Martha Plimpton

Martha Plimpton started as a teen film actress before building a career across stage, screen, and television. Her feature-film debut was a supporting role in the political thriller Rollover (1981), and she rose to prominence in the adventure film The Goonies (1985). She later appeared in The Mosquito Coast (1986), Shy People (1987), Running on Empty (1988), Parenthood (1989), Beautiful Girls (1996), Frozen 2 (2019), and Mass (2021). Born November 16, 1970, in the US, she is a Scorpio—a sign known for intensity and transformation—with a life-path number 8 that suggests material mastery and power. As an actor, she performs across film, television, and live theatre. On television, Plimpton took a recurring role on the legal drama The Good Wife (2009–2013), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award. She was further Emmy-nominated for her leading role as Virginia Chance in the Fox sitcom Raising Hope (2010–2014), and guest-starred in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2002). She starred in the ABC sitcom The Real O'Neals (2016–2017). On stage, she made her Broadway debut in Sixteen Wounded (2004). She was nominated for three consecutive Tony Awards for her performances in Tom Stoppard's The Coast of Utopia (2006–2007), Caryl Churchill's Top Girls (2007–2008), and the musical Pal Joey (2008–2009). She also appeared on Broadway in Shining City (2006–2007), Cymbeline (2007), and A Delicate Balance (2014). She is a member of the Carradine family.