Martha Plimpton
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1970-11-16 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Martha Campbell Plimpton
Biography
Martha Campbell Plimpton (born November 16, 1970) is an American singer, stage and screen actress, best known for playing the lead role of Virginia Chance on the television sitcom "Raising Hope", and for guest starring as Patti Nyholm in the CBS legal drama "The Good Wife".
Known For
TV Shows (39)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Claire Rinato
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Pam Michaelson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Family Guy
1999
as Stephanie (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Blacklist
2013
as Dr. Sharon Fulton
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Jo Gage
The Good Wife
2009
as Patti Nyholm
ER
1994
as Meg Corwin
Fringe
2008
as Sheriff Ann Mathis
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
Medium
2005
as Rosemary Widdick
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Self - Performer
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Younger
2015
as Cheryl Sussman
Family Ties
1982
as Jessie Blake
7th Heaven
1996
as Venus
Raising Hope
2010
as Virginia Chance
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
Hack
2002
as Louise O'Connor
Task
2025
as Kathleen McGinty
Brockmire
2017
as Shirley
Surface
2005
as Mr. Big
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022
as Intake Officer K. Faraday
The Real O'Neals
2016
as Eileen O'Neal
The Guest Book
2017
as Shelley
Prime Target
2025
as Jane Torres
How to Make It in America
2010
Flack
2019
as Clara
The Shivering Truth
2018
as (voice)
Minecraft: Story Mode
2018
as Olivia (voice)
Karen Sisco
2003
Genera+ion
2021
as Megan
Sprung
2022
as Barb
East of Eden
as Faye
Baroness von Sketch Show
2016
as Margo
A Town Called Malice
2023
as Mint Ma Lord
Movies (54)
Frozen II
2019
as Yelena (voice)
The Goonies
1985
as Stef
Remember Me
2010
as Alyssa Craig's Mom (uncredited)
Parenthood
1989
as Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins
Beautiful Girls
1996
as Jan
Pecker
1998
as Tina
Stars & Bars
1988
as Bryant
200 Cigarettes
1999
as Monica
Another Woman
1988
as Laura
Sovereign
2025
as Lesley Anne
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Jane Grant
Company
2011
as Sarah
Music from Another Room
1998
as Karen Swan
Running on Empty
1988
as Lorna Phillips
Mass
2021
as Gail
The Mosquito Coast
1986
as Emily Spellgood
The River Rat
1984
as Jonsy
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
as Self
Stanley & Iris
1990
as Kelly King
Hair High
2004
as Miss Crumbles (voice)
Daybreak
1993
as Laurie
Colin Fitz
1997
as Ann
Adventures in Plymptoons!
2011
as Self
I Shot Andy Warhol
1996
as Stevie
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
as Self
Shy People
1987
as Grace
The Custom of the Country
Hello Again
2017
as Ruth
This Ordinary Thing
2025
as Self (voice)
Eye of God
1997
as Ainsley DuPree
Dante's Inferno
2007
as Celia / Lobbyist Singer / Lizzie Borden (voice)
Samantha
1992
as Samantha
Honey Bee
2018
as Louise
Josh & S.A.M.
1993
as Alison (The Liberty Maid)
Small Town Murder Songs
2010
as Sam
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998
as Mary Jane Preston
The Defenders: Payback
1997
as M.J. Preston
Last Summer in the Hamptons
1995
as Chloe Garfield
Silence Like Glass
1989
as Claudia Jacoby
Rollover
1981
as Fewster's Older Daughter
I'm Not Rappaport
1996
as Laurie Campbell
The Defenders: Taking the First
1998
as MJ Preston
Chantilly Lace
1993
as Ann
My Life's in Turnaround
1994
as Herself
The Sleepy Time Gal
2001
as Rebecca
Inside Monkey Zetterland
1992
as Sofie
A Woman at War
1991
as Helene Moszkiewiez
The Beans of Egypt, Maine
1994
as Earlene Pomerleau
Marvelous
2008
as Gwen
Independent's Day
1998
as Self
A Blink of Paradise
1992
as Mother
Pitch Black Panacea
2020
as Amy (voice)
Sardinia
2024
as Judith
The Perfect Woman
1993
About Martha Plimpton
Martha Campbell Plimpton (born November 16, 1970) is an American singer, stage and screen actress, best known for playing the lead role of Virginia Chance on the television sitcom "Raising Hope", and for guest starring as Patti Nyholm in the CBS legal drama "The Good Wife". With 93 credits spanning from 1956 to 2025, Martha Plimpton has appeared in 54 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Martha Plimpton Movies
- Frozen II (2019) — as Yelena (voice)
- The Goonies (1985) — as Stef
- Remember Me (2010) — as Alyssa Craig's Mom (uncredited)
- Parenthood (1989) — as Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins
- Beautiful Girls (1996) — as Jan
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