Plimpton has continued to land interesting roles that challenge her abilities. Ted Demme cast her as Michael Rapaport's fed-up girlfriend in "Beautiful Girls" while Mary Harron teamed her with Lili Taylor in "I Shot Andy Warhol" (both 1996). Perhaps Plimpton's most challenging role to date was Ainsley in Tim Blake Nelson's "Eye of God" (1997). The actress proved most effective as a trusting, love-starved young woman whose relationship with an ex-con forms the central story in the independent film. She followed with a turn in the romantic comedy-drama "Music From Another Room" (1998). In addition to her film work, Plimpton has frequently appeared on stage, including in Eric Bogosian's 1994 Off-Broadway play "subUrbia" and the 1996 Steppenwolf Theatre production of "The Libertine" opposite John Malkovich. More recently, she has appeared in the Showtime TV-movie "The Defenders: Payback" (1997), the first in a series of longforms based on the old TV show. Plimpton was cast as M.J. Preston, a former prosecutor and the granddaughter of Lawrence Preston (E.G. Marshall) who joins her grandfather's law firm.