Judy Hopps

Judith Laverne Hopps is the protagonist of Disney's 2016 animated film, Zootopia.

Judy is the daughter of Bonnie and Stu Hopps and the sibling of three-hundred and seventy five siblings. She became the first ever bunny to become a cop. Judy met her friend and partner, Nick Wilde after solving the case of the fourteen (later fifteen) missing mammals.

Official Biography
Judy Hopps is the first bunny ever to join Zootopia's police department. Determined to prove herself, Judy jumps at the chance to crack a case, even if it means teaming up with a con artist fox.

Zootopia
During the when he isn't looking, Judy snatches back her friend's ticket. Gideon yells at Judy that she will be nothing more than a dumb bunny before he and Travis walk away. Her friends come to help her up. Judy quickly hands over their tickets. One of her friends, Sharla, tells Judy that Gideon doesn't know what he is talking about. However, Judy says that he was right about one thing. Putting on her cop hat defiantly, Judy agrees with Gideon: she doesn't know when to quit.

Fifteen years later, Judy, who had been accepted into Zootopia Police Academy, is standing with her fellow officers and being instructed by a polar bear instructor.

Etymology

 * The name Judith comes from the Hebrew name Yehudit, meaning "women from Judea."
 * Laverne is a vernch name, derived from the Gaulish word vern meaning "alder". It is also from the Laton word vernus, translating to "of spring."
 * Hopps is a play on of the word "hop", which is what rabbits do in real life.

Character Notes

 * According to Travis, whenever she is scared or nervous, her nose twitches.
 * When Judy sad, her ears droop, according to her parents.
 * By the time of Zootopia, Judy is twenty-four years old during the events
 * According to a chart, without her ears, Judy is 2'0." When including her ears, she is 2'7"

Production Information

 * Judy is voiced by actress Ginnifer Goodwin, even though she was portraying Snow White during the time of her filming of Once Upon a Time. Her lines were finished September 11, 2015.
 * She was originally going to be the deuteragonist, but audiences and directors felt more connected to Judy.
 * Judy was designed by Byron Howard and Cory Loftis and animated by Kira Lehtomaki, David Stodolny, and Andrew Chesworth.
 * Judy was given purple eyes that represented her energenic and to bring out her grey fur.