Martha Plimpton

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 79

Gender Female

Birthday 1970-11-16 (52 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Martha Campbell Plimpton
Martha Carradine

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Martha Plimpton

Biography

Martha 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

Acting

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(1 episode)

2023

(8 episodes) as Mint Ma Lord

2022		Sprung (9 episodes) as Barb
2022		The Man Who Fell to Earth (1 episode) as Intake Officer K. Faraday

2021		Mass as Gail
2021		Genera+ion (16 episodes) as Megan

2020		Pitch Black Panacea as Amy
2020		Reunited Apart (1 episode) as Self

2019		Frozen II as Yelena (voice)
2019		Flack (1 episode) as Clara

2018		The Shivering Truth (1 episode) as (voice)
2018		Honey Bee as Louise

2017		Hello Again as Ruth
2017		The Guest Book (1 episode) as Shelley
2017		Brockmire (4 episodes) as Shirley

2016

(29 episodes) as Eileen O'Neal

2015		Minecraft: Story Mode (8 episodes) as Olivia (voice)
2015		Younger (4 episodes) as Cheryl Sussman

2013

(2 episodes) as Dr. Sharon Fulton

2011

as Sarah

2010		Raising Hope (88 episodes) as Virginia Chance
2010		Small Town Murder Songs as Sam
2010		Remember Me as Helen Craig
2010		How to Make It in America (2 episodes)

2009

(2 episodes) as Patti Nyholm

2008		Fringe (1 episode) as Sheriff Ann Mathis
2008		Marvelous as Gwen

2007

as Celia / Lobbyist Singer / Lizzie Borden (voice)

2005		Surface (2 episodes) as Mr. Big
2005		Grey's Anatomy (2 episodes) as Pam Michaelson
2005		The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (1 episode) as Self
2005		Medium (1 episode) as Rosemary Widdick

2004

as Miss Crumbles (voice)

2003

(1 episode)

2002		Hack (1 episode) as Louise O'Connor
2002		Searching for Debra Winger as Self

2001		Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 episode) as Jo Gage
2001		The Sleepy Time Gal as Rebecca

1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode) as Claire Rinato
1999		200 Cigarettes as Monica
1999		Family Guy (1 episode) as Stephanie (voice)

1998		The Defenders: Taking the First as MJ Preston
1998		Pecker as Tina
1998		Music from Another Room as Karen Swan
1998		The Defenders: Choice of Evils as Mary Jane Preston
1998		Independent's Day as Self

1997		Eye of God as Ainsley DuPree
1997		The Defenders: Payback as M.J. Preston
1997		Who Is Henry Jaglom? as Self
1997		Colin Fitz as Ann

1996		I'm Not Rappaport as Laurie Campbell
1996		7th Heaven (1 episode) as Venus
1996		I Shot Andy Warhol as Stevie
1996		Beautiful Girls as Jan

1995

as Chloe Garfield

1994		The Beans of Egypt, Maine as Earlene Pomerleau
1994		ER (4 episodes) as Meg Corwin
1994		Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle as Jane Grant
1994		My Life's in Turnaround as Herself

1993		Josh and S.A.M. as Alison (The Liberty Maid)
1993		The Perfect Woman
1993		Chantilly Lace as Ann
1993		Daybreak as Laurie

1992		Samantha as Samantha
1992		Inside Monkey Zetterland as Sofie

1991

as Helene

1990

as Kelly King

1989		Parenthood as Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins
1989		Silence Like Glass as Claudia Jacoby

1988		Another Woman as Laura
1988		Running on Empty as Lorna Phillips
1988		Stars & Bars as Bryant

1987

as Grace

1986

as Emily Spellgood

1985

as Stephanie "Stef" Steinbrenner

1984

as Jonesy

1982

(1 episode) as Jessie Blake

1981

as Fewster's Older Daughter

Crew

2013

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Production

2004

… Co-Producer

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