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My Take
Martha Plimpton is my favorite kind of success story: the child actor who chose craft over celebrity and won. After The Goonies made her a familiar face, she could have chased teen stardom; instead she built a stage career serious enough to earn three Tony nominations, then collected an Emmy almost casually for guest work. There is a flinty New York intelligence in everything she does, the air of someone who would rather be good than famous. In an industry that burns through young actresses, Plimpton's four-decade run feels like quiet defiance, and I find her durability more impressive than most stars' peaks.
Overview
Martha Plimpton (born November 16, 1970) is an American actress. She started her career as a teen actress in film before transitioning to adult roles on stage and screen. She has received several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for three Tony Awards.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Martha Plimpton
- Name (Japanese)
- マーサ・プリンプトン
- Reading
- まーさ・ぷりんぷとん
- Born
- November 16, 1970 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dog
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / stage actor / singer / model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.