Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-11-16 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

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

The Goonies

The Goonies

Running on Empty

Running on Empty

Remember Me

Remember Me

Chantilly Lace

Chantilly Lace

Mass

Mass

Sardinia

Sardinia

Acting

Parenthood

1989

Parenthood

as

Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins

The Mosquito Coast

1986

The Mosquito Coast

as

Emily Spellgood

Another Woman

1988

Another Woman

as

Laura

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

1994

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

as

Jane Grant

Pecker

1998

Pecker

as

Tina

I Shot Andy Warhol

1996

I Shot Andy Warhol

as

Stevie

The Goonies

1985

The Goonies

as

Stephanie "Stef" Steinbrenner

200 Cigarettes

1999

200 Cigarettes

as

Monica

Eye of God

1997

Eye of God

as

Ainsley DuPree

Rollover

1981

Rollover

as

Fewster's Older Daughter

Daybreak

1993

Daybreak

as

Laurie

The River Rat

1984

The River Rat

as

Jonsy

Music from Another Room

1998

Music from Another Room

as

Karen Swan

Running on Empty

1988

Running on Empty

as

Lorna Phillips

Josh and S.A.M.

1993

Josh and S.A.M.

as

Alison (The Liberty Maid)

Shy People

1987

Shy People

as

Grace

Small Town Murder Songs

2010

Small Town Murder Songs

as

Sam

My Life's in Turnaround

1994

My Life's in Turnaround

as

Herself

Colin Fitz

1997

Colin Fitz

as

Ann

Remember Me

2010

Remember Me

as

Alyssa Craig's Mom (uncredited)

Company

2011

Company

as

Sarah

The Sleepy Time Gal

2001

The Sleepy Time Gal

as

Rebecca

Stars & Bars

1988

Stars & Bars

as

Bryant

Samantha

1992

Samantha

as

Samantha

Inside Monkey Zetterland

1992

Inside Monkey Zetterland

as

Sofie

Last Summer in the Hamptons

1995

Last Summer in the Hamptons

as

Chloe Garfield

Chantilly Lace

1993

Chantilly Lace

as

Ann

The Defenders: Payback

1997

The Defenders: Payback

as

M.J. Preston

A Woman at War

1991

A Woman at War

as

Helene Moszkiewiez

The Beans of Egypt, Maine

1994

The Beans of Egypt, Maine

as

Earlene Pomerleau

Silence Like Glass

1989

Silence Like Glass

as

Claudia Jacoby

The Perfect Woman

1993

The Perfect Woman

as

Hair High

2004

Hair High

as

Miss Crumbles (voice)

The Defenders: Choice of Evils

1998

The Defenders: Choice of Evils

as

Mary Jane Preston

Stanley & Iris

1990

Stanley & Iris

as

Kelly King

Adventures in Plymptoons!

2011

Adventures in Plymptoons!

as

Herself

A Blink of Paradise

1992

A Blink of Paradise

as

Mother

Beautiful Girls

1996

Beautiful Girls

as

Jan

Sovereign

2025

Sovereign

as

Lesley Ann

Marvelous

2008

Marvelous

as

Gwen

Hello Again

2017

Hello Again

as

Ruth

Independent's Day

1998

Independent's Day

as

Self

Honey Bee

2018

Honey Bee

as

Louise

Dante's Inferno

2007

Dante's Inferno

as

Celia / Lobbyist Singer / Lizzie Borden (voice)

I'm Not Rappaport

1996

I'm Not Rappaport

as

Laurie Campbell

Frozen II

2019

Frozen II

as

Yelena (voice)

The Defenders: Taking the First

1998

The Defenders: Taking the First

as

MJ Preston

Pitch Black Panacea

2020

Pitch Black Panacea

as

Amy (voice)

Searching for Debra Winger

2002

Searching for Debra Winger

as

Self

Mass

2021

Mass

as

Gail

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

as

Self

Sardinia

2024

Sardinia

as

Judith

Medium

Medium

as

Rosemary Widdick

Family Ties

Family Ties

as

Jessie Blake

Karen Sisco

Karen Sisco

as

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Claire Rinato

Surface

Surface

as

Mr. Big

Genera+ion

Genera+ion

as

Megan

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as

Jo Gage

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

as

Venus

ER

as

Meg Corwin

Hack

Hack

as

Louise O'Connor

Brockmire

Brockmire

as

Shirley

How to Make It in America

How to Make It in America

as

Raising Hope

Raising Hope

as

Virginia Chance

Family Guy

Family Guy

as

Stephanie (voice)

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Performer

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Younger

Younger

as

Cheryl Sussman

The Real O'Neals

The Real O'Neals

as

Eileen O'Neal

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as

Self

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

as

Pam Michaelson

Minecraft: Story Mode

Minecraft: Story Mode

as

Olivia (voice)

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

as

Patti Nyholm

A Town Called Malice

A Town Called Malice

as

Mint Ma Lord

Fringe

Fringe

as

Sheriff Ann Mathis

The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Man Who Fell to Earth

as

Intake Officer K. Faraday

The Shivering Truth

The Shivering Truth

as

(voice)

Sprung

Sprung

as

Barb

The Guest Book

The Guest Book

as

Shelley

Flack

Flack

as

Clara

Prime Target

Prime Target

as

Jane Torres

Baroness von Sketch Show

Baroness von Sketch Show

as

Margo

To Tell the Truth

To Tell the Truth

as

Self - Panelist

Reunited Apart

Reunited Apart

as

Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as

Self - Guest

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

as

Dr. Sharon Fulton

East of Eden

East of Eden

as

Faye

Production

Hair High

2004

Hair High

as

Crew

Sparrows Dance

2013

Sparrows Dance

as

Directing