Acting
116
Woman
18 Jul 1951 (73)
Jacksonville, Texas, USA
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Margo Martindale
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.
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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2024 | The Sticky | Ruth Landry |
2024 | The Chicken Sisters | Narrator |
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2023 | Cocaine Bear | Ranger Liz |
2023 | Mrs. Davis | Mother Superior |
2022 | The Watcher | Mo |
2022 | Family Squares | |
2020 | Your Honor | Elizabeth Guthrie |
2020 | Uncle Frank | Mammaw |
2020 | Mrs. America | Bella Abzug |
2020 | Lazy Susan | Mary |
2019 | The Act | Emma Blanchard |
2019 | The Kitchen | Helen O'Carroll |
2019 | Blow the Man Down | Enid Nora Devlin |
2018 | Instant Family | Sandy Wagner |
2017 | Cars 3 | Louise 'Barnstormer' Nash (voice) |
2017 | Downsizing | Woman on Shuttle |
2017 | Table 19 | Freda Eckberg |
2017 | Wilson | Alta |
2017 | The Good Fight | Ruth Eastman |
2017 | DuckTales | Ma Beagle (voice) |
2016 | The Boss | Sister Aluminata |
2016 | Mother's Day | Flo |
2016 | American Crime Story | Lucianne Goldberg |
2016 | The Hollars | Sally Hollar |
2016 | BrainDead | Dr. Joanne Alaimo |
2016 | My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea | Mrs. Brinson (voice) |
2016 | Sophie and the Rising Sun | Anne Morrison |
2015 | Sneaky Pete | Audrey Bernhardt |
2014 | BoJack Horseman | Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice) |
2014 | Heaven Is for Real | Nancy Rawling |
2014 | Bluebird | Crystal |
2014 | Showing Up | Self |
2013 | Beautiful Creatures | Delphine Duchannes |
2013 | August: Osage County | Mattie Fae Aiken |
2013 | The Americans | Claudia |
2013 | Masters of Sex | Miss Horchow |
2013 | The Millers | Carol Miller |
2012 | Smash | Miriam Abramson |
2011 | Suits | Nell Sawyer |
2011 | Person of Interest | Barbara Russell |
2011 | New Girl | Bonnie |
2011 | Win Win | Eleanor |
2011 | A Gifted Man | Rita Perkins-Hall |
2011 | Scalene | Janice Trimble |
2010 | Justified | Mags Bennett |
2010 | Secretariat | Miss Ham |
2010 | Main Street | Myrtle Parker |
2010 | Forged | Dianne |
2009 | Orphan | Dr. Browning |
2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Ruby |
2009 | The Good Wife | Ruth Eastman |
2009 | Management | Trish |
2009 | Hung | Molly |
2009 | The Winning Season | Donna |
2009 | Mercy | |
2009 | La Soga | |
2008 | Stop-Loss | Senator's Secretary (voice) |
2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Ma Cox |
2007 | The Savages | Roz |
2007 | The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Macy |
2007 | Feast of Love | Mrs. Maggarolian |
2007 | Rocket Science | Coach Lumbly |
2007 | Rails & Ties | Judy Neasy |
2007 | The Riches | Nina Burns |
2007 | Mo | Pam |
2007 | Superheroes | Ben's Mother |
2006 | Dexter | Camilla |
2006 | Paris Je T'aime | Carol (14ème arrondissement) |
2006 | Wedding Daze | Betsy |
2006 | Rachael Ray | |
2006 | Out There | Jen |
2005 | Medium | Catherine |
2005 | Silver Bells | Mrs. Quinn |
2004 | Million Dollar Baby | Earline Fitzgerald |
2004 | Iron Jawed Angels | Harriot Blatch |
2004 | The Best Thief in the World | Miss Mason |
2004 | Plainsong | Mrs. Beckman |
2003 | The Human Stain | Psychologist |
2003 | It's All About Love | Betsy |
2003 | An Unexpected Love | Maggie |
2002 | The Hours | Mrs. Latch |
2002 | The Laramie Project | Trish Steger |
2001 | A Girl Thing | May |
2001 | What Girls Learn | Lainey |
2001 | 100 Centre Street | Michelle Grande |
2000 | 28 Days | Betty |
2000 | Proof of Life | Ivy |
2000 | Ed | Amanda Myers |
1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Rita Gabler |
1999 | Ride with the Devil | Wilma Brown |
1999 | In Dreams | Nurse Floyd |
1999 | Earthly Possessions | Libby |
1998 | Practical Magic | Linda Bennett |
1998 | Twilight | Gloria Lamar |
1997 | Critical Care | Constance 'Connie' Potter |
1997 | ...First Do No Harm | Marjean |
1997 | Eye of God | Dorothy |
1996 | Marvin's Room | Charlotte Samit |
1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Clara Mayfield |
1995 | Dead Man Walking | Sister Colleen |
1995 | Sabrina | Nurse |
1994 | Nobody's Fool | Birdy |
1994 | New York Undercover | Nurse Warner |
1993 | The Firm | Nina Huff |
1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | |
1992 | Lorenzo's Oil | Wendy Gimble |
1992 | Emma and Elvis | Jenny |
1991 | The Rocketeer | Millie |
1991 | Golden Years | Thelma |
1990 | Days of Thunder | Racetrack timer |
1990 | Days of Thunder | Donna |
1990 | Law & Order | Ms. Best |
1989 | Lonesome Dove | Buffalo Heiffer |
1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mrs. Beckman |
1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mrs. Quinn |