Global InformationMartha Plimpton information
Martha Plimpton | |
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 Plimpton at the PEN Gala in 2015 | |
| Born | November 16, 1970 New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
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| Family | Carradine |
Martha Plimpton (born November 16, 1970[1]) is an American actress, activist, and former model. Her feature-film debut was in Rollover (1981); she subsequently rose to prominence in the Richard Donner film The Goonies (1985). She has also appeared in The Mosquito Coast (1986), Shy People (1987), Running on Empty (1988), Parenthood (1989), Samantha (1992), Small Town Murder Songs (2011), Frozen II (2019), and Mass (2021).
She is recognized on Broadway for her roles in The Coast of Utopia (2006–2007), Shining City (2006–2007), Top Girls (2007–2008), and Pal Joey (2008–2009). Other theatre productions in which she has performed include The Playboy of the Western World, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Glass Menagerie, The Sisters Rosensweig, and Uncle Vanya. She returned to Broadway in the fall of 2014 in a revival of A Delicate Balance,[2] and starred in the ABC sitcom The Real O'Neals from March 2016 to March 2017.[3][4][5]
She played Virginia Chance in the Fox sitcom Raising Hope, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.[6] She has also received three Tony Award nominations, as well as a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2002, and again in 2012 as attorney Patti Nyholm in the CBS legal drama The Good Wife, the latter of which she won.
- ^ "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 14–20". ABC News. Associated Press. November 8, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ Ferri, Josh (May 15, 2014). "What Play Can Come Along Next Season That Will Be More Star-Studded Than A Delicate Balance?". BroadwayBox. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Slezak, Michael (February 24, 2016). "The Real O'Neals Review: ABC's Wacky Catholic Comedy Is Close to Divine". TVLine. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ Sims, David (March 2, 2016). "'The Real O'Neals' Is Smarter Than It Looks". The Atlantic. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ Bentley, Jean (March 2, 2016). "The Real O'Neals Gifts Us With a Formidable Martha Plimpton". E! Online. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ "FOX Broadcasting Company – Raising Hope – Bios". Fox.com. August 20, 2012. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011.