Biography of Martha Plimpton -

Martha Plimpton (born November 16, 1970) was born
from Hollywood blood with parents Keith Carradine
and Shelley Plimpton. 

She began her career in the 1980s in the film The
River Rat. After her part in the cult classic The
Goonies she built up a reputation for being able
to play rebellious tomboys, appearing in such
films as Shy People, Silence Like Glass and Stars
and Bars (movie)|Stars and Bars. In the film The
Mosquito Coast she met boyfriend River Phoenix,
whom she later left because of his drug use. 

In the 1990s she developed a reputation for being
a very professional actor|actress, taking many
smaller roles in mainstream films like Beautiful
Girls and in films like 200 Cigarettes and John
Waters' Pecker. She was the lead in a short-run
television show on Home Box Office|HBO called The
Defenders (TV)|The Defenders. As of 2002 she
continues to perform in films while pursing stage
acting with The Steppenwolf Theater Company (most
notably in Hedda Gabler). She was also nominated
for a 2002 Emmy Award for best guest actress in a
drama series.

==External links==
*http://wikiquote.org/wiki/Martha_Plimpton
Wikiquotes of Martha Plimpton
*imdb name|id=0000588|name=Martha Plimpton
*http://www.marthaplimpton.com "The Web's Only
(Un)Official Martha Plimpton Web Site"

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Biography of Martha Plimpton -