Martha Plimpton
Birthdate
November 16, 1970 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
November 16, 1970 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
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".
Martha Plimpton's LGBTQ+ Titles
Hello Again
Ruth
Acting (89)
East of Eden as Faye (7 episodes)
Sovereign as Lesley Ann
2025
Prime Target (8 episodes)
2024
Sardinia as Judith
2023
A Town Called Malice as Mint Ma Lord (8 episodes)
2022
Sprung as Barb (9 episodes)
2022
The Man Who Fell to Earth as Intake Officer K. Faraday (1 episode)
2021
Mass as Gail
2021
Genera+ion as Megan (16 episodes)
2020
Pitch Black Panacea as Amy
2020
Reunited Apart as Self (1 episode)
2019
Frozen II as Yelena (voice)
2019
Flack as Clara (1 episode)
2018
The Shivering Truth as (voice) (1 episode)
2018
Honey Bee as Louise
2018
Minecraft: Story Mode as Olivia (voice) (5 episodes)
2017
Hello Again as Ruth
2017
The Guest Book as Shelley (1 episode)
2017
Brockmire as Shirley (4 episodes)
2016
To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist (1 episode)
2016
Baroness von Sketch Show as Margo (1 episode)
2016
The Real O'Neals as Eileen O'Neal (29 episodes)
2015
Younger as Cheryl Sussman (4 episodes)
2013
The Blacklist as Dr. Sharon Fulton (2 episodes)
2011
Company as Sarah
2011
Adventures in Plymptoons! as Herself
2010
Raising Hope as Virginia Chance (88 episodes)
2010
Small Town Murder Songs as Sam
2010
Remember Me as Alyssa Craig's Mom (uncredited)
2010
How to Make It in America (2 episodes)
2009
The Good Wife as Patti Nyholm (5 episodes)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2008
Fringe as Sheriff Ann Mathis (1 episode)
2008
Marvelous as Gwen
2007
Dante's Inferno as Celia / Lobbyist Singer / Lizzie Borden (voice)
2005
Surface as Mr. Big (2 episodes)
2005
Grey's Anatomy as Pam Michaelson (2 episodes)
2005
Medium as Rosemary Widdick (1 episode)
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self (1 episode)
2004
Hair High as Miss Crumbles (voice)
2003
Karen Sisco (1 episode)
2002
Hack as Louise O'Connor (1 episode)
2002
Searching for Debra Winger as Self
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Jo Gage (1 episode)
2001
The Sleepy Time Gal as Rebecca
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Claire Rinato (1 episode)
1999
200 Cigarettes as Monica
1999
Family Guy as Stephanie (voice) (1 episode)
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 as Venus (1 episode)
1996
I Shot Andy Warhol as Stevie
1996
Beautiful Girls as Jan
1995
Last Summer in the Hamptons as Chloe Garfield
1994
The Beans of Egypt, Maine as Earlene Pomerleau
1994
ER as Meg Corwin (4 episodes)
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
1992
A Blink of Paradise as Mother
1991
A Woman at War as Helene Moszkiewiez
1990
Stanley & Iris 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
Shy People as Grace
1986
The Mosquito Coast as Emily Spellgood
1985
The Goonies as Stephanie "Stef" Steinbrenner
1985
Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough as Stef
1984
The River Rat as Jonsy
1982
Family Ties as Jessie Blake (1 episode)
1981
Rollover as Fewster's Older Daughter
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Performer (1 episode)
Production (1)
2004
Hair High
• Associate Producer
Crew (1)
2013
Sparrows Dance
• Thanks