Margo Martindale

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Known For

Acting

Born

1951-07-18

Place of Birth

Jacksonville, Texas, USA

Margo Martindale

Biography

Margo Martindale (born July 18, 1951) is an American film, stage, and television actress. In 2011, she won an Emmy Award for her role as Mags Bennett on Justified. She has played supporting roles in several films, including The Hours, Million Dollar Baby as Hilary Swank's character's mother, The Firm, Lorenzo's Oil, Marvin's Room, The Savages, and Paris, je t'aime. She was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in 2004. Margo Martindale was born July 18, 1951, in Jacksonville, Texas, to parents William Everett and Margaret (Pruitt) Martindale. In addition to owning and operating a lumber company in Jacksonville, her father was known as a champion dog handler in Texas and throughout the southern United States. Margo was the youngest of three children and only daughter. Her oldest brother is professional golfer and golf course designer Billy Martindale. Middle child, brother Bobby Tim, died in 2004. Margo Martindale participated in golf, cheerleading and drama while in school and was crowned "Football Sweetheart" as well as "Miss Jacksonville High School 1969."  Following graduation from Jacksonville High School in 1969, Martindale attended Lon Morris College, then transferred to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. While at Michigan, she also did summer study at Harvard University, appearing onstage with future movie and TV stars Jonathan Frakes and Christopher Reeve. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margo Martindale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Acting History

2025
The Twits as Credenza Twit (voice)
2024
The Sticky as Ruth Landry
2024
Doctor Odyssey as Mother of the Bride
2024
The Chicken Sisters as Narrator
2023
Mrs. Davis as Mother Superior
2023
Cocaine Bear as Ranger Liz
2023
Poker Face as Dr. Hamm
2022
The Watcher as Mo
2022
Family Squares as Diane
2020
Your Honor as Elizabeth Guthrie
2020
Uncle Frank as Mammaw
2020
Mrs. America as Bella Abzug
2020
Lazy Susan as Mary
2019
The Kitchen as Helen O'Carroll
2019
Blow the Man Down as Enid Nora Devlin
2019
The Act as Emma Blanchard
2018
Instant Family as Sandy Wagner
2017
Downsizing as Woman on Shuttle
2017
DuckTales as Ma Beagle (voice)
2017
Cars 3 as Louise Nash (voice)
2017
Wilson as Alta
2017
Table 19 as Freda Eckberg
2017
The Good Fight as Ruth Eastman
2016
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea as Mrs. Brinson (voice)
2016
The Hollars as Sally Hollar
2016
BrainDead as Dr. Joanne Alaimo
2016
Mother's Day as Flo
2016
The Boss as Sister Aluminata
2016
American Crime Story as Lucianne Goldberg
2016
Sophie and the Rising Sun as Anne Morrison
2015
Sneaky Pete as Audrey Bernhardt
2014
BoJack Horseman as Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice)
2014
Heaven Is for Real as Nancy Rawling
2014
Bluebird as Crystal
2014
Showing Up as Self
2013
August: Osage County as Mattie Fae Aiken
2013
The Millers as Carol Miller
2013
Masters of Sex as Miss Horchow
2013
Beautiful Creatures as Delphine Duchannes
2013
The Americans as Claudia
2012
Smash as Miriam Abramson
2011
A Gifted Man as Rita Perkins-Hall
2011
Person of Interest as Barbara Russell
2011
New Girl as Bonnie
2011
Suits as Nell Sawyer
2011
Scalene as Janice Trimble
2011
Win Win as Eleanor
2011
Harry's Law as Gina Powell
2010
Main Street as Myrtle Parker
2010
Secretariat as Miss Ham
2010
Forged as Dianne
2010
Justified as Mags Bennett
2009
Mercy
2009
The Good Wife as Ruth Eastman
2009
La Soga as Flannigan
2009
Orphan as Dr. Browning
2009
Hung as Molly
2009
Hannah Montana: The Movie as Ruby
2009
Management as Trish
2009
The Winning Season as Donna
2008
Stop-Loss as Senator's Secretary (voice)
2007
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Ma Cox
2007
The Savages as Roz
2007
Superheroes as Ben's Mother
2007
Feast of Love as Mrs. Maggarolian
2007
Rails & Ties as Judy Neasy
2007
The Death and Life of Bobby Z as Macy
2007
Mo as Pam
2007
The Riches as Nina Burns
2007
Rocket Science as Coach Lumbly
2006
Dexter as Camilla
2006
Rachael Ray
2006
Wedding Daze as Betsy
2006
Paris Je T'aime as Carol (14ème arrondissement)
2006
Out There as Jen
2006
14e Arrondissement as Carol
2005
Silver Bells as Mrs. Quinn
2005
Medium as Catherine
2004
Million Dollar Baby as Earline Fitzgerald
2004
Plainsong as Mrs. Beckman
2004
Iron Jawed Angels as Harriot Blatch
2004
The Best Thief in the World as Miss Mason
2003
The Human Stain as Psychologist
2003
An Unexpected Love as Maggie
2003
It's All About Love as Betsy
2002
The Hours as Mrs. Latch
2002
The Laramie Project as Trish Steger
2001
What Girls Learn as Lainey
2001
A Girl Thing as May
2001
100 Centre Street as Michelle Grande
2000
Proof of Life as Ivy
2000
Ed as Amanda Myers
2000
28 Days as Betty
1999
Earthly Possessions as Libby
1999
Ride with the Devil as Wilma Brown
1999
Snoops as Hannah Larson
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Rita Gabler
1999
In Dreams as Nurse Floyd
1998
Practical Magic as Linda Bennett
1998
Twilight as Gloria Lamar
1997
Critical Care as Constance 'Connie' Potter
1997
Eye of God as Dorothy
1997
...First Do No Harm as Marjean
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi as Clara Mayfield
1996
Marvin's Room as Charlotte Samit
1995
Dead Man Walking as Sister Colleen
1995
Sabrina as Nurse
1994
Nobody's Fool as Birdy
1994
New York Undercover as Nurse Warner
1993
The Firm as Nina Huff
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
1992
Lorenzo's Oil as Wendy Gimble
1992
Emma and Elvis as Jenny
1991
Golden Years as Thelma
1991
Golden Years as Thelma
1991
The Rocketeer as Millie
1990
Law & Order as Ms. Best
1990
Days of Thunder as Donna
1989
Lonesome Dove as Buffalo Heiffer
1988
The Child Saver as Alma
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Beckman
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Quinn
Dead Letters
The Age of Innocence as Mrs. Manson-Mingott
Prison Break as Jessica Strand
Just Picture It