
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

Family Guy
1999
as Stephanie (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

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

The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022
as Intake Officer K. Faraday

Reunited Apart
2020
as Self

The Guest Book
2017
as Shelley

Prime Target
2025
as Jane Torres

Flack
2019
as Clara

The Real O'Neals
2016
as Eileen O'Neal

How to Make It in America
2010

The Shivering Truth
2018
as (voice)

Karen Sisco
2003

Minecraft: Story Mode
2018
as Olivia (voice)

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

200 Cigarettes
1999
as Monica

Sovereign
2025
as Lesley Anne

Pecker
1998
as Tina

Stars & Bars
1988
as Bryant

Another Woman
1988
as Laura

The Mosquito Coast
1986
as Emily Spellgood

Running on Empty
1988
as Lorna Phillips

Mass
2021
as Gail

Music from Another Room
1998
as Karen Swan

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Jane Grant

Company
2011
as Sarah

The River Rat
1984
as Jonsy

Stanley & Iris
1990
as Kelly King

Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
as Self

Daybreak
1993
as Laurie

I Shot Andy Warhol
1996
as Stevie

Hair High
2004
as Miss Crumbles (voice)

Josh & S.A.M.
1993
as Alison (The Liberty Maid)

Colin Fitz
1997
as Ann

Shy People
1987
as Grace

Searching for Debra Winger
2002
as Self
The Custom of the Country
Adventures in Plymptoons!
2011
as Self

Last Summer in the Hamptons
1995
as Chloe Garfield

Dante's Inferno
2007
as Celia / Lobbyist Singer / Lizzie Borden (voice)

Silence Like Glass
1989
as Claudia Jacoby

Eye of God
1997
as Ainsley DuPree

The Defenders: Payback
1997
as M.J. Preston

My Life's in Turnaround
1994
as Herself

Samantha
1992
as Samantha

Small Town Murder Songs
2010
as Sam

I'm Not Rappaport
1996
as Laurie Campbell

Hello Again
2017
as Ruth

This Ordinary Thing
2025
as Self (voice)

The Defenders: Taking the First
1998
as MJ Preston

Honey Bee
2018
as Louise

The Beans of Egypt, Maine
1994
as Earlene Pomerleau

Chantilly Lace
1993
as Ann

The Sleepy Time Gal
2001
as Rebecca

Rollover
1981
as Fewster's Older Daughter

Inside Monkey Zetterland
1992
as Sofie

The Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998
as Mary Jane Preston

A Woman at War
1991
as Helene Moszkiewiez

Independent's Day
1998
as Self

Marvelous
2008
as Gwen

Sardinia
2024
as Judith

Pitch Black Panacea
2020
as Amy (voice)
A Blink of Paradise
1992
as Mother
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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