Bear and the Bow": | "Nimue": | "Birth": | "The Bear King": | "Broken Heart": | "Swan Song": | |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | |
"Souls of the Departed": | "Labor of Love": | "Devil's Due": | "The Brothers Jones": | "Our Decay": | "Her Handsome Hero": | "Ruby Slippers": | "Sisters": | "Firebird": | "Last Rites": | "Only You": | "An Untold Story": |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Credit Only | Credit Only | Appears | Appears | Appears |
Once Upon a Time: Season Six | ||||||||||
"The Savior": | "A Bitter Draught": | "The Other Shoe": | "Strange Case": | "Street Rats": | "Dark Waters": | "Heartless": | "I'll Be Your Mirror": | "Changelings": | "Wish You Were Here": | "Tougher Than the Rest": |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
"Murder Most Foul": | "Ill-Boding Patterns": | "Page 23": | "A Wondrous Place": | "Mother's Little Helper": | "Awake": | "Where Bluebirds Fly": | "The Black Fairy": | "The Song in Your Heart": | "The Final Battle Part 1": | "The Final Battle Part 2": |
Appears | Credit Only | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
Once Upon a Time: Season Seven | ||||||||||
"Hyperion Heights": | "A Pirate's Life": | "The Garden of Forking Paths": | "Beauty": | "Greenbacks": | "Wake Up Call": | "Eloise Gardener": | "Pretty in Blue": | "One Little Tear": | "The Eighth Witch": | "Secret Garden": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
"A Taste of the Heights": | "Knightfall": | "The Girl in the Tower": | "Sisterhood": | "Breadcrumbs": | "Chosen": | "The Guardian": | "Flower Child": | "Is This Henry Mills?": | "Homecoming": | "Leaving Storybrooke": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Archive | Appears |
Once Upon a Time: Specials | ||||||||||
"Magic is Coming": |
"The Price of Magic": | "Journey to Neverland": | "Wicked is Coming": | "Storybrooke Has Frozen Over": | ||||||
Archive | Archive | Archive | Appears | Archive | ||||||
"Secrets of Storybrooke": | "Dark Swan Rises": | "Evil Reigns Once More": | "The Final Battle Begins": | |||||||
Appears | Appears | Archive | Appears |
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.
External links
- Ginnifer Goodwin on Wikipedia
- Ginnifer Goodwin on Internet Movie Database
- @pages/GinniferGoodwin/549605385111665 (Ginnifer Goodwin) on Facebook
References
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