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Ginnifer Goodwin Profile |
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Birth Date: May 22, 1978
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Birth Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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Birth Name: Jennifer Michelle Goodwin
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Height: 5'6"
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Biography |
Ginnifer Goodwin isn’t afraid to admit her love for the
bard. A self-proclaimed “Shakespeare nerd,” this curvy
Memphis native first became entranced with theater upon
reading Romeo and Juliet in the fifth grade. Following
stints at Lausanne Collegiate School and Boston University,
Ginnifer eventually got to the root of her passion in
London, England, where she earned a certificate from the
London Academy of Dramatic Arts while also participating in
the Shakespeare Institute and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Despite her success in London, Ginnifer longed to be back
home and she returned stateside in 2001, quickly earning
roles in hit series like Law & Order and Ed. With her
impressive talent and training, it didn’t take long before
she was also lighting up the big screen in films like Mona
Lisa Smile (2003) opposite Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst,
Marcia Gay Harden, and Julia Stiles.
She kept busy during the next two years as she was featured
in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! in 2004, and she played
Johnny Cash's foresaken wife, Vivian, in Walk the Line in
2005.
Ginnifer continued her success into 2006 by scoring a
starring role in Big Love, HBO’s controversial new series
about a modern-day Utah polygamist. “The story is so
incredible, there are so many possibilities,” she said, upon
first seeing the script. “I knew it was something that would
keep inspiring me.”
Ginnifer also starred in the dramas Day Zero (2006) and In
the Land of Women (2006), co-starring The O.C.’s Adam Brody. |
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Other
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BFA in acting from Boston University.
Acting Shakespeare Certificate from Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art, London, UK.
Also studied with London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts,
and the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon (in
conjunction with the Royal Shakespeare Company)
Won The Bette Davis Foundation Excellence in Acting/
Professional Promise Award for theatre in 2001 (Boston,
Massachusetts).
Boyfriend Topher Grace recommended her for the role of Cathy
Feely in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004). |
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