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My Take
What I admire about Ginnifer Goodwin is her range disguised as warmth. She can anchor a sprawling fantasy series as Snow White, then turn around and make an animated rabbit cop feel like the most determined hero in modern Disney; her Judy Hopps in Zootopia is, for my money, one of the great voice performances of the decade. There is an earnestness to her work that never tips into saccharine, which is a harder balance than people realize. Her Boston University training shows in her discipline, but the charm is all her own. She is the kind of performer who quietly elevates everything she joins.
Overview
Ginnifer Goodwin (born Jennifer Michelle Goodwin; May 22, 1978) is an American actress. She starred as Margene Heffman in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011), Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard in the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time (2011–2018), Judy Hopps in Zootopia (2016) and its 2025 sequel, and Beth Ann Stanton in Why Women Kill (2019).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ginnifer Goodwin
- Name (Japanese)
- ジニファー・グッドウィン
- Reading
- じにふぁー・ぐっどうぃん
- Born
- May 22, 1978 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
- Origin
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / voice actor / film actor / television actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Boston University
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Max Mara Face of the Future Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Once Upon a Time | — | |
| Notable work | Zootopia | — | |
| Notable work | He's Just Not That Into You | — | |
| Notable work | Why Women Kill | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.