Ginnifer Goodwin

Hailing from Memphis, Tenn., Ginnifer Goodwin has quickly found a home in Hollywood. With effusive talent, she shined in the Oscar-nominated biopic Walk the Line, as Johnny Cash’s first wife, opposite Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. Currently, she can be seen in HBO’s critically acclaimed dramatic series Big Love, produced by Tom Hanks’ Playtone Productions. She stars as the youngest and third of three wives in a modern-day polygamist family, with Bill Paxton as the patriarch and Jeanne Tripplehorn and Chloë Sevigny as wives one and two, respectively. The show recently returned to HBO for a fourth season.

Learn more about Ginnifer Goodwin below.

GINNIFER'S NUTRITION TIPS

Ginnifer's Recipes
Gramma's Bok Choy

For most of my life I lived on cheeseburgers, macaroni and cheese, and pizza. I just KNEW that “I absolutely, positively could never give up cheese.” Not only was I absolutely, positively wrong about myself, but now two of my four parents have gone vegan. They see the impact a plant-based diet has had on my life and want to live more healthfully and happily, too.
If you’re anything like me, you’ll enjoy food more on a vegan diet: Your taste buds will awake, and you can eat more without gaining weight!
It doesn’t take more than a sprinkling of knowledge about factory farming to drive your commitment and to make it impossible to rationalize supporting the industry. Educate yourself! Eliminating cruelty from your life is not only easy, but also very practical and reasonable.
Someone else has already done the research, and the resources to make this easy for you are out there. Go online to discover accidentally-vegan foods you’ve always enjoyed and how to order vegan meals at restaurants you already frequent. Learn about new products and ask your local grocery to carry them. They will.

GINNIFER'S RECIPE

Gramma's Bok Choy (& Chick'n) Salad
(Serves 6)

1 medium head organic bok choy, washed, cored, and dried
1 bunch organic green onions, chopped
2 1/2 ounces organic sesame seeds
1 2-ounce package organic sliced almonds
2 3-ounce packages Nisson Top Ramen Oriental noodle soup mix, uncooked
Garlic powder, to taste
2 generous tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 cup rice vinegar or cider vinegar
1/2 cup organic sugar
1 package Gardein Crispy Tenders vegetarian chick'n, prepared as directed

Chop bok choy into bite-size pieces; add onions and chill. Discard seasoning packet from the soup mix or save for another use. Break up noodles. Sauté sesame seeds, almonds, and noodles in oil. Add garlic powder and salt. Cool and store in a covered container for an indefinite time. An hour before serving, combine soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar and boil for no more than 1 minute. Toss the salad with Gardein chick'n and all of the above ingredients. For variety, this salad is also great with chopped pimiento or mandarin orange. Enjoy!

GINNIFER GOODWIN'S FULL BIO

Goodwin was most recently seen in the comedy He’s Just Not that Into You, based on the best-selling book by Greg Behrendt, in which she was part of a star-studded ensemble cast including Jennifer Aniston and Drew Barrymore, as well as Tom Ford’s A Single Man alongside Julianne Moore and Colin Firth. She will next be seen in Elizabeth Allen’s Ramona and Beezus, a film based on the classic children's book series by Beverly Cleary, which will be released in August 2010. Goodwin will play 10-year-old Ramona's favorite person, Aunt Bea, alongside Bridget Moynahan and John Corbett.

Her breakthrough role was in her first feature film ever—Mike Newell’s Mona Lisa Smile, starring alongside Julia Roberts, Marcia Gay Harden, and Kirsten Dunst. This freshman performance garnered industry buzz and critical interest, and she was considered a standout among an experienced ensemble. Soon after, she starred in Robert Luketic’s romantic comedy, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton, opposite Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, and Josh Duhamel. She has also lent her acting talents to a small cameo appearance in Jon Kasdan’s In the Land of Women. Goodwin also starred in independent projects Day Zero with Chris Klein and Elijah Woods and the comedy Birds of America alongside Mathew Perry and Hillary Swank, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

Goodwin is classically trained in English theatre. She studied at Stratford-upon-Avon’s Shakespeare Institute, in conjunction with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She also earned an “Acting Shakespeare Certificate” at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she played Joan of Arc, Ophelia and Jessica in The Merchant of Venice. Then a few years later, she attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.

At Boston University, Goodwin performed at the Huntington Theatre, in productions such as Dead End with Broadway director Nicholas Martin. Subsequently, Goodwin was awarded with the Excellence in Acting: Professional Promise Award by The Bette Davis Foundation, and graduated with honors. After her college graduation, she quickly got a small role on Law and Order. Then, at the top of its second season, NBC’s Ed welcomed Goodwin as a regular. She also starred in Comedy Central’s collaboration with Tribeca Films: Porn 'n Chicken.

Goodwin currently resides in Los Angeles.

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