Martha Plimpton
Biography
Martha Campbell 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".
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Parenthood
as Julie Buckman-Lampkin Higgins
1989
The Mosquito Coast
as Emily Spellgood
1986
Another Woman
as Laura
1988
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Jane Grant
1994
Pecker
as Tina
1998
I Shot Andy Warhol
as Stevie
1996
The Goonies
as Stef
1985
200 Cigarettes
as Monica
1999
Eye of God
as Ainsley DuPree
1997
Rollover
as Fewster's Older Daughter
1981
Daybreak
as Laurie
1993
The River Rat
as Jonsy
1984
Music from Another Room
as Karen Swan
1998
Running on Empty
as Lorna Phillips
1988
Josh & S.A.M.
as Alison (The Liberty Maid)
1993
Shy People
as Grace
1987
Small Town Murder Songs
as Sam
2010
My Life's in Turnaround
as Herself
1994
Colin Fitz
as Ann
1997
Remember Me
as Alyssa Craig's Mom (uncredited)
2010
TV Appearances
Medium
as Rosemary Widdick
2005
Family Ties
as Jessie Blake
1982
Karen Sisco
2003
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Claire Rinato
1999
Surface
as Mr. Big
2005
Genera+ion
as Megan
2021
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jo Gage
2001
7th Heaven
as Venus
1996
ER
as Meg Corwin
1994
Hack
as Louise O'Connor
2002
Brockmire
as Shirley
2017
How to Make It in America
2010