Ginnifer Goodwin

format_quote It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

format_quote Oh, my, yes. I was raised in this Southern culture where if a guy was sarcastic, that just meant he didn't know how to show his love - but secretly he cared! I completely bought that. The men I chased and the things I put up with - it was criminal.

format_quote I'm for all the actor's struggle, the self-indulgent, painful journey, but I would rather have fun.

stars  GAP announced Goodwin will be the new face of Gap's Fall 2008 ad campaign

stars  After graduating from Lausanne Collegiate School in 1996, Goodwin went on to Boston University's College of Fine Arts, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting, with honors, in 2001.

stars  Goodwin was affiliated with the North American Federation of Temple Youth and was active in BBYO at the Jewish Community Center in Memphis growing up.

stars  Her younger sister, Melissa Goodwin, is a prominent stop motion animator on shows such as the Emmy-Award winning Robot Chicken, on which Ginnifer has also appeared as voice talent.

stars  Goodwin was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Linda, a Federal Express worker, and Tim Goodwin, who formerly owned and operated a recording studio.