Margo Martindale
Actor
Born July 18, 1951 in Jacksonville, Texas, USA
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.
Filmography
The Long Haul
The Twits
Credenza Twit (voice)
The Sticky
Ruth Landry
Doctor Odyssey
Mother of the Bride
The Chicken Sisters
Narrator
Mrs. Davis
Mother Superior
Cocaine Bear
Ranger Liz
Poker Face
Dr. Hamm
The Watcher
Mo
Family Squares
Diane
Your Honor
Elizabeth Guthrie
Uncle Frank
Mammaw
Mrs. America
Bella Abzug
Lazy Susan
Mary
The Kitchen
Helen O'Carroll
Blow the Man Down
Enid Nora Devlin
The Act
Emma Blanchard
Instant Family
Sandy Wagner
Downsizing
Woman on Shuttle
DuckTales
Ma Beagle (voice)
Cars 3
Louise Nash (voice)
Wilson
Alta
Table 19
Freda Eckberg
The Good Fight
Ruth Eastman
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Mrs. Brinson (voice)
The Hollars
Sally Hollar
BrainDead
Dr. Joanne Alaimo
Mother's Day
Flo
The Boss
Sister Aluminata
American Crime Story
Lucianne Goldberg
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Anne Morrison
Sneaky Pete
Audrey Bernhardt
BoJack Horseman
Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice)
Heaven Is for Real
Nancy Rawling
Bluebird
Crystal
Showing Up
Self
August: Osage County
Mattie Fae Aiken
The Millers
Carol Miller
Masters of Sex
Miss Horchow
Beautiful Creatures
Delphine Duchannes
The Americans
Claudia
Smash
Miriam Abramson
A Gifted Man
Rita Perkins-Hall
Person of Interest
Barbara Russell
New Girl
Bonnie
Suits
Nell Sawyer
Scalene
Janice Trimble
Win Win
Eleanor
Harry's Law
Gina Powell
Main Street
Myrtle Parker
Secretariat
Miss Ham
Forged
Dianne
Justified
Mags Bennett
Mercy
The Good Wife
Ruth Eastman
La Soga
Flannigan
Orphan
Dr. Browning
Hung
Molly
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Ruby
Management
Trish
The Winning Season
Donna
Stop-Loss
Senator's Secretary (voice)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Ma Cox
The Savages
Roz
Superheroes
Ben's Mother
Feast of Love
Mrs. Maggarolian
Rails & Ties
Judy Neasy
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Macy
Mo
Pam
The Riches
Nina Burns
Rocket Science
Coach Lumbly
Dexter
Camilla
Rachael Ray
Wedding Daze
Betsy
Paris Je T'aime
Carol (14ème arrondissement)
Out There
Jen
14e Arrondissement
Carol
Silver Bells
Mrs. Quinn
Medium
Catherine
Million Dollar Baby
Earline Fitzgerald
Plainsong
Mrs. Beckman
Iron Jawed Angels
Harriot Blatch
The Best Thief in the World
Miss Mason
The Human Stain
Psychologist
An Unexpected Love
Maggie
It's All About Love
Betsy
The Hours
Mrs. Latch
The Laramie Project
Trish Steger
What Girls Learn
Lainey
A Girl Thing
May
100 Centre Street
Michelle Grande
Proof of Life
Ivy
Ed
Amanda Myers
28 Days
Betty
Earthly Possessions
Libby
Ride with the Devil
Wilma Brown
Snoops
Hannah Larson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Rita Gabler
In Dreams
Nurse Floyd
Practical Magic
Linda Bennett
Twilight
Gloria Lamar
Critical Care
Constance 'Connie' Potter
Eye of God
Dorothy
...First Do No Harm
Marjean
Ghosts of Mississippi
Clara Mayfield
Marvin's Room
Charlotte Samit
Dead Man Walking
Sister Colleen
Sabrina
Nurse
Nobody's Fool
Birdy
New York Undercover
Nurse Warner
The Firm
Nina Huff
Homicide: Life on the Street
Verna Henderson
Lorenzo's Oil
Wendy Gimble
Golden Years
Thelma
Golden Years
Thelma
The Rocketeer
Millie
Law & Order
Ms. Best
Days of Thunder
Donna
Lonesome Dove
Buffalo Heiffer
The Child Saver
Alma
Once Again
Debbie Lupino
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Beckman