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Margo Martindale

Margo Martindale

Acting July 18, 1951 (75 years old) Jacksonville, Texas, USA

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.

Movies 82

Cars 3 6.9

Cars 3

as Louise Nash (voice)

2017
Practical Magic 6.8

Practical Magic

as Linda Bennett

1998
Million Dollar Baby 8.0

Million Dollar Baby

as Earline Fitzgerald

2004
Orphan 7.0

Orphan

as Dr. Browning

2009
Instant Family 7.5

Instant Family

as Sandy Wagner

2018
The Firm 6.8

The Firm

as Nina Huff

1993
Downsizing 5.4

Downsizing

as Woman on Shuttle

2017
Sabrina 6.2

Sabrina

as Nurse

1995
Days of Thunder 6.4

Days of Thunder

as Donna

1990
Cocaine Bear 6.0

Cocaine Bear

as Ranger Liz

2023
The Hours 7.2

The Hours

as Mrs. Latch

2002
The Twits 5.8

The Twits

as Credenza Twit (voice)

2025
Uncle Frank 7.3

Uncle Frank

as Mammaw

2020
Dead Man Walking 7.3

Dead Man Walking

as Sister Colleen

1995
Paris Je T'aime 6.8

Paris Je T'aime

as Carol (14ème arrondissement)

2006
August: Osage County 6.9

August: Osage County

as Mattie Fae Aiken

2013
Heaven Is for Real 6.8

Heaven Is for Real

as Nancy Rawling

2014
Hannah Montana: The Movie 6.6

Hannah Montana: The Movie

as Ruby

2009
The Rocketeer 6.5

The Rocketeer

as Millie

1991
Beautiful Creatures 6.1

Beautiful Creatures

as Delphine Duchannes

2013
Twilight 6.1

Twilight

as Gloria Lamar

1998
The Kitchen 6.1

The Kitchen

as Helen O'Carroll

2019
Secretariat 7.4

Secretariat

as Miss Ham

2010
28 Days 6.2

28 Days

as Betty

2000
Mother's Day 6.0

Mother's Day

as Flo

2016
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story 6.6

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

as Ma Cox

2007
Ride with the Devil 6.3

Ride with the Devil

as Wilma Brown

1999
The Death and Life of Bobby Z 6.2

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

as Macy

2007
Proof of Life 6.1

Proof of Life

as Ivy

2000
Marvin's Room 6.7

Marvin's Room

as Charlotte Samit

1996
The Human Stain 6.0

The Human Stain

as Psychologist

2003
Wedding Daze 5.7

Wedding Daze

as Betsy

2006
Stop-Loss 6.1

Stop-Loss

as Senator's Secretary (voice)

2008
The Boss 5.8

The Boss

as Sister Aluminata

2016
Nobody's Fool 6.9

Nobody's Fool

as Birdy

1994
The Hollars 6.3

The Hollars

as Sally Hollar

2016
Table 19 5.9

Table 19

as Freda Eckberg

2017
Lorenzo's Oil 7.1

Lorenzo's Oil

as Wendy Gimble

1992
Ghosts of Mississippi 6.6

Ghosts of Mississippi

as Clara Mayfield

1996
The Savages 6.9

The Savages

as Roz

2007
Blow the Man Down 6.2

Blow the Man Down

as Enid Nora Devlin

2019
Feast of Love 6.2

Feast of Love

as Mrs. Maggarolian

2007
Management 5.3

Management

as Trish

2009
It's All About Love 5.4

It's All About Love

as Betsy

2003
Iron Jawed Angels 6.8

Iron Jawed Angels

as Harriot Blatch

2004
Wilson 6.0

Wilson

as Alta

2017
In Dreams 5.5

In Dreams

as Nurse Floyd

1999
Win Win 6.8

Win Win

as Eleanor

2011
Main Street 4.6

Main Street

as Myrtle Parker

2010
Eye of God 5.9

Eye of God

as Dorothy

1997
The Laramie Project 6.2

The Laramie Project

as Trish Steger

2002
Rocket Science 6.2

Rocket Science

as Coach Lumbly

2007
...First Do No Harm 6.8

...First Do No Harm

as Marjean

1997
Rails & Ties 6.5

Rails & Ties

as Judy Neasy

2007
Family Squares 4.1

Family Squares

as Diane

2022
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea 6.7

My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea

as Mrs. Brinson (voice)

2016
Critical Care 6.2

Critical Care

as Constance 'Connie' Potter

1997
Silver Bells 5.5

Silver Bells

as Mrs. Quinn

2005
An Unexpected Love 5.0

An Unexpected Love

as Maggie

2003
The Best Thief in the World 4.6

The Best Thief in the World

as Miss Mason

2004
Superheroes 5.3

Superheroes

as Ben's Mother

2007
The Winning Season 6.3

The Winning Season

as Donna

2009
Sophie and the Rising Sun 6.7

Sophie and the Rising Sun

as Anne Morrison

2016
Earthly Possessions 6.0

Earthly Possessions

as Libby

1999
Lazy Susan 4.5

Lazy Susan

as Mary

2020
Showing Up 9.2

Showing Up

as Self

2014
Golden Years 5.8

Golden Years

as Thelma

1991
Bluebird 5.7

Bluebird

as Crystal

2014
Just Picture It

Just Picture It

Sonny Lovejoy

Sonny Lovejoy

as Gigi

Plainsong 7.2

Plainsong

as Mrs. Beckman

2004
Scalene 4.6

Scalene

as Janice Trimble

2011
The Long Haul

The Long Haul

2026
Mo 7.3

Mo

as Pam

2007
What Girls Learn 6.9

What Girls Learn

as Lainey

2001
Out There 5.3

Out There

as Jen

2006
Once Again 7.0

Once Again

as Debbie Lupino

1987
The Child Saver 7.5

The Child Saver

as Alma

1988
La Soga 5.1

La Soga

as Flannigan

2009
14e Arrondissement

14e Arrondissement

as Carol

2006
Forged 6.0

Forged

as Dianne

2010
Emma and Elvis 10.0

Emma and Elvis

as Jenny

1992

TV Shows 48

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Rita Gabler

1999
Person of Interest 8.1

Person of Interest

as Barbara Russell

2011
Law & Order 7.3

Law & Order

as Ms. Best

1990
Dexter 8.2

Dexter

as Camilla

2006
Suits 8.2

Suits

as Nell Sawyer

2011
The Good Wife 7.6

The Good Wife

as Ruth Eastman

2009
Medium 7.5

Medium

as Catherine

2005
New Girl 7.4

New Girl

as Bonnie

2011
BoJack Horseman 8.5

BoJack Horseman

as Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice)

2014
Homicide: Life on the Street 8.1

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Verna Henderson

1993
Dark Matter 7.8

Dark Matter

as Laurel

2024
The Americans 7.9

The Americans

as Claudia

2013
DuckTales 7.9

DuckTales

as Ma Beagle (voice)

2017
Justified 8.0

Justified

as Mags Bennett

2010
The Good Fight 7.5

The Good Fight

as Ruth Eastman

2017
All's Fair 5.0

All's Fair

as Gloria Bloom

2025
American Crime Story 7.6

American Crime Story

as Lucianne Goldberg

2016
Masters of Sex 7.1

Masters of Sex

as Miss Horchow

2013
New York Undercover 7.3

New York Undercover

as Nurse Warner

1994
Sneaky Pete 7.5

Sneaky Pete

as Audrey Bernhardt

2015
Poker Face 7.4

Poker Face

as Dr. Hamm

2023
Rachael Ray 5.1

Rachael Ray

2006
Ed 7.7

Ed

as Amanda Myers

2000
Your Honor 8.0

Your Honor

as Elizabeth Guthrie

2020
Smash 6.4

Smash

as Miriam Abramson

2012
Harry's Law 7.5

Harry's Law

as Gina Powell

2011
Doctor Odyssey 6.5

Doctor Odyssey

as Mother of the Bride

2024
Hung 6.5

Hung

as Molly

2009
The Millers 5.8

The Millers

as Carol Miller

2013
The Riches 6.9

The Riches

as Nina Burns

2007
The Watcher 7.0

The Watcher

as Mo

2022
Mrs. America 7.3

Mrs. America

as Bella Abzug

2020
100 Centre Street 8.2

100 Centre Street

as Michelle Grande

2001
The Act 7.6

The Act

as Emma Blanchard

2019
Mercy 5.8

Mercy

2009
Lonesome Dove 7.9

Lonesome Dove

as Buffalo Heiffer

1989
BrainDead 7.3

BrainDead

as Dr. Joanne Alaimo

2016
Mrs. Davis 6.8

Mrs. Davis

as Mother Superior

2023
A Gifted Man 6.4

A Gifted Man

as Rita Perkins-Hall

2011
Golden Years 6.3

Golden Years

as Thelma

1991
The Chicken Sisters 7.6

The Chicken Sisters

as Narrator

2024
Snoops 7.5

Snoops

as Hannah Larson

1999
The Sticky 7.2

The Sticky

as Ruth Landry

2024
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mrs. Beckman

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mrs. Quinn

1951
Dark Matter: The Official Podcast

Dark Matter: The Official Podcast

as Self

2026
A Girl Thing 5.3

A Girl Thing

as May

2001
The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

as Mrs. Manson-Mingott

2027

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