Martha Plimpton

Martha Plimpton (born Martha Carradine on November 16, 1970 in New York City) was born with showbiz blood with actor parents Keith Carradine and Shelley Plimpton.

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November 16 - 1970 - New York City - Keith Carradine

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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. In the film The Mosquito Coast, which starred Harrison Ford and Dame Helen Mirren, she met her then-boyfriend, the now-deceased River Phoenix, whom she later left, presciently, because of his drug use.

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The Goonies - Tomboy - The Mosquito Coast - Harrison Ford - Helen Mirren - River Phoenix - Drug

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In the 1990s she developed a reputation for being a very professional 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 HBO called The Defenders.

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Actress - Beautiful Girls - 200 Cigarettes - John Waters - Pecker - HBO - The Defenders

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As of 2002 she continues to perform in films while pursing stage acting with The Steppenwolf Theater Company (most notably in Hedda Gabler).

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2002 - Hedda Gabler

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She was also nominated for a 2002 Emmy Award for best guest actress in a drama series (Law and Order).

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2002 - Emmy Award - Law and Order

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