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Ginnifer Goodwin

Ginnifer Goodwin

Actor, also producer · Born May 22, 1978 (48) · Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Jennifer Michelle "Ginnifer" Goodwin (born May 22, 1978) is an American actress. She is known for her starring role as Margene Heffman in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011) and Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard in the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time (2011–2018). Goodwin has appeared in various films, including the drama Mona Lisa Smile (2003), the musical biopic Walk the Line (2005), the romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You (2009), the family comedy Ramona and Beezus (2010), the romantic comedy Something Borrowed (2011), and the biopic Killing Kennedy (2013). She also voiced the lead role of Fawn in the Disney animated fantasy film Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast (2014) and Judy Hopps in the Disney animated comedy film Zootopia (2016).

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Born
May 22, 1978 (48)
From
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26

What are Ginnifer Goodwin's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Society
14%
Self
13%
Morality
13%
Survival
8%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 6 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 13 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 13
Hero
4 of 13
Herald
2 of 13
Mentor
2 of 13
Trickster
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Hopeful
9
Melancholic
7
Warm
7
Romantic
5
Other
24

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ginnifer Goodwin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ginnifer Goodwin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

39 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular(2025)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Zootopia 2(2025)

    as Judy Hopps (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Studio(2023)

    as Judy Hopps (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Buddy Games: Spring Awakening(2023)

    as Celia

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Superkitties(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Pamster (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Zootopia+(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Judy Hopps (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • O! Melodious Movie: Side 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Lyla the Pixie

  • Pivoting(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jodie

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Dolly Parton's Heartstrings(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Genevieve

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Why Women Kill(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Beth Ann Stanton

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • I Am Somebody's Child: The Regina Louise Story(2019)

    Producer · as Jeanne Kerr

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Zone(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Eve Martin

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Zootopia(2016)

    as Judy Hopps (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Narrator

  • Tink'n About Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Fawn (voice)

  • Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast(2014)

    as Fawn (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Killing Kennedy(2013)

    as Jacqueline Kennedy

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Sofia the First(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Gwen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 135 episodes · as Mary Margaret Blanchard / Snow White

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Five(2011)

    as Charlotte

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Something Borrowed(2011)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Take Me Home Tonight(2011)

    as Banky

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Ramona and Beezus(2010)

    as Aunt Bea

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • A Single Man(2009)

    as Mrs. Strunk

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • He's Just Not That Into You(2009)

    as Gigi

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Birds of America(2008)

    as Ida

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Day Zero(2007)

    as Molly Rifkin

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • In the Land of Women(2007)

    as Janey

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Love Comes to the Executioner(2006)

    as Dori Dumchovic

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Big Love(2006)

    Show 53 episodes · as Margene Heffman

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Walk the Line(2005)

    as Vivian Cash

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Little Girl / Angel (voice) · as Pamela Anderson / Joan Lee / Woman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!(2004)

    as Cathy Feely

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Mona Lisa Smile(2003)

    as Connie Baker

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Porn 'n Chicken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Maya

  • Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 14 episodes · as Diane Snyder

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Erica

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Entertainment Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show Actor

  • The Probability of Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles, 38 of them dated from 1981 to 2025; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Zootopia (2016)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Zootopia (2016)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Once Upon a Time (2011)

Film career

19812025

Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting39 of 39: 39 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 24% of 17 roles
030813

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ginnifer Goodwin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular (2025)

86th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Once Upon a Studio (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ginnifer Goodwin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles7–49 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles19–58 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles12–58 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles23–54 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles6–44 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ginnifer Goodwin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ginnifer Goodwin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Josh Duhamel shares the most, 3.

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles