Martha Plimpton

AKA:
Martha Campbell Plimpton
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
11/16/1970
Birthplace:
New York, New York
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biography
An effervescent, square-jawed blonde performer, Plimpton made her mark playing the estranged daughter of Tommy Lee Jones in "The River Rat" (1984) and gave a fine performance as the girlfriend of River Phoenix in Sidney Lumet's "Running on Empty" (1988). Her early roles as appealing tomboys in such films as "The Goonies" (1985) and "The Mosquito Coast" (1986) were reminiscent of Jodie Foster's persona of the 1970s. After "Running on Empty", the casually attractive Plimpton played the archetypal adolescent daughter with a rebellious strain in "Parenthood" (1989) and in "Samantha" (1992). She Continued
Credits
(TV Show)
2006-2006
Cast
2006
(TV Show)
2005-2005
Writer
2005
(TV Show)
2003-2003
Chelsea Wentworth
2003
(TV Show)
2003-2003
Louise O'Connor
2003
Monica
1999
Tina
1998
Ainsley Dupree
1997
Laurie
1996
Stevie
1996
Jan
1996
Bryant
1988
Lorna Phillips
1988
Stef
1985
Voice of Miss Crumbles
Julie
Emily Spellgood
Grace
Gwen
Co-Producer
Samantha Stigg
Earlene Pomerleau
milestones
Year
Milestone
1979 
Stage debut at age eight in "The Haggadah" at New York Public Theater
1981 
Made film acting debut in a bit part in "Rollover"
1982 
Appeared in a Calvin Klein jeans commercial at age 11
1983 
TV acting debut, "The Hand-Me-Down Kid"
1985 
First substantial film role, "The River Rat"
Continued