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Amanda Plummer

Amanda Plummer

Actor, also writer · Born March 23, 1957 (69) · New York City, New York, USA

Amanda Michael Plummer (born March 23, 1957) is an American actress. Plummer was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of actors Tammy Grimes and Christopher Plummer. Plummer attended Middlebury College in Vermont and acting classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. Early in life, her interest was in riding and tending to horses on the East Coast and in Ireland. Plummer began appearing in small to mid size roles in television and films in the early 1980s. Her first successes came from her stage work. She made her Broadway debut as Josephine in the 1981 revival of A Taste of Honey. She won a Tony Award nomination and Theatre World Award for her portrayal. The following year, she won a Tony Award for Featured Actress and a Drama Desk Award for her portrayal of Sister Agnes in the play Agnes of God. Following her successes on the stage, Plummer began appearing in major roles on television and in film. One of her most recognized appearances was on L.A. Law as Alice Hackett, a developmentally disabled girlfriend of Benny Stulwitz, played by Larry Drake, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination. Two other well-known roles were Yolanda (a.k.a. "Honey Bunny") in Pulp Fiction and Rose in So I Married An Axe Murderer. Her film roles have been described as "spooky, kooky, half-mad characters."

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Born
March 23, 1957 (69)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
67 on Motif · 109 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 11% in 30 days

What are Amanda Plummer's films like?

Across their 48 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
22%
Survival
21%
Bonds
18%
Morality
16%
Society
13%
Ideas
6%
Power
4%
Survival10 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation9 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 20 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 27 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 19 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 10

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 33 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 23 · Heavy 14

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 18 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 13

Roles they play

22 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 22 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 22
Mentor
5 of 22
Shadow
4 of 22
Hero
3 of 22
Trickster
1 of 22
Shapeshifter
1 of 22
Threshold guardian
1 of 22
Herald
1 of 22
Show the 22 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
33
Melancholic
25
Contemplative
17
Dread
10
Absurd
9
Other
37

How their films linger

Thought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous18

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Amanda Plummer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 67 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Amanda Plummer's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

109 credits, 67 with a Motif page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Unwinding (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    as Charlotte Hoffman

  • Run(2025)

    Associate Producer · as Anna

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Mastermind(2025)

    as Louise

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Showing Up(2022)

    as Dorothy

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Night Raiders(2021)

    as Roberta

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Ratched(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Louise

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Picard(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Captain Vadic

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Momster (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Momster

  • We Are Boats(2018)

    as Jimmie

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Young Man With High Potential (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Ketura Stantz

  • Spiral Farm(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Freaks of Nurture (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as The Mother

  • Bird (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sam

  • The Dancer(2016)

    as Lili

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Honeyglue (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Alice

  • Reversion(2015)

    as Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Strangely in Love(2014)

    as Sister Sarah

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire(2013)

    as Wiress

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Tracy Solobotkin

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Abigail Harm(2012)

    as Abigail Harm

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • I Have to Buy New Shoes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Joanne

  • Small Apartments(2012)

    as Mrs. Ballisteri

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Sophomore (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Miss Hutz

  • Vampire(2011)

    as Helga

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Ketel - Der Schatten von Neukölln (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Louise

  • 1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Nora

  • Girlfriend(2010)

    as Celeste

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Making of Plus One(2010)

    Writer · as Kim Owens - the production accountant

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf(2009)

    as Lady in the Car

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • First Time Long Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Maggie

  • Affinity(2008)

    as Miss Ridley

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Red(2008)

    as Mrs. Doust

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Inconceivable (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Lesley Banks

  • Phineas and Ferb(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Poofenplotz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Satan's Little Helper(2004)

    as Merrill Whooly

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Battlestar Galactica(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Oracle

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Mimic: Sentinel(2003)

    as Simone Montrose

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Cruelest Day (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Karin, giornalista

  • My Life Without Me(2003)

    as Laurie

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Ken Park(2002)

    as Claude's Mother

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits: The New Series - Time Travel and Infinity (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Dr. Theresa Givens

  • Shadow Realm(2002)

    as Prof. Tracy

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Triggermen(2002)

    as Penny Archer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • For the People (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth Wright

  • Get a Clue(2002)

    as Miss Dawson

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Gray in Between(2002)

    as Jalyn

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Seven Days to Live(2000)

    as Ellen Shaw

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Million Dollar Hotel(2000)

    as Vivien

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Apartment Complex (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Miss Chenille

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Miranda Cole

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • 8 ½ Women(1999)

    as Beryl

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • L.A. Without a Map(1998)

    as Red Pool Owner

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • October 22 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Denise

  • You Can Thank Me Later(1998)

    as Susan Cooperberg

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Hysteria (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Myrna Malloy

  • A Simple Wish(1997)

    as Boots

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Hercules(1997)

    as Clotho (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • American Perfekt(1997)

    as Sandra

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Drunks (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Shelley

  • Under The Piano (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    as Franny Basilio

  • Dead Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    as Frieda

  • Dark Skies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Freeway(1996)

    as Ramona Lutz

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Don't Look Back(1996)

    as Bridget

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Right to Remain Silent(1996)

    as Paulina Marcos

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Vampyre Wars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • The Final Cut(1995)

    as Rothstein

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Prophecy(1995)

    as Rachael

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Butterfly Kiss(1995)

    as Eunice

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Theresa Givens

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Pulp Fiction(1994)

    as Honey Bunny

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Nostradamus(1994)

    as Catherine De Medici

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Duckman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Princess Fallopia (voice)

  • Pax (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    as Franny

  • Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Cara Clausen

  • Needful Things(1993)

    as Nettie Cobb

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Last Light(1993)

    as Lillian Burke

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • So I Married an Axe Murderer(1993)

    as Rose Michaels

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Sands of Time(1992)

    as Sister Graciella

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Phone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Persimmon

  • Miss Rose White (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Lusia

  • Freejack(1992)

    as Nun

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Lounge People (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Sabrina

  • The Fisher King(1991)

    as Lydia

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Hidden Room (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah Cole

  • Gryphon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    as Miss Ferenczi

  • Kojak: None So Blind(1990)

    as Phyllis

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Joe Versus the Volcano(1990)

    as Dagmar

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • True Blue (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 13 episodes · as Susan Lizar

  • The Story of the Dancing Frog (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Peggy

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Prisoners of Inertia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    as Sam

  • Made in Heaven(1987)

    as Wiley Foxx

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Courtship (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    as Laura Vaughn

  • Riders to the Sea (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    as Kathleen

  • L.A. Law(1986)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alice Hackett

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Static (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Julia Purcell

  • The Equalizer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Jill O'Connor

  • Moonlighting(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Jackie Wilbourne

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Screen Two (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Eunice

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Lisa Madsen

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Dollmaker(1984)

    as Mamie

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Hotel New Hampshire(1984)

    as Miss Miscarriage

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Daniel(1983)

    as Susan Isaacson

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The World According to Garp(1982)

    as Ellen James

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam

  • Cattle Annie and Little Britches(1980)

    as Cattle Annie

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Lusia

  • The Dream of the Guest (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Mary

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 109 titles, 108 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

Pulp Fiction (1994)

$214M worldwide

Highest rated

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19512026

Peak 1994 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 7 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting109 of 109: 108 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thProducing1 of 109: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s19 · acting1990s40 · acting2000s20 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s7 · 7 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 5% of 37 roles
819196010616

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Amanda Plummer's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 56; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 67 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 67 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed29

Most divisive · actor, producer

Run (2025)

93rd percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 39 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Amanda Plummer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles30–91 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles32–67 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles55–92 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles37–85 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles30–81 · median 74 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Amanda Plummer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Amanda Plummer's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eric Stoltz shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles