I worship Martha Plimpton

Why? She's a tiresome narcissist. When she was in London in OTHER DESERT CITIES and then on Bway in A DELICATE BALANCE, she was loathed pretty much all round.

I have friends in common with her, and have known her since the mid 90s. She's just as fun as you'd imagine, and I adore her.

Yes she's fabulous, so funny. She stole every episode of The Good Wife she appeared in. Keith Carradine's daughter, the apple didn't fall far.

She’s like a less cunty Patti LuPone.

" 'Mary' is not a homosexual term, Tina."

Love her droll, sarcastic delivery!

She is fab! I hope she ends up on The Good Fight this season. Who says she is loathed in the Broadway community? She wouldn't have multiple Tony award nominations if that was the case

I am the same age as her and have seen her around the UWS for decades. She shops at this Gristedes on Bway. She looks down to earth.

Somebody needs to become best friends with her and tell us all her stories.

fugly and not distinctive as an actress - pretentious on top of that - hate her

She is a lot cuntier than PattiLu.

I love her, too. She was in last night’s season finale of Younger and was great as always,

I think she's done some good, interesting and varied work over many years. The recent FOX sitcom was a disappointment, but i think every actor needs that kind of income along the way. I loved her in the movie Pecker. "no balls on foreheads!"

Weird R1, I guess you must be doing the cunt-reply. I know her and have both worked with her (film) and have socialized with her, and no one I know has that opinion. She's wonderful.

I don't regret the recent sitcom, it proved she's pro-gay, which makes anyone more likable in my eyes.

Sort of a functional Amanda Plummer. Love her too.

One of my favorites. Never disappoints.

Love her, love everything about her, thinking of going as her for Halloween.

She should play Zelda Fitzgerald.

Raising Hope was a great sitcom. She and Garrett Dillahunt worked perfectly together. I hope they work together again on another project. Love this broad!

I actually have had dinner with her at Fred's on Amsterdam Ave in NY. We have a very close mutual friend and it was her birthday. As an aside, this friend had scheduled her wedding for her birthday several years before and was dumped after the invitations went out and she had already had an engagement party. Now, her birthday is eternally ruined because all she talks about on her birthday is getting dumped by her fiance. It actually is sort of funny. Back to Martha. she is unable to process any information or conversation that isn't about her. When she mentioned someone I had worked with, I said I really liked them. She shreeked and shouted "What is wrong with you?!". I told her the other person really liked her and she immediately backed down. In other words, she is a spineless cunt.

I enjoy being a cunt....just like you bitches

I wish we could summon her to Datalounge.

R21, loved her in Raising Hope. Was so bummed when that got axed. Enjoyed her singing & dancing with Colbert in Company, too.

Love her.......loved her appearance on "Bitter, Party of Five"

I'm still bummed they cancelled The Real O'Neals.

Just saw her yesterday on The Good Wife (an episode from season 2). Endlessly entertaining. Possibly the most unpredictable actress on the show, and they have a pretty good cast.

Love the story R22. Love to watch her in TV shows, would never want to spend time with her.

R25, count me in as one who enjoyed her performance in Company!

She reminds me of a girl I went to school with. I knew her on-and-off from the ages of 5 to 18. Anyway this is pretty much what she looks like now (alcohol). And she was a lot like that. It's very entertaining to watch on stage (she did theatre), it's miserable as a co-student. She had close to zero friends at school, actively seeked people off if that makes sense. She didn't make much sense actually. Constantly "angry" at everything.

She came from a privileged background and ended up with a government job in "Culture".

She still can't find people to like her and has gained a ton of weight.

[quote]She is a lot cuntier than PattiLu.

That's UNPOSSIBLE!

Met her. She goes to NYC pride and loves the gays.

Super fun chick and fabulous in person but takes absolutely zero shit from anyone.

I loved it when she guest starred on 7th Heaven as Venus and tries to date a clearly underage Tyler Hoechlin, who she thinks is a 20 something police officer.

I have to say the video I posted myself at R31 is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. I would go watch this woman on stage - row 10 or 12.

Her Twitter account is pretty great.

I liked in both both sitcoms. I think Raising Hope ran out of gas in season four.

I find that link that OP posted really irritating. Why was she whispering the lyrics?

Have you seen her on Younger? She plays quite a character on that.

My dress did not wave.

Always a delight, a special treat on “The Good Wife” and “How to Make It in America”.

She was wonderful in her one episode of Fringe many years back when she played the sheriff of a small town. She is a remarkably versatile actress.

Love Martha, especially on Raising Hope.

Would love to find a funny friend like her.

She lives three houses down from me in Brooklyn. Very nice lady.

For some odd reason, ever since I realized that she could sing, I've wanted her to play Mama Rose and Mrs. Lovett on stage.

I've told this story on DL before, but I've never seen a thread devoted to Martha so I'll tell it again:

I worked as an intern for a talent agency while in college in NYC. I was 21 yrs old. Martha, at 13, was a client. At that time, she was only known for her Calvin Klein commercial. She was very sweet when she'd come into the office, and she was just a normal kid. Not precocious or obnoxious, no self-entitlement. She'd hang out with me while waiting for appointments and we'd just shoot the shit. I worked there one year.

About 10 years later, long after her career had taken off, I recognized her on a NYC street. She was walking in my direction. We made eye contact and I smiled, but never assumed she'd remember me. Her eyes lit up, "Mike??!". I couldn't believe it. She was rushing to meet someone so we were only able to chat for a minute. But she gave me a big hug and went on her way.

I've been closely monitoring her career ever since.

Really cool story, thank you R45.

I loved her on Raising Hope too.

I really liked her on The Good Wife.

I loved her in Running on Empty. She had such great chemistry with River Phoenix.

Hated her when she first arrived on the scene. 13 year old model with show biz family? Excuse me while I roll my eyes. Tolerated her during her River years. Came to appreciate her around the time of Parenthood.

Finally I fell in love with her. Fantastic. One of my favorite moments was when she met Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at a red carpet event. Bedecked in her beautiful green beaded gown, she decided to introduce herself to him by turning around and bending over.

Love her.

I watched her in Shy People (1987) a couple of weeks ago: she and other good actors stuck with a wretched script. Skip this turkey.

I just passed her on the street here in London the other night. Apparently she is great friends with Patti LuPone -- who knew?

ewww

her odious presence spoils every thing she is in.

creepy

She should play Lucas Hedges’ mom

I’m with r50. I only started being a fan of hers in the past 10 years. Loved her sarcastic delivery in Raising Hope and The Good Wife.

I like her. Not enough to have watched her in a half-hour show, but I enjoyed her Good Wife character. And all of her various L&O appearances.

She stole that Pal Joey revival from Stockard Channing.

Watch two 30 minute episodes back-to-back, r56.

Raising Hope was hysterically funny. You know that had some good gays writing for that show. Martha nailed every line.

She was amazing in Pal Joey, I have such fond memories of seeing her in it.

OP, are you the same proto-aspergian defective that’s been femming it up with your cartoons and record covers? People are so sick of you

R61, I have no idea what you’re babbling about.