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Acting

Martha Plimpton

Career: Active from 1984 to 2025, busiest in 1998 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 26
top three billing

Average score: 63/100

Highest rated: Raising Hope
83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 64 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Martha Plimpton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
1.1, average 2.6
Adrenaline
3.5, average 4.8
Scare
1.6, average 2.6
Violence
3.3, average 4.1

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 5
Family Secrets 3
Ensemble Cast 3
Biographical Drama 2
Indie Film 2
Historical Context 2
Family Dynamics 2
Psychological Drama 2
Non-Linear Narrative 2
Nostalgic 2
Situational Humor 2
Heartwarming 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

11 titles · average score 72

East of Eden

81

TV show · as Faye

Prime Target

54

TV show · as Jane Torres

Task

80

TV show · as Kathleen McGinty

Sovereign

74

as Lesley Anne

Sardinia

as Judith

A Town Called Malice

63

TV show · as Mint Ma Lord

Sprung

79

TV show · as Barb

The Man Who Fell to Earth

74

TV show · as Intake Officer K. Faraday

Mass

83

as Gail

Genera+ion

66

TV show · as Megan

Pitch Black Panacea

63

as Amy (voice)

2010s

18 titles · average score 71

Frozen II

71

as Yelena (voice)

Minecraft: Story Mode

80

TV show · as Olivia (voice)

Honey Bee

77

as Louise

Hello Again

38

as Ruth

Brockmire

82

TV show · as Shirley

The Real O'Neals

70

TV show · as Eileen O'Neal

Younger

80

TV show · as Cheryl Sussman

The Blacklist

80

TV show · as Dr. Sharon Fulton

Company

73

as Sarah

Raising Hope

83

TV show · as Virginia Chance

Small Town Murder Songs

65

as Sam

Remember Me

50

as Alyssa Craig's Mom (uncredited)

2000s

12 titles · average score 66

The Good Wife

85

TV show · as Patti Nyholm

Marvelous

as Gwen

Fringe

82

TV show · as Sheriff Ann Mathis

Dante's Inferno

64

as Celia / Lobbyist Singer / Lizzie Borden (voice)

Grey's Anatomy

75

TV show · as Pam Michaelson

Medium

69

TV show · as Rosemary Widdick

Surface

48

TV show · as Mr. Big

Hair High

59

as Miss Crumbles (voice)

Karen Sisco

65

TV show

Hack

47

TV show · as Louise O'Connor

The Sleepy Time Gal

61

as Rebecca

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

68

TV show · as Jo Gage

1990s

26 titles · average score 58

Family Guy

64

TV show · as Stephanie (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

73

TV show · as Claire Rinato

Pecker

61

as Tina

Music from Another Room

51

as Karen Swan

The Defenders: Taking the First

as MJ Preston

Eye of God

72

as Ainsley DuPree

I Shot Andy Warhol

71

as Stevie

The Beans of Egypt, Maine

56

as Earlene Pomerleau

Daybreak

47

as Laurie

Josh & S.A.M.

40

as Alison (The Liberty Maid)

Samantha

50

as Samantha

Stanley & Iris

44

as Kelly King

1980s

12 titles · average score 65

Silence Like Glass

67

as Claudia Jacoby

Parenthood

79

as Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins

Running on Empty

75

as Lorna Phillips

Another Woman

65

as Laura

Stars & Bars

45

as Bryant

Shy People

65

as Grace

The Mosquito Coast

65

as Emily Spellgood

The Goonies

74

as Stef

The River Rat

62

as Jonsy

Family Ties

73

TV show · as Jessie Blake

American Playhouse

69

TV show · as Earlene Pomerleau

Rollover

45

as Fewster's Older Daughter