
Martha Plimpton
Highest Rated: 91% Parenthood (1989)
Lowest Rated: 25% Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
Birthday: Nov 16, 1970
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Actress Martha Plimpton rose from a brief tenure as a teen star to become one of the most respected stage actresses on the New York theater scene, as well as a versatile character performer in films and on television. The daughter of actor Keith Carradine, she made her theater debut at age nine before vaulting to film a few years later; though she was cemented in the minds of many young viewers for her sassy turn in "The Goonies" (1985), she quickly developed into a cagey, complex supporting actress with critically acclaimed turns in "Another Woman" (1988), "Running on Empty" (1988) and "I Shot Andy Warhol" (1996). In the late 1990s, she devoted her attention to plays and musicals, earning several Tony nominations and the respect of the formidable theater community. Over the next decade, Plimpton appeared regularly as a guest star on dozens of television series before joining the cast of the family sitcom "Raising Hope" (Fox, 2010-14). As Virginia Chance, mother of a twenty-something son raising a child of his own, Plimpton showcased her spiky blend of heart, humor and brittle charm that had long made her a favorite with audiences of all ages. She followed that up with another endearingly complex matriarch, conservative Catholic Eileen O'Neal on "The Real O'Neals" (ABC 2016- ).
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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77% | 92% | Frozen II | Yelana (Voice) | $477.4M | 2019 |
29% | 53% | Hello Again | Ruth (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Company | Sarah (Character) | - | 2011 |
79% | 48% | Small Town Murder Songs | Sam (Character) | $30.9K | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 70% | Dante's Inferno | Celia (Voice) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marvelous | Gwen (Character) | - | 2006 |
82% | 50% | The Sleepy Time Gal | Rebecca (Character) | - | 2001 |
29% | 59% | 200 Cigarettes | Monica (Character) | $6.9M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Defenders: Taking the First | Mary Jane "M.J." Preston (Character) | - | 1998 |
52% | 64% | Pecker | Tina (Character) | $2.3M | 1998 |
33% | 67% | Music From Another Room | Karen Swan (Character) | $63K | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Defenders: Choice of Evils | Mary Jane Preston (Character) | - | 1998 |
75% | 80% | Eye of God | Ainsley DuPree (Character) | $85.7K | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Defenders: Payback | M.J. Preston (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Colin Fitz | Ann (Character) | - | 1997 |
75% | 71% | I Shot Andy Warhol | Stevie (Character) | $1.8M | 1996 |
38% | 60% | I'm Not Rappaport | Laurie Campbell (Character) | $266.2K | 1996 |
79% | 81% | Beautiful Girls | Jan (Character) | $10.6M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Woman at War | Helene Moszkiewiez (Character) | - | 1995 |
64% | 47% | Last Summer in the Hamptons | Chloe Garfield (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Beans of Egypt, Maine | Earlene Pomerleau (Character) | $6.5K | 1994 |
75% | 60% | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Jane Grant (Character) | $2.1M | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 45% | Daybreak | Laurie (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | 94% | Chantilly Lace | Ann (Character) | - | 1993 |
25% | 48% | Josh and S.A.M. | Alison (Character) | $1.5M | 1993 |
71% | 58% | Inside Monkey Zetterland | Sofie (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | 43% | Samantha | Samantha (Character) | - | 1991 |
33% | 48% | Stanley & Iris | Kelly King (Character) | $5.5M | 1990 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Silence Like Glass | Claudia Jacoby (Character) | - | 1989 |
91% | 76% | Parenthood | Julie Buckman (Character) | $99.6M | 1989 |
85% | 68% | Running on Empty | Lorna Phillips (Character) | $1.8M | 1988 |
64% | 75% | Another Woman | Laura (Character) | $499.5K | 1988 |
No Score Yet | 39% | Stars and Bars | Bryant (Character) | $14.9K | 1988 |
64% | 77% | Shy People | Grace (Character) | $7.4K | 1987 |
76% | 62% | The Mosquito Coast | Emily Spellgood (Character) | $12.9M | 1986 |
76% | 91% | The Goonies | Stefanie "Stef" Steinbrenner (Character) | $935K | 1985 |
No Score Yet | 53% | The River Rat | Jonsy (Character) | - | 1984 |
78% | 34% | Rollover | Fewster's Older Daughter (Character) | - | 1981 |
TV
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98% | 80% | Brockmire | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2019 |
99% | 80% | Younger | Cheryl Sussman (Guest Star) | 2018 2015-2016 |
91% | 85% | The Blacklist | Dr. Fulton (Guest Star) | 2018 |
67% | 89% | The Real O'Neals | Eileen (Character) | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To Tell the Truth | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood Today Live | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Access Hollywood Live | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Morning America | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2016 2011 |
96% | 89% | Raising Hope | Virginia Chance (Character) | 2010-2014 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Queen Latifah Show | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Performances | Unknown (Character) | 2013 |
93% | 92% | The Good Wife | Patti Nyholm (Guest Star) | 2009-2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | LIVE with Kelly | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | LIVE with Kelly | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2012 |
66% | 78% | How to Make It in America | Edie Weitz (Character) | 2010-2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live With Regis and Kelly | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2011 |
90% | 79% | Fringe | Sheriff Ann Mathis (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 78% | Medium | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
84% | 77% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 7th Heaven |
Unknown (Guest Star), Writer |
2004-2005 |
95% | No Score Yet | Karen Sisco | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
21% | No Score Yet | Hack | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
78% | 89% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Claire Rinato (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 80% | ER | Meg Corwin (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Ties | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1985 |
QUOTES FROM Martha Plimpton CHARACTERS
Julie says: If he thinks after this that I'm having his baby, he's crazy!
Stef says: "Um Brand God put that rock there for a purpose and I'm not so sure you should um move it."
Stef says: Brand, God put that rock there for a purpose... and, um... I'm not so sure you should, um... move it..
Stef says: Bran, God put that rock their for a reason...and I don't think you should move it.
Stef says: Bran, God put that rock their for a reason... and I don't think you should move it.