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Martha Plimpton

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She has show biz in her blood. Martha Plimpton was born November 16, 1970, in New York City to two actors: Keith Carradine and Shelley Plimpton. Martha began her career at age 8, when her mom had a friend of hers, composer Elizabeth Swados, enroll her in an actors' workshop. At age 10, she got a small part in Rollover, and also made a series of Calvin Klein commercials... See full bio »

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Martha Campbell Plimpton
in New York City, New York, USA
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2009-2013 The Good Wife (TV series)
Patti Nyholm
– What's in the Box? (2013) … Patti Nyholm
– The Dream Team (2012) … Patti Nyholm
– In Sickness (2011) … Patti Nyholm
– Heart (2010) … Patti Nyholm
– Crash (2009) … Patti Nyholm
 
2010-2013 Raising Hope (TV series)
Virginia Chance
– Burt Mitzvah: The Musical (2013) … Virginia Chance
– Mother's Day (2013) … Virginia Chance
– Making the Band (2013) … Virginia Chance
– The Old Girl (2013) … Virginia Chance
– Arbor Daze (2013) … Virginia Chance
See all 66 episodes »
 
2010-2011 How to Make It in America (TV series)
Edie Weitz
– What's in a Name? (2011) … Edie Weitz
– Never Say Die (2010) … Edie Weitz
– Keep on Truck'n (2010) … Edie Weitz
– Big in Japan (2010) … Edie Weitz
– Unhappy Birthday (2010) … Edie Weitz
See all 6 episodes »
 
2011 Company
Sarah
 
2010 Small Town Murder Songs
Sam
 
2010 Fringe (TV series)
Sheriff Ann Mathis
– Northwest Passage (2010) … Sheriff Ann Mathis
 
2010 Remember Me
Alyssa Craig's Mom (uncredited)
 
2009 Medium (TV series)
Rosemary Widdick
– Pain Killer (2009) … Rosemary Widdick
 
2009 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Pam Michaelson
– Goodbye (2009) … Pam Michaelson
– Good Mourning (2009) … Pam Michaelson
 
2008 The End of Steve (TV movie)
Lydia
 
2008 Puppy Love (TV series)
Leslie
 
2008 Gone to the Dogs (short)
Leslie (unconfirmed)
 
2007 Dante's Inferno
Celia/Lobbyist Singer/Lizzie Borden (voice)
 
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Jo Gage
– Blind Spot (2006) … Jo Gage
 
2006 Marvelous
Gwen
 
2006 Surface (TV series)
"Mr. Big" / Dr. Morris / Mr. Big
– Episode #1.13 (2006) … "Mr. Big"/Dr. Morris
– Episode #1.12 (2006) … Mr. Big
 
2004 7th Heaven (TV series)
Venus
– Regret to Inform (2004) … Venus
 
2004 Hair High
Miss Crumbles (voice)
 
2003 Karen Sisco (TV series)
Chelsea Wentworth
– The One That Got Away (2003) … Chelsea Wentworth
 
2003 Hack (TV series)
Louise O'Connor
– Black Eye (2003) … Louise O'Connor
 
2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Claire Rinato
– Denial (2002) … Claire Rinato
 
2001 The Sleepy Time Gal
Rebecca
 
1999 ER (TV series)
Meg Corwin
– Humpty Dumpty (1999) … Meg Corwin
– The Peace of Wild Things (1999) … Meg Corwin
– Truth & Consequences (1999) … Meg Corwin
– Sins of the Fathers (1999) … Meg Corwin
 
1999 200 Cigarettes
Monica
 
1998 The Defenders: Taking the First (TV movie)
Mary Jane 'M.J.' Preston
 
1998 Pecker
Tina
 
1998 Music from Another Room
Karen
 
1998 The Defenders: Choice of Evils (TV movie)
Mary Jane Preston
 
1997 Eye of God
Ainsley DuPree
 
1997 The Defenders: Payback (TV movie)
M.J. Preston
 
1997 Colin Fitz Lives!
Ann
 
1996 I'm Not Rappaport
Laurie Campbell
 
1996 Beautiful Girls
Jan
 
1996 I Shot Andy Warhol
Stevie
 
1995 Last Summer in the Hamptons
Chloe Garfield
 
1994 The Beans of Egypt, Maine
Earlene Pomerleau
 
1994 Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Jane Grant
 
1993 Josh and S.A.M.
Alison (The Liberty Maid)
 
1993 The Perfect Woman (short)
 
1993 Chantilly Lace (TV movie)
Ann
 
1993 Daybreak (TV movie)
Laurie
 
1992 Samantha
Samantha
 
1992 Inside Monkey Zetterland
Sofie
 
1992 A Blink of Paradise (short)
Mother
 
1991 A Woman at War (TV movie)
Helene Moszkiewiez
 
1989 Parenthood
Julie Buckman
 
1989 Silence Like Glass
Claudia Jacoby
 
1989 Stanley & Iris
Kelly
 
1988 Another Woman
Laura
 
1988 Running on Empty
Lorna Phillips
 
1988 Stars and Bars
Bryant
 
1987 Shy People
Grace
 
1986 The Mosquito Coast
Emily Spellgood
 
1986 A Life in the Day (short)
 
1985 Family Ties (TV series)
Jessie
– You've Got a Friend (1985) … Jessie
 
1985 The Goonies
Stef
 
1984 The River Rat
Jonsy
 
1983 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Rhona
– The Hand Me Down Kid (1983) … Rhona
 
1981 Rollover
Fewster's Older Daughter
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2011 The 65th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie) (performer: "Side By Side")
 
2010 Raising Hope (TV series)
– Pilot (2010) (performer: "Danny's Song")
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2005 7th Heaven (TV series)
– Red Socks (2005) (writer)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2004 Hair High (associate producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1997 Joe (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (33 titles)
2013 The 67th Annual Tony Awards (TV documentary)
Herself - Presenter
 
2012-2013 The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 March 2013 (2013) … Herself
– Episode dated 24 October 2012 (2012) … Herself
 
2013 Bitter Party of Five (TV series)
Herself - Special Guest
– Martha Plimpton (2013) … Herself - Special Guest
 
2012 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 4 December 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2011-2012 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #6.170 (2012) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #5.112 (2011) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #8.317 (2012) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #8.116 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
 
2012 2012 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2012 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 13 April 2012 (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 Watch What Happens: Live (TV series)
Herself
– Martha Plimpton and Billy Eichner (2012) … Herself
 
2011-2012 Días de cine (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 19 January 2012 (2012) … Herself
– Episode dated 2 June 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf (TV series)
Herself
– Funny Ladies (2011) … Herself
 
2011 The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
 
2011 The 65th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
2011 Adventures in Plymptoons! (documentary)
Herself
 
2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.416 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #9.71 (2011) … Herself
 
2009 The 63rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Featured Actress in a Musical
 
2007 The 61st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Featured Actress in a Play
 
2005 Fur on the Asphalt: The Greg the Bunny Reunion Show (TV movie)
Herself
 
2005 Character Studies (TV series)
Herself
– Amanda (2005) … Herself
 
2002 Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase (TV movie)
Herself
 
2002 Dinner for Five (TV series)
Herself - Special Guest
– Episode #1.9 (2002) … Herself - Special Guest
 
2002 Searching for Debra Winger (documentary)
Herself
 
2000 The Howard Stern Radio Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 February 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
1997 Who Is Henry Jaglom? (documentary)
Herself
 
1994 Erase the Hate (TV documentary)
Herself - Host
 
1993 My Life's in Turnaround
Herself
 
1993 Canceled Lives: Letters from the Inside (video documentary)
Herself (voice)
 
1991 The 19th Annual Rudolph Valentino Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1989 The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member
 
1989 Comicitis (short)
Herself
 
1985 The Making of 'The Goonies' (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2007 Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (TV documentary short)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(November 2002): Played Claire in "Boston Marriage" play by David Mamet (Joseph Papp Public Theater/Martinson Hall, New York City, New York, USA). See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Martha Carradine

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"Once when we were fifteen, River and I went out for this fancy dinner in Manhattan and I ordered soft-shell crabs. He left the restaurant and walked around on Park Avenue, crying. I went out and said, "I love you so much. Why?" He had such a pain that I was eating an animal, that he hadn't impressed on me what was right... See more »

Trivia:

Chicago punk-band The Lawrence Arms have a song called "Light Breathing (Me and Martha Plimpton in a Fancy Elevator)" about the actress. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio