Portrait of Martha Plimpton

Acting

Martha Plimpton

Career

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

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Raising Hope
Raising Hope
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
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

Select a genre to see those titles.

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 ยท average score 72
East of Eden
East of Eden (2026)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Faye

Prime Target
Prime Target (2025)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Jane Torres

Task
Task (2025)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Kathleen McGinty

Sovereign
Sovereign (2025)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lesley Anne

Sardinia
Sardinia (2024)

as Judith

A Town Called Malice
A Town Called Malice (2023)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Mint Ma Lord

Sprung
Sprung (2022)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Barb

The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Intake Officer K. Faraday

Mass
Mass (2021)
GoodWatch score 83

as Gail

Genera+ion
Genera+ion (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Megan

Pitch Black Panacea
Pitch Black Panacea (2020)
GoodWatch score 63

as Amy (voice)

2010s

18 titles ยท average score 71
Frozen II
Frozen II (2019)
GoodWatch score 71

as Yelena (voice)

Minecraft: Story Mode
Minecraft: Story Mode (2018)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Olivia (voice)

Honey Bee
Honey Bee (2018)
GoodWatch score 77

as Louise

Hello Again
Hello Again (2017)
GoodWatch score 38

as Ruth

Brockmire
Brockmire (2017)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Shirley

The Real O'Neals
The Real O'Neals (2016)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Eileen O'Neal

Younger
Younger (2015)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Cheryl Sussman

The Blacklist
The Blacklist (2013)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Dr. Sharon Fulton

Company
Company (2011)
GoodWatch score 73

as Sarah

Raising Hope
Raising Hope (2010)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Virginia Chance

Small Town Murder Songs
Small Town Murder Songs (2010)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sam

Remember Me
Remember Me (2010)
GoodWatch score 50

as Alyssa Craig's Mom (uncredited)

2000s

12 titles ยท average score 66
The Good Wife
The Good Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Patti Nyholm

Marvelous
Marvelous (2008)

as Gwen

Fringe
Fringe (2008)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Sheriff Ann Mathis

Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno (2007)
GoodWatch score 64

as Celia / Lobbyist Singer / Lizzie Borden (voice)

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Pam Michaelson

Medium
Medium (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Rosemary Widdick

Surface
Surface (2005)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Mr. Big

Hair High
Hair High (2004)
GoodWatch score 59

as Miss Crumbles (voice)

Karen Sisco
Karen Sisco (2003)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Hack
Hack (2002)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Louise O'Connor

The Sleepy Time Gal
The Sleepy Time Gal (2001)
GoodWatch score 61

as Rebecca

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Jo Gage

1990s

26 titles ยท average score 58
Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Stephanie (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Claire Rinato

Pecker
Pecker (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

as Tina

Music from Another Room
Music from Another Room (1998)
GoodWatch score 51

as Karen Swan

The Defenders: Taking the First
The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)

as MJ Preston

Eye of God
Eye of God (1997)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ainsley DuPree

I Shot Andy Warhol
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

as Stevie

The Beans of Egypt, Maine
The Beans of Egypt, Maine (1994)
GoodWatch score 56

as Earlene Pomerleau

Daybreak
Daybreak (1993)
GoodWatch score 47

as Laurie

Josh & S.A.M.
Josh & S.A.M. (1993)
GoodWatch score 40

as Alison (The Liberty Maid)

Samantha
Samantha (1992)
GoodWatch score 50

as Samantha

Stanley & Iris
Stanley & Iris (1990)
GoodWatch score 44

as Kelly King

1980s

12 titles ยท average score 65
Silence Like Glass
Silence Like Glass (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

as Claudia Jacoby

Parenthood
Parenthood (1989)
GoodWatch score 79

as Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins

Running on Empty
Running on Empty (1988)
GoodWatch score 75

as Lorna Phillips

Another Woman
Another Woman (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

as Laura

Stars & Bars
Stars & Bars (1988)
GoodWatch score 45

as Bryant

Shy People
Shy People (1987)
GoodWatch score 65

as Grace

The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

as Emily Spellgood

The Goonies
The Goonies (1985)
GoodWatch score 74

as Stef

The River Rat
The River Rat (1984)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jonsy

Family Ties
Family Ties (1982)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Jessie Blake

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Earlene Pomerleau

Rollover
Rollover (1981)
GoodWatch score 45

as Fewster's Older Daughter