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Jeremy Northam
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Born: Dec 1, 1961
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She has show biz in her blood. Martha Plimpton was born November
16, 1970, in New York City to two actors: Keith Carradine and
Shelley Plimpton ("Alice's Restaurant"). Martha began her career at
age 8, when her mom had a friend of hers, composer Elizabeth
Swados, enroll her in an actors' workshop. At age 10, she got a
small part in "Rollover" (1981), and Martha also made a series of
Calvin Klein commercials. Martha's first substantial film role was
as a tomboy in "The River Rat"; the following year, Steven
Spielberg cast her in "The Goonies" (1985). Martha met River
Phoenix while they were both filming "The Mosquito Coast" (1986).
Since she was only 15 at the time, she did not date River Phoenix
at first. Even though Martha had a small part in the movie, it
established her as a serious actress. Martha would appear in movies
such as the screwball comedy "Stars and Bars"; that same year she
was paired again with River Phoenix in "Running on Empty" (1988).
They dated a while and then broke up; however his beliefs in PETA
(People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and being a strict
vegetarian are still with Martha today. Martha has also dated other
actors such as Christian Slater, and for a while was engaged to
actor Jon Patrick Walker. As if making movies didn't keep her busy
enough, Martha frequently worked at theaters and made her Chicago
debut w...[MORE]
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Jeremy Northam Nude and Sexy
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