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Martha Plimpton
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- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
In short · Acting since 1984, 5 decades active, 52 credits, 1 Primetime Emmy Award win.
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Now & next
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Custom of the Country
- Award win
Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
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Biography
Martha Campbell Plimpton (born November 16, 1970) is an American singer, stage, and screen actress. She is 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*.
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Actor
50 creditsCustom of the Country(2027)
Actor
FilmEast of Eden(2026)
Faye
TV
Prime Target(2025)
Jane Torres
TVSardinia(2024)
Judith
FilmThe Regime(2024)
Judith Holt
TV
A Town Called Malice(2023)
Mint Ma Lord
TV
Sprung(2022)
Barb
TV
Mass(2021)
Gail
FilmGeneration(2021)
Megan
TVHow to Make...(2021)
— (2 Episodes)
TV
Pitch Black Panacea(2020)
Amy
Film
Frozen II(2019)
Yelena
Film
Honey Bee(2018)
Louise
Film
Hello Again(2017)
Ruth
Film
The Real O'Neals(2016)
Eileen O'Neal
TVMinecraft: Story Mode(2016)
Olivia
TV
Company(2011)
Sarah
Film
Raising Hope(2010)
Virginia Chance
TV
Small Town Murder Songs(2010)
Sam
Film
Remember Me(2010)
Alyssa Craig's Mom
Film
Marvelous(2006)
Gwen
Film
Grey's Anatomy(2005)
Pam Michaelson (2 Episodes)
TV
Hair High(2004)
Miss Crumbles
Film
The Sleepy Time Gal(2001)
Rebecca
Film
Law and order SVU(1999)
Claire Rinato (1 Episode)
TVthe-defenders-taking-the-first-1998(1998)
M.J. Preston
Film
The Defenders: Choice of Evils(1998)
Mary Jane Preston
Film
Music from Another Room(1998)
Karen
Film
Pecker(1998)
Tina
Film
The Defenders: Payback(1997)
M.J. Preston
Film
Awards & Nominations
1 winPrimetime Emmy Award
- Won2012Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series — Martha Plimpton
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- Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self (1 Episode) · 2003
- Watch What Happens LiveSelf - Guest (1 Episode)
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