Martha Plimpton lived in the same rent-stabilized, Upper West Side, apartment building for the first four decades of her life. In 2013, the actress decided that it was time to buy her first home. She was 42.
A 1980s icon known for her roles in Hollywood classics such as “The Goonies,” “Parenthood” and “The Mosquito Coast,” Ms. Plimpton, 55, spent the early aughts working as a New York stage actress in prestigious productions, including “The Coast of Utopia” at Lincoln Center Theater, for which she earned a Drama Desk Award.
But, in 2010, Ms. Plimpton’s accountant told her that she had $300 to to her name despite being a three-time Tony nominee and Obie winner. So, Ms. Plimpton segued into a television career. She earned an Emmy nomination for her role in “Raising Hope,” a black comedy on Fox that began airing in 2010. Her success allowed Ms. Plimpton to purchase her three-story Victorian home in Prospect Lefferts Gardens for $1.35 million and complete a gut renovation.
