
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.
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Acting History
2025
The Twits as Credenza Twit (voice)
2024The Sticky as Ruth Landry
2024Doctor Odyssey as Mother of the Bride
2024The Chicken Sisters as Narrator
2023Mrs. Davis as Mother Superior
2023Cocaine Bear as Ranger Liz
2023Poker Face as Dr. Hamm
2022The Watcher as Mo
2022Family Squares as Diane
2020Your Honor as Elizabeth Guthrie
2020Uncle Frank as Mammaw
2020Mrs. America as Bella Abzug
2020Lazy Susan as Mary
2019The Kitchen as Helen O'Carroll
2019Blow the Man Down as Enid Nora Devlin
2019The Act as Emma Blanchard
2018Instant Family as Sandy Wagner
2017Downsizing as Woman on Shuttle
2017DuckTales as Ma Beagle (voice)
2017Cars 3 as Louise Nash (voice)
2017Wilson as Alta
2017Table 19 as Freda Eckberg
2017The Good Fight as Ruth Eastman
2016My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea as Mrs. Brinson (voice)
2016The Hollars as Sally Hollar
2016BrainDead as Dr. Joanne Alaimo
2016Mother's Day as Flo
2016The Boss as Sister Aluminata
2016American Crime Story as Lucianne Goldberg
2016Sophie and the Rising Sun as Anne Morrison
2015Sneaky Pete as Audrey Bernhardt
2014BoJack Horseman as Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice)
2014Heaven Is for Real as Nancy Rawling
2014Bluebird as Crystal
2014Showing Up as Self
2013August: Osage County as Mattie Fae Aiken
2013The Millers as Carol Miller
2013Masters of Sex as Miss Horchow
2013Beautiful Creatures as Delphine Duchannes
2013The Americans as Claudia
2012Smash as Miriam Abramson
2011A Gifted Man as Rita Perkins-Hall
2011Person of Interest as Barbara Russell
2011New Girl as Bonnie
2011Suits as Nell Sawyer
2011Scalene as Janice Trimble
2011Win Win as Eleanor
2011Harry's Law as Gina Powell
2010Main Street as Myrtle Parker
2010Secretariat as Miss Ham
2010Forged as Dianne
2010Justified as Mags Bennett
2009Mercy
2009The Good Wife as Ruth Eastman
2009La Soga as Flannigan
2009Orphan as Dr. Browning
2009Hung as Molly
2009Hannah Montana: The Movie as Ruby
2009Management as Trish
2009The Winning Season as Donna
2008Stop-Loss as Senator's Secretary (voice)
2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Ma Cox
2007The Savages as Roz
2007Superheroes as Ben's Mother
2007Feast of Love as Mrs. Maggarolian
2007Rails & Ties as Judy Neasy
2007The Death and Life of Bobby Z as Macy
2007Mo as Pam
2007The Riches as Nina Burns
2007Rocket Science as Coach Lumbly
2006Dexter as Camilla
2006Rachael Ray
2006Wedding Daze as Betsy
2006Paris Je T'aime as Carol (14ème arrondissement)
2006Out There as Jen
200614e Arrondissement as Carol
2005Silver Bells as Mrs. Quinn
2005Medium as Catherine
2004Million Dollar Baby as Earline Fitzgerald
2004Plainsong as Mrs. Beckman
2004Iron Jawed Angels as Harriot Blatch
2004The Best Thief in the World as Miss Mason
2003The Human Stain as Psychologist
2003An Unexpected Love as Maggie
2003It's All About Love as Betsy
2002The Hours as Mrs. Latch
2002The Laramie Project as Trish Steger
2001What Girls Learn as Lainey
2001A Girl Thing as May
2001100 Centre Street as Michelle Grande
2000Proof of Life as Ivy
2000Ed as Amanda Myers
200028 Days as Betty
1999Earthly Possessions as Libby
1999Ride with the Devil as Wilma Brown
1999Snoops as Hannah Larson
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Rita Gabler
1999In Dreams as Nurse Floyd
1998Practical Magic as Linda Bennett
1998Twilight as Gloria Lamar
1997Critical Care as Constance 'Connie' Potter
1997Eye of God as Dorothy
1997...First Do No Harm as Marjean
1996Ghosts of Mississippi as Clara Mayfield
1996Marvin's Room as Charlotte Samit
1995Dead Man Walking as Sister Colleen
1995Sabrina as Nurse
1994Nobody's Fool as Birdy
1994New York Undercover as Nurse Warner
1993The Firm as Nina Huff
1993Homicide: Life on the Street
1992Lorenzo's Oil as Wendy Gimble
1992Emma and Elvis as Jenny
1991Golden Years as Thelma
1991Golden Years as Thelma
1991The Rocketeer as Millie
1990Law & Order as Ms. Best
1990Days of Thunder as Donna
1989Lonesome Dove as Buffalo Heiffer
1988The Child Saver as Alma
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Beckman
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Quinn
—Dead Letters
—The Age of Innocence as Mrs. Manson-Mingott
—Prison Break as Jessica Strand
—Just Picture It









