Margo Martindale
Acting • Born 1951-07-18
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.
Filmography
128 credits
Million Dollar Baby
Movie • 2004
Earline Fitzgerald
Dead Man Walking
Movie • 1995
Sister Colleen
Paris Je T'aime
Movie • 2006
Carol (14ème arrondissement)
28 Days
Movie • 2000
Betty
The Human Stain
Movie • 2003
Psychologist
Orphan
Movie • 2009
Dr. Browning
Mo
Movie • 2007
Pam
Golden Years
Movie • 1991
Thelma
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Movie • 2007
Ma Cox
Nobody's Fool
Movie • 1994
Birdy
Wedding Daze
Movie • 2006
Betsy
Twilight
Movie • 1998
Gloria Lamar
It's All About Love
Movie • 2003
Betsy
Marvin's Room
Movie • 1996
Charlotte Samit
Rocket Science
Movie • 2007
Coach Lumbly
The Winning Season
Movie • 2009
Donna
La Soga
Movie • 2009
Flannigan
Iron Jawed Angels
Movie • 2004
Harriot Blatch
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Movie • 2009
Ruby
Secretariat
Movie • 2010
Miss Ham
Ghosts of Mississippi
Movie • 1996
Clara Mayfield
The Best Thief in the World
Movie • 2004
Miss Mason
Scalene
Movie • 2011
Janice Trimble
Beautiful Creatures
Movie • 2013
Delphine Duchannes
August: Osage County
Movie • 2013
Mattie Fae Aiken
Superheroes
Movie • 2007
Ben's Mother
Bluebird
Movie • 2014
Crystal
Emma and Elvis
Movie • 1992
Jenny
Showing Up
Movie • 2014
Self
Earthly Possessions
Movie • 1999
Libby
The Rocketeer
Movie • 1991
Millie
Plainsong
Movie • 2004
Mrs. Beckman
Win Win
Movie • 2011
Eleanor
Critical Care
Movie • 1997
Constance 'Connie' Potter
Main Street
Movie • 2010
Myrtle Parker
The Hollars
Movie • 2016
Sally Hollar
The Laramie Project
Movie • 2002
Trish Steger
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Movie • 2016
Mrs. Brinson (voice)
Out There
Movie • 2006
Jen
The Firm
Movie • 1993
Nina Huff
What Girls Learn
Movie • 2001
Lainey
Feast of Love
Movie • 2007
Mrs. Maggarolian
Silver Bells
Movie • 2005
Mrs. Quinn
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Movie • 2007
Macy
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Movie • 2016
Anne Morrison
Mother's Day
Movie • 2016
Flo
The Boss
Movie • 2016
Sister Aluminata
The Twits
Movie • 2025
Credenza Twit (voice)
Forged
Movie • 2010
Dianne
In Dreams
Movie • 1999
Nurse Floyd
Downsizing
Movie • 2017
Woman on Shuttle
The Savages
Movie • 2007
Roz
Stop-Loss
Movie • 2008
Senator's Secretary (voice)
Table 19
Movie • 2017
Freda Eckberg
Management
Movie • 2009
Trish
Cars 3
Movie • 2017
Louise Nash (voice)
An Unexpected Love
Movie • 2003
Maggie
Wilson
Movie • 2017
Alta
Sabrina
Movie • 1995
Nurse
Practical Magic
Movie • 1998
Linda Bennett
The Hours
Movie • 2002
Mrs. Latch
The Kitchen
Movie • 2019
Helen O'Carroll
Proof of Life
Movie • 2000
Ivy
Ride with the Devil
Movie • 1999
Wilma Brown
Instant Family
Movie • 2018
Sandy Wagner
Blow the Man Down
Movie • 2019
Enid Nora Devlin
Uncle Frank
Movie • 2020
Mammaw
Lorenzo's Oil
Movie • 1992
Wendy Gimble
Lazy Susan
Movie • 2020
Mary
...First Do No Harm
Movie • 1997
Marjean
Eye of God
Movie • 1997
Dorothy
Rails & Ties
Movie • 2007
Judy Neasy
Heaven Is for Real
Movie • 2014
Nancy Rawling
Days of Thunder
Movie • 1990
Donna
Family Squares
Movie • 2022
Diane
Cocaine Bear
Movie • 2023
Ranger Liz
14e Arrondissement
Movie • 2006
Carol
The Child Saver
Movie • 1988
Alma
Dead Letters
Movie
Just Picture It
Movie
Once Again
Movie • 1987
Debbie Lupino
Sonny Lovejoy
Movie
Gigi
Justified
TV • 2010
Mags Bennett
Ed
TV • 2000
Amanda Myers
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Rita Gabler
The Riches
TV • 2007
Nina Burns
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV • 1993
Verna Henderson
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Mrs. Beckman
American Crime Story
TV • 2016
Lucianne Goldberg
Mercy
TV • 2009
Your Honor
TV • 2020
Elizabeth Guthrie
The Sticky
TV • 2024
Ruth Landry
The Americans
TV • 2013
Claudia
A Gifted Man
TV • 2011
Rita Perkins-Hall
Mrs. Davis
TV • 2023
Mother Superior
The Millers
TV • 2013
Carol Miller
New Girl
TV • 2011
Bonnie
Person of Interest
TV • 2011
Barbara Russell
Sneaky Pete
TV • 2015
Audrey Bernhardt
Dexter
TV • 2006
Camilla
BrainDead
TV • 2016
Dr. Joanne Alaimo
BoJack Horseman
TV • 2014
Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice)
Hung
TV • 2009
Molly
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Ms. Best
DuckTales
TV • 2017
Ma Beagle (voice)
The Good Fight
TV • 2017
Ruth Eastman
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Mrs. Quinn
Suits
TV • 2011
Nell Sawyer
New York Undercover
TV • 1994
Nurse Warner
Masters of Sex
TV • 2013
Miss Horchow
Rachael Ray
TV • 2006
The Watcher
TV • 2022
Mo
Mrs. America
TV • 2020
Bella Abzug
Smash
TV • 2012
Miriam Abramson
Lonesome Dove
TV • 1989
Buffalo Heiffer
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Ruth Eastman
The Act
TV • 2019
Emma Blanchard
100 Centre Street
TV • 2001
Michelle Grande
Medium
TV • 2005
Catherine
The Chicken Sisters
TV • 2024
Narrator
Doctor Odyssey
TV • 2024
Mother of the Bride
Golden Years
TV • 1991
Thelma
Harry's Law
TV • 2011
Gina Powell
Poker Face
TV • 2023
Dr. Hamm
Snoops
TV • 1999
Hannah Larson
The Age of Innocence
TV
Mrs. Manson-Mingott
Prison Break
TV
Jessica Strand
A Girl Thing
TV • 2001
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