Margo Martindale

Margo Martindale

Birthdate
July 18, 1951 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Jacksonville, Texas, USA
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
July 18, 1951 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Jacksonville, Texas, USA
Known For
Acting

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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Margo Martindale's LGBTQ+ Titles

Instant Family
Instant Family
Sandy Wagner
Uncle Frank
Uncle Frank
Mammaw
The Hours
The Hours
Mrs. Latch
The Laramie Project
The Laramie Project
Trish Steger

Acting (117)

The Twits as (voice)
2024
The Sticky as Ruth Landry (6 episodes)
2024
Doctor Odyssey as Mother of the Bride (1 episode)
2024
The Chicken Sisters as Narrator (8 episodes)
2023
Mrs. Davis as Mother Superior (3 episodes)
2023
Cocaine Bear as Ranger Liz
2022
The Watcher as Mo (7 episodes)
2022
Family Squares
2020
Your Honor as Elizabeth Guthrie (9 episodes)
2020
Uncle Frank as Mammaw
2020
Mrs. America as Bella Abzug (9 episodes)
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 (1 episode)
2018
Instant Family as Sandy Wagner
2017
Downsizing as Woman on Shuttle
2017
DuckTales as Ma Beagle (voice) (8 episodes)
2017
Cars 3 as Louise 'Barnstormer' Nash (voice)
2017
Wilson as Alta
2017
Table 19 as Freda Eckberg
2017
The Good Fight as Ruth Eastman (4 episodes)
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 (1 episode)
2016
Mother's Day as Flo
2016
The Boss as Sister Aluminata
2016
American Crime Story as Lucianne Goldberg (10 episodes)
2016
Sophie and the Rising Sun as Anne Morrison
2015
Sneaky Pete as Audrey Bernhardt (30 episodes)
2014
BoJack Horseman as Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice) (8 episodes)
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 (34 episodes)
2013
Masters of Sex as Miss Horchow (1 episode)
2013
Beautiful Creatures as Delphine Duchannes
2013
The Americans as Claudia (34 episodes)
2012
Smash as Miriam Abramson (1 episode)
2011
A Gifted Man as Rita Perkins-Hall (16 episodes)
2011
Person of Interest as Barbara Russell (1 episode)
2011
New Girl as Bonnie (1 episode)
2011
Suits as Nell Sawyer (1 episode)
2011
Scalene as Janice Trimble
2011
Win Win as Eleanor
2010
Main Street as Myrtle Parker
2010
Secretariat as Miss Ham
2010
Forged as Dianne
2010
Justified as Mags Bennett (10 episodes)
2009
Mercy (8 episodes)
2009
The Good Wife as Ruth Eastman (13 episodes)
2009
La Soga
2009
Orphan as Dr. Browning
2009
Hung as Molly (1 episode)
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
The Riches as Nina Burns (20 episodes)
2007
Rocket Science as Coach Lumbly
2007
Mo as Pam
2006
Dexter as Camilla (5 episodes)
2006
Rachael Ray (1 episode)
2006
Wedding Daze as Betsy
2006
Paris Je T'aime as Carol (14ème arrondissement)
2006
Out There as Jen
2005
Silver Bells as Mrs. Quinn
2005
Medium as Catherine (3 episodes)
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 (6 episodes)
2000
Proof of Life as Ivy
2000
Ed as Amanda Myers (1 episode)
2000
28 Days as Betty
1999
Ride with the Devil as Wilma Brown
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Rita Gabler (1 episode)
1999
Earthly Possessions as Libby
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 (1 episode)
1993
The Firm as Nina Huff
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street (1 episode)
1992
Lorenzo's Oil as Wendy Gimble
1992
Emma and Elvis as Jenny
1991
Golden Years as Thelma
1991
The Rocketeer as Millie
1990
Law & Order as Ms. Best (1 episode)
1990
Days of Thunder as Donna
1990
Days of Thunder as Racetrack timer
1989
Lonesome Dove as Buffalo Heiffer (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Beckman (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Quinn (1 episode)