Martha Plimpton

Acting

Martha Plimpton

Born November 16, 1970New York City, New York, USA93 credits

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

This Ordinary Thing

This Ordinary Thing

Movie

2025

Task
6.9

Task

TV

2025

Sovereign
6.8

Sovereign

Movie

2025

Prime Target
6.8

Prime Target

TV

2025

Sardinia
7.7

Sardinia

Movie

2024

A Town Called Malice
5.7

A Town Called Malice

TV

2023

Filmography

This Ordinary Thing
2025This Ordinary Thingas Self (voice)Movie
Task
2025Taskas Kathleen McGintyTV
Sovereign
2025Sovereignas Lesley AnneMovie
Prime Target
2025Prime Targetas Jane TorresTV
Sardinia
2024Sardiniaas JudithMovie
A Town Called Malice
2023A Town Called Maliceas Mint Ma LordTV
Sprung
2022Sprungas BarbTV
The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022The Man Who Fell to Earthas Intake Officer K. FaradayTV
Mass
2021Massas GailMovie
Genera+ion
2021Genera+ionas MeganTV
Pitch Black Panacea
2020Pitch Black Panaceaas Amy (voice)Movie
Reunited Apart
2020Reunited Apartas SelfTV
Frozen II
2019Frozen IIas Yelena (voice)Movie
Flack
2019Flackas ClaraTV
The Shivering Truth
2018The Shivering Truthas (voice)TV
Honey Bee
2018Honey Beeas LouiseMovie
Minecraft: Story Mode
2018Minecraft: Story Modeas Olivia (voice)TV
Hello Again
2017Hello Againas RuthMovie
The Guest Book
2017The Guest Bookas ShelleyTV
Brockmire
2017Brockmireas ShirleyTV
Baroness von Sketch Show
2016Baroness von Sketch Showas MargoTV
To Tell the Truth
2016To Tell the Truthas Self - PanelistTV
The Real O'Neals
2016The Real O'Nealsas Eileen O'NealTV
Younger
2015Youngeras Cheryl SussmanTV
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklistas Dr. Sharon FultonTV
Company
2011Companyas SarahMovie
A
2011Adventures in Plymptoons!as SelfMovie
Raising Hope
2010Raising Hopeas Virginia ChanceTV
Small Town Murder Songs
2010Small Town Murder Songsas SamMovie
Remember Me
2010Remember Meas Alyssa Craig's Mom (uncredited)Movie
How to Make It in America
2010How to Make It in AmericaTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Patti NyholmTV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
Fringe
2008Fringeas Sheriff Ann MathisTV
Marvelous
2008Marvelousas GwenMovie
Dante's Inferno
2007Dante's Infernoas Celia / Lobbyist Singer / Lizzie Borden (voice)Movie
Surface
2005Surfaceas Mr. BigTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Pam MichaelsonTV
Medium
2005Mediumas Rosemary WiddickTV
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV
Hair High
2004Hair Highas Miss Crumbles (voice)Movie
Karen Sisco
2003Karen SiscoTV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
Hack
2002Hackas Louise O'ConnorTV
Searching for Debra Winger
2002Searching for Debra Wingeras SelfMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Jo GageTV
The Sleepy Time Gal
2001The Sleepy Time Galas RebeccaMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Claire RinatoTV
200 Cigarettes
1999200 Cigarettesas MonicaMovie
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas Stephanie (voice)TV
The Defenders: Taking the First
1998The Defenders: Taking the Firstas MJ PrestonMovie
Pecker
1998Peckeras TinaMovie
Music from Another Room
1998Music from Another Roomas Karen SwanMovie
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998The Defenders: Choice of Evilsas Mary Jane PrestonMovie
Independent's Day
1998Independent's Dayas SelfMovie
Eye of God
1997Eye of Godas Ainsley DuPreeMovie
The Defenders: Payback
1997The Defenders: Paybackas M.J. PrestonMovie
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997Who Is Henry Jaglom?as SelfMovie
Colin Fitz
1997Colin Fitzas AnnMovie
I'm Not Rappaport
1996I'm Not Rappaportas Laurie CampbellMovie
7th Heaven
19967th Heavenas VenusTV
I Shot Andy Warhol
1996I Shot Andy Warholas StevieMovie
Beautiful Girls
1996Beautiful Girlsas JanMovie
Last Summer in the Hamptons
1995Last Summer in the Hamptonsas Chloe GarfieldMovie
The Beans of Egypt, Maine
1994The Beans of Egypt, Maineas Earlene PomerleauMovie
ER
1994ERas Meg CorwinTV
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circleas Jane GrantMovie
My Life's in Turnaround
1994My Life's in Turnaroundas HerselfMovie
Josh & S.A.M.
1993Josh & S.A.M.as Alison (The Liberty Maid)Movie
T
1993The Perfect WomanMovie
Chantilly Lace
1993Chantilly Laceas AnnMovie
Daybreak
1993Daybreakas LaurieMovie
Samantha
1992Samanthaas SamanthaMovie
Inside Monkey Zetterland
1992Inside Monkey Zetterlandas SofieMovie
A
1992A Blink of Paradiseas MotherMovie
A Woman at War
1991A Woman at Waras Helene MoszkiewiezMovie
Stanley & Iris
1990Stanley & Irisas Kelly KingMovie
Parenthood
1989Parenthoodas Julie Buckman-Lampkin HigginsMovie
Silence Like Glass
1989Silence Like Glassas Claudia JacobyMovie
Another Woman
1988Another Womanas LauraMovie
Running on Empty
1988Running on Emptyas Lorna PhillipsMovie
Stars & Bars
1988Stars & Barsas BryantMovie
Shy People
1987Shy Peopleas GraceMovie
The Mosquito Coast
1986The Mosquito Coastas Emily SpellgoodMovie
The Goonies
1985The Gooniesas StefMovie
The River Rat
1984The River Ratas JonsyMovie
Family Ties
1982Family Tiesas Jessie BlakeTV
Rollover
1981Rolloveras Fewster's Older DaughterMovie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - NomineeTV
C
—Custom of the CountryMovie
E
—East of Edenas FayeTV