Martha Plimpton

Martha Plimpton

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".

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Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 • as Self - Guest

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005 • as Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Claire Rinato

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 • as Pam Michaelson

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999 • as Stephanie (voice)

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

2013 • as Dr. Sharon Fulton

Filmography

2025

Sovereign
Sovereign
as Lesley Ann
Movie - Released: 6/20/2025
Prime Target
Prime Target
as Jane Torres
TV - Released: 1/22/2025

2024

Sardinia
Sardinia
as Judith
Movie - Released: 8/10/2024

2023

A Town Called Malice
A Town Called Malice
as Mint Ma Lord
TV - Released: 3/16/2023

2022

The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth
as Intake Officer K. Faraday
TV - Released: 4/24/2022
Sprung
Sprung
as Barb
TV - Released: 8/18/2022

2021

Mass
Mass
as Gail
Movie - Released: 10/8/2021
Genera+ion
Genera+ion
as Megan
TV - Released: 3/11/2021

2020

Pitch Black Panacea
Pitch Black Panacea
as Amy (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/4/2020
Reunited Apart
Reunited Apart
as Self
TV - Released: 4/27/2020

2019

Frozen II
Frozen II
as Yelena (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/20/2019
Flack
Flack
as Clara
TV - Released: 2/21/2019

2018

Honey Bee
Honey Bee
as Louise
Movie - Released: 11/28/2018
Minecraft: Story Mode
Minecraft: Story Mode
as Olivia (voice)
TV - Released: 11/27/2018
The Shivering Truth
The Shivering Truth
as (voice)
TV - Released: 12/9/2018

2017

Hello Again
Hello Again
as Ruth
Movie - Released: 11/8/2017
Brockmire
Brockmire
as Shirley
TV - Released: 4/5/2017
The Guest Book
The Guest Book
as Shelley
TV - Released: 8/3/2017

2016

The Real O'Neals
The Real O'Neals
as Eileen O'Neal
TV - Released: 3/2/2016
Baroness von Sketch Show
Baroness von Sketch Show
as Margo
TV - Released: 6/14/2016
To Tell the Truth
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
TV - Released: 6/14/2016

2015

Younger
Younger
as Cheryl Sussman
TV - Released: 3/31/2015

2013

The Blacklist
The Blacklist
as Dr. Sharon Fulton
TV - Released: 9/23/2013

2011

Company
Company
as Sarah
Movie - Released: 6/15/2011
Movie
Adventures in Plymptoons!
as Herself
Movie - Released: 5/30/2011

2010

Small Town Murder Songs
Small Town Murder Songs
as Sam
Movie - Released: 9/14/2010
Remember Me
Remember Me
as Alyssa Craig's Mom (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/11/2010
How to Make It in America
How to Make It in America
TV - Released: 2/14/2010
Raising Hope
Raising Hope
as Virginia Chance
TV - Released: 9/21/2010

2009

The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Patti Nyholm
TV - Released: 9/22/2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 7/16/2009

2008

Marvelous
Marvelous
as Gwen
Movie - Released: 2/8/2008
Fringe
Fringe
as Sheriff Ann Mathis
TV - Released: 9/9/2008

2007

Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno
as Celia / Lobbyist Singer / Lizzie Borden (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/18/2007

2005

Medium
Medium
as Rosemary Widdick
TV - Released: 1/3/2005
Surface
Surface
as Mr. Big
TV - Released: 9/19/2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
TV - Released: 1/3/2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Pam Michaelson
TV - Released: 3/27/2005

2004

Hair High
Hair High
as Miss Crumbles (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/17/2004

2003

Karen Sisco
Karen Sisco
TV - Released: 10/1/2003

2002

Searching for Debra Winger
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/13/2002
Hack
Hack
as Louise O'Connor
TV - Released: 9/27/2002

2001

The Sleepy Time Gal
The Sleepy Time Gal
as Rebecca
Movie - Released: 1/24/2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jo Gage
TV - Released: 9/30/2001

1999

200 Cigarettes
200 Cigarettes
as Monica
Movie - Released: 2/26/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Claire Rinato
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
Family Guy
Family Guy
as Stephanie (voice)
TV - Released: 1/31/1999

1998

Pecker
Pecker
as Tina
Movie - Released: 9/25/1998
Music from Another Room
Music from Another Room
as Karen Swan
Movie - Released: 4/24/1998
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
as Mary Jane Preston
Movie - Released: 1/18/1998
Independent's Day
Independent's Day
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/15/1998
The Defenders: Taking the First
The Defenders: Taking the First
as MJ Preston
Movie - Released: 10/25/1998

1997

Eye of God
Eye of God
as Ainsley DuPree
Movie - Released: 10/17/1997
Colin Fitz
Colin Fitz
as Ann
Movie - Released: 1/19/1997
Movie
The Defenders: Payback
as M.J. Preston
Movie - Released: 10/12/1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/8/1997

1996

I Shot Andy Warhol
I Shot Andy Warhol
as Stevie
Movie - Released: 5/1/1996
Beautiful Girls
Beautiful Girls
as Jan
Movie - Released: 2/9/1996
I'm Not Rappaport
I'm Not Rappaport
as Laurie Campbell
Movie - Released: 12/24/1996
7th Heaven
7th Heaven
as Venus
TV - Released: 8/26/1996

1995

Last Summer in the Hamptons
Last Summer in the Hamptons
as Chloe Garfield
Movie - Released: 11/22/1995

1994

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Jane Grant
Movie - Released: 9/7/1994
My Life's in Turnaround
My Life's in Turnaround
as Herself
Movie - Released: 6/17/1994
The Beans of Egypt, Maine
The Beans of Egypt, Maine
as Earlene Pomerleau
Movie - Released: 11/23/1994
ER
ER
as Meg Corwin
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

Daybreak
Daybreak
as Laurie
Movie - Released: 5/8/1993
Josh and S.A.M.
Josh and S.A.M.
as Alison (The Liberty Maid)
Movie - Released: 11/24/1993
Chantilly Lace
Chantilly Lace
as Ann
Movie - Released: 7/18/1993
Movie
The Perfect Woman
Movie - Released: 10/16/1993

1992

Samantha
Samantha
as Samantha
Movie - Released: 11/20/1992
Inside Monkey Zetterland
Inside Monkey Zetterland
as Sofie
Movie - Released: 9/12/1992
Movie
A Blink of Paradise
as Mother
Movie - Released: 1/17/1992

1991

A Woman at War
A Woman at War
as Helene Moszkiewiez
Movie - Released: 8/10/1991

1990

Stanley & Iris
Stanley & Iris
as Kelly King
Movie - Released: 2/9/1990

1989

Parenthood
Parenthood
as Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins
Movie - Released: 7/31/1989
Silence Like Glass
Silence Like Glass
as Claudia Jacoby
Movie - Released: 7/6/1989

1988

Another Woman
Another Woman
as Laura
Movie - Released: 10/13/1988
Running on Empty
Running on Empty
as Lorna Phillips
Movie - Released: 9/9/1988
Stars & Bars
Stars & Bars
as Bryant
Movie - Released: 3/18/1988

1987

Shy People
Shy People
as Grace
Movie - Released: 5/14/1987

1986

The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
as Emily Spellgood
Movie - Released: 11/26/1986

1985

The Goonies
The Goonies
as Stephanie "Stef" Steinbrenner
Movie - Released: 6/7/1985

1984

The River Rat
The River Rat
as Jonsy
Movie - Released: 9/28/1984

1982

Family Ties
Family Ties
as Jessie Blake
TV - Released: 9/22/1982

1981

Rollover
Rollover
as Fewster's Older Daughter
Movie - Released: 10/11/1981

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

Unknown

TV
East of Eden
as Faye
TV