How Many Kids Does Ginnifer Goodwin Have? 2 Sons

The Short Answer: 2 Sons

Ginnifer Goodwin has two sons with her husband, actor Josh Dallas. The actress, born May 22, 1978, in Memphis, Tennessee, married Dallas — her Once Upon a Time Prince Charming to her Snow White — on April 12, 2014, in California. Their sons were born in May 2014 and June 2016.

Goodwin, 48 years old, is famously private about her children: she has never publicly shared their names or photos. The couple left Once Upon a Time after season 6 to move back to Los Angeles with their family, returning only for the series finale.

Before motherhood, Goodwin was Margene Heffman on HBO's Big Love (2006–2011), then Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard on ABC's Once Upon a Time (2011–2018), and the voice of Judy Hopps in Disney's Zootopia (2016) — recorded while pregnant with her second son.

Biography Snapshot: Who Is Ginnifer Goodwin?

Ginnifer Goodwin (born Jennifer Michelle Goodwin; May 22, 1978) is an American actress. She starred as Margene Heffman in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011), Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard in the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time (2011–2018), Judy Hopps in Zootopia franchise (2016–present) and Beth Ann Stanton in Why Women Kill (2019). Goodwin appeared in 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).

Early life and education Goodwin was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Her mother, Linda (née Kantor) Goodwin, is a former teacher who also worked for FedEx. Her father, Tim Goodwin, formerly owned and operated a recording studio. Goodwin changed the spelling of her name from "Jennifer" to "Ginnifer" to make it distinct and to reflect how it is pronounced in her Southern regional dialect. Her younger sister, Melissa Goodwin, is a stop-motion animator on shows such as Robot Chicken. Goodwin's mother is Jewish. Goodwin was raised attending both the First Unitarian Church and Temple Israel. As a child, she attended the Henry S. Jacobs Camp, a summer camp for Reform Jewish children in Utica, Mississippi. She was baptized as a child and also studied to have a bat mitzvah service, in the Jewish custom of recognizing her coming of age. In her youth, Goodwin was affiliated with the North American Federation of Temple Youth. She was active in BBYO at the Jewish Community Center in Memphis. She attended the private St. Mary's Episcopal School in Memphis, Tennessee. She graduated from Lausanne Collegiate School in 1996. She attended Hanover College (majoring in theater) for one year before transferring and completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Boston University. While a student at BU, she performed in numerous student short films, as well as several college and local stage productions. Goodwin was given the "Excellence in Acting: Professional Promise Award" by the Bette Davis Foundation, and graduated with honors. After her time at Boston University, she lived for a time in England and studied at Stratford on Avon's Shakespeare Institute in conjunction with the Royal Shakespeare Company. The following year, she earned an Acting Shakespeare Certificate from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Goodwin first had roles in the NBC television programs Law & Order and Ed before appearing in the Comedy Central television movie Porn 'n Chicken. She later had substantial roles in the films Mona Lisa Smile, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, Walk the Line—in which she portrayed Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife—and Birds of America. She also played Dori Dumchovic in the dark comedy Love Comes to the Executioner. Goodwin played a leading role as Margene Heffman, the third wife in a polygamous family, on the HBO original series Big Love, which concluded on March 20, 2011. Goodwin has done voice work in the Adult Swim series Robot Chicken, where her younger sister Melissa works as an animator. In 2008, Max Mara honored Goodwin with a "Face of the Future" award, an award recognizing up-and-coming women in film. Goodwin played Gigi in He's Just Not That into You (2009). For this role, she received a nomination for the People's Choice Award for Breakout Movie Actress. In April 2009, she began filming Ramona and Beezus, playing "Aunt Bea". The film was released on July 23, 2010.

Ginnifer Goodwin's Children: 2 Sons

Ginnifer Goodwin's two sons were born in May 2014 and June 2016 — now 12 and 10 as of 2026. True to the couple's privacy, their names have never been publicly confirmed; Goodwin and Josh Dallas have kept both boys entirely out of the spotlight, sharing no photos and few details.

The timing tells the love story: Goodwin and Dallas began dating in late 2011, got engaged in October 2013, and married on April 12, 2014 — with their first son arriving just weeks later in May. Their second son followed in June 2016. It was a fairy tale with an unusually fast-forward button: co-stars to engaged to married with two kids in under five years.

Goodwin voiced Judy Hopps in Zootopia (2016) while pregnant with her second son — meaning one of Disney's most beloved characters was literally performed by a mother of a newborn-to-be. She has described the Once Upon a Time years as magical but all-consuming, and leaving the show after season 6 (when the boys were 4 and 2) as a family-first decision.

Now 48, Goodwin's public life is her work — Why Women Kill, voice roles, producing — while her private life is fiercely guarded. She has said that keeping her sons out of the public eye is the most important job she has, and in an era of celebrity oversharing, the Dallas family's privacy is almost radical.

Ginnifer Goodwin's Marriage to Josh Dallas

Ginnifer Goodwin married Josh Dallas on April 12, 2014, in California. They met as co-stars on ABC's Once Upon a Time — she was Snow White, he was Prince Charming — and the on-screen fairy tale became real: dating from late 2011, engaged October 2013, married April 2014.

Before Dallas, Goodwin dated actor Joey Kern (engaged 2010–2011). The Dallas relationship, by contrast, moved quickly and has lasted: as of 2026, they have been married for 12 years with two sons.

The couple left Once Upon a Time after its sixth season to move the family back to Los Angeles, returning for the finale. Now 48, Goodwin describes Dallas as her partner in the truest sense — co-parents who chose privacy over publicity, and a marriage that has thrived away from the cameras.

Career Context: Why Ginnifer Goodwin Is Famous

2011–2015: Breakthrough with Once Upon a Time and Zootopia From 2011 to 2017, Goodwin played a leading role in the ABC fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time. She played both the fairy tale heroine Snow White and her real-world counterpart, schoolteacher Mary Margaret Blanchard. Goodwin and husband Josh Dallas left the show at the end of its sixth season to move back to Los Angeles with their family. They both returned to the series for its finale at the end of the seventh season. Goodwin voiced Judy Hopps, the protagonist rabbit police officer in Disney's Zootopia in 2016, as well as Fawn in Disney's 2011 animated film Tinker Bell and the Legend of the Neverbeast. She also voiced Gwen, a kitchen maid who wants to be an inventor, in the animated series Sofia The First.

2016–present: Post-Zootopia In January 2017, Goodwin was cast as Marianne in the Los Angeles production of Constellations. The play ran from June 14 to July 23, 2017, at the Geffen Playhouse. In 2019, Goodwin appeared in episodes of the anthology series The Twilight Zone and Heartstrings. Also in 2019, she starred as Beth Ann Stanton in the first season of the CBS All Access dark comedy-drama series Why Women Kill. Goodwin played Jodie in the Fox comedy series Pivoting, which premiered on January 9, 2022. The show was cancelled after one season. Archive audio of Goodwin as the character Judy Hopps was used in the animated anthology series Zootopia+, streamed on Disney+ in 2022. She reprised her voice role in Disney's Zootopia 2, released in November 2025, and will voice the character again in Zootopia 3.

Theme Parks Goodwin voices Judy Hopps in the Disney Parks attraction Zootopia: Better Zoogether!, which opened November 7, 2025 at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida.

Goodwin dated actor Joey Kern beginning in April 2009, and they became engaged in December 2010. They ended the engagement in May 2011. Goodwin subsequently began dating her Once Upon a Time co-star Josh Dallas in late 2011. They got engaged in October 2013 and married on April 12, 2014, in California. They have two sons, born in May 2014 and June 2016. The family lives in Encino, California. In 2013, Goodwin said that after leaving Memphis, she "up and left Judaism for a very long time," and that "for 10 years, there was nothing. No ritual. No tradition. No community." She later reconnected with her faith and has said, "I was a Jew by birth, and now I'm a Jew by choice."

Where Ginnifer Goodwin Is Now

Politics Following the 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel, Goodwin has been vocal about her support for Israel on social media, calling for the return of hostages on her Instagram account. Goodwin also filmed a video for the American Jewish Committee in which she said that the phrase "Globalize the Intifada" is a call for widespread violence against Jews. In February 2024, Goodwin signed an open letter by Creative Community for Peace rejecting calls for Israel to be banned from Eurovision 2024. In September 2024, Goodwin attended Zionist activist Hen Mazzig's seminar Jews Talk Justice Laboratories in Los Angeles.

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