Jennifer Michelle Goodwin was born on the 22nd May 1978, in Memphis, Tennessee, USA of English and Ashkenazi-Jewish descent. She is an actress, probably best recognized for starring in the role of Margene Heffman in the drama TV series “Big Love” (2006-2011), and playing Snow White in the fantasy drama TV series “Once Upon A Time” (2011-present). Her acting career has been active since 2000.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Ginnifer Goodwin is, as of mid- 2016? It is estimated by sources that the total size of Ginnifer’s net worth is over $8 million, which has been accumulated through her career as a professional actress.
Ginnifer Goodwin Net Worth $8 Million
Ginnifer Goodwin is the daughter of Linda, who worked at FedEx and Apple, and Tim Goodwin, who owns a recording studio; her younger sister is Melissa Goodwin, known as a stop motion animator on some shows, including “Robot Chicken”. She was raised in a half-Christian, and half-Jewish family, and attended both Unitarian church, and the synagogue. Thus, in her teens, she was connected with the North American Federation of Temple Youth, as well as being active at the Jewish Community Center in Memphis. After finishing St. Mary’s Episcopal School, she attended Lausanne Collegiate School; prior to matriculation in 1966, she was very active in high school productions, and local theater. Later, she enrolled at Hanover College, majoring in Theater, but she transferred to Boston University, from which she graduated with honors, and she was rewarded with the “Excellence in Acting: Professional Promise Award” by the Bette Davis Foundation. Afterwards, she moved to England, where she continued studies at the Shakespeare Institute, and the next year she earned an “Acting Shakespeare Certificate” from London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Ginnifer’s professional acting career began in 2000 when she was cast in the short film “Zelda: An Extrospective Journey”, which was followed with the roles of Erica in the TV series “Law & Order” (2001), and Diane Snyder in “Ed” (2001-2003), plus that of Maya in the film “Porn ‘n Chicken” (2002), clearly establishing her net worth.
In the following years her name became more and more recognized, and she was soon able to acquire high profile roles in popular TV series and films, increasing her net worth by a large margin. Thus, her next role was in the film “Mona Lisa Smile”, as Connie Baker, starring along side Julia Roberts and Kirsten Dunst in lead roles. Her next roles were in the films “Win A Date With Tad Hamilton!” (2004), “Walk The Line” (2005), and “Love Comes To The Executioner” (2006). Her net worth was rising steadily.
From 2006, Ginnifer featured in one of the lead roles in the TV series “Big Love”, portraying Margene Heffman, until 2011. During that time, parallel with that role she made several appearances in such TV and film titles as “In The Land Of Women”(2007), playing Janey, and “Day Zero”, as Molly. “He’s Just Not That Into You” (2008), “Ramona And Beezus” (2010), and “Take Me Home Tonight”, all followed and added considerably to her net worth.
In 2011, Ginnifer earned the lead role of Mary Margaret Blanchard/Snow White in the highly popular TV fantasy series “Once Upon A Time”, created by Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis. During the same year she starred in “Something Borrowed”, as Rachel, and in “Five”, as Charlotte. The next role which contributed to her growing wealth came in the following year, in the TV series “Electric City”.
Most recently, Ginnifer tried herself as a voice actress, as she provided her voice in the video game “Disney Infinity 3.0” (2015), and in the film “Zootopia” (2016).
Regarding her personal life, Ginnifer Goodwin has been married to actor Josh Dallas since 2014; the couple has two children and resides in Los Angeles, California.
