"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."
"A living room features a fireplace, built-in bookshelves, and two plush white couches facing one another. In 2026, the actress will leave New York for London, where she's rented an apartment for years, but she wanted a final chance to share her 2,796-square-foot four-bedroom home before moving out. Ms. Plimpton lived there alone but friends frequently stayed in one of the home's three guest bedrooms."
Martha Plimpton spent the first four decades of her life in a rent-stabilized Upper West Side apartment before buying her first home in 2013 at age 42. A 1980s film actor and accomplished stage performer, she shifted to television after financial strain in 2010 and earned an Emmy nomination for Raising Hope. She purchased a three-story Victorian in Prospect Lefferts Gardens for $1.35 million and completed a gut renovation. The 2,796-square-foot house has four bedrooms, a fireplace with built-in bookshelves, three guest rooms, and a farmhouse chef's kitchen painted Benjamin Moore's Linen White. She plans to move to London in 2026.
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