Margene Heffman

Margene Heffman
Big Love character
First appearance	"Pilot"
Created by	Mark V. Olsen
Portrayed by	Ginnifer Goodwin
Information
Gender	Female
Occupation	Wife, mother, Shopping Network Salesperson
Spouse(s)	Bill Henrickson (husband) Barbara Henrickson (first sister-wife, with Bill) Nicolette Grant (second sister-wife, with Bill)
Children	Sarah, Ben and Teeny Henrickson (from Barb and Bill) Wayne and Raymond Henrickson (From Nicolette and Bill) Aaron, Lester and Nell Henrickson (with Bill)
Religion	Fundamentalist Mormon
Nationality	American

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.

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.

Season One

Margene becomes friends with their neighbor Pam, who doesn't know she's married to Bill and tries to set her up on a blind date. Margene becomes pregnant for the third time.

Season Two

Margene becomes friends with Bill's potential fourth wife Ana. Margie's mother visits, without knowing that Margie is in a polygamous relationship. Bill outs Margene as his wife to his business partners.

Season Three

Margene starts a business selling jewelry on a TV shopping channel.

Season Four

Margene's jewelry business is successful. When Ana threatens to leave the country to be with Goran, Margene volunteers to marry Goran so he can stay in the country.

Season Five

Margene reveals she was 16 when she married Bill, having concealed her true age throughout the courtship. The age of consent in Utah is 18. At the end of the season, Margene fulfills her dream of voluntary work overseas.

External links

• HBO Big Love biography of Margene Heffman