Margene Heffman
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Margene "Margie" Heffman is a character on Big Love
, the fictional HBO television series set among contemporary polygamists
in Utah. The role is played by Ginnifer Goodwin. The show focuses on the family of Bill Henrickson
; Margene is the third of Henrickson's three wives, and the biological mother to three of Henrickson's children, Aaron, Lester, and Nell.
Margene graduated high school in Salt Lake and began working for Bill at the Home Plus as a store customer service representative. Bill then hired her to babysit his children. Margene grew close to the family, and soon Bill, Barb and Nicki made Margene into their third sister-wife. Margene is generally easier for Bill to deal with than his other wives: Nicki has been in trouble several times in several ways, and Barb stands up to Bill more. This has changed with the season five revelation that Margene was underage at the time of her marriage to Bill.
The most sexual of the three wives, Margene has given birth to three babies. Even so, she yearns for a sense of purpose beyond being a sister-wife and mother. In seasons three, four and five Margene discovered she had an entrepreneurial talent.
Big Love
Big Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy...
, the fictional HBO television series set among contemporary polygamists
Polygamy
Polygamy is a marriage which includes more than two partners...
in Utah. The role is played by Ginnifer Goodwin. The show focuses on the family of Bill Henrickson
Bill Henrickson
William Orville "Bill" Henrickson is the fictional protagonist husband in a polygamous family in the HBO series Big Love, portrayed by Bill Paxton. He is married to three wives, Barbara Henrickson, Nicolette Grant and Margene Heffman...
; Margene is the third of Henrickson's three wives, and the biological mother to three of Henrickson's children, Aaron, Lester, and Nell.
Biography
Margene is Bill Henrickson's third wife, and his youngest. She was raised by her single mother in a small town in Colorado. Her father left when Margene was three. Margene's mother later moved to Salt Lake City and brought Margene with her.Margene graduated high school in Salt Lake and began working for Bill at the Home Plus as a store customer service representative. Bill then hired her to babysit his children. Margene grew close to the family, and soon Bill, Barb and Nicki made Margene into their third sister-wife. Margene is generally easier for Bill to deal with than his other wives: Nicki has been in trouble several times in several ways, and Barb stands up to Bill more. This has changed with the season five revelation that Margene was underage at the time of her marriage to Bill.
The most sexual of the three wives, Margene has given birth to three babies. Even so, she yearns for a sense of purpose beyond being a sister-wife and mother. In seasons three, four and five Margene discovered she had an entrepreneurial talent.