Margo Martindale
Acteur·rice
18 juillet 1951 · 74 years old
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margo Martindale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
As an actor
Just Picture It
Sonny Lovejoy
Gigi
The Age of Innocence
Mrs. Manson-Mingott
The Long Haul
2026
The Twits
2025 · Credenza Twit (voice)
The Sticky
2024 · Ruth Landry
The Chicken Sisters
2024 · Narrator
Doctor Odyssey
2024 · Mother of the Bride
Cocaine Bear
2023 · Ranger Liz
Mrs. Davis
2023 · Mother Superior
Poker Face
2023 · Dr. Hamm
Family Squares
2022 · Diane
The Watcher
2022 · Mo
Uncle Frank
2020 · Mammaw
Lazy Susan
2020 · Mary
Your Honor
2020 · Elizabeth Guthrie
Mrs. America
2020 · Bella Abzug
The Kitchen
2019 · Helen O'Carroll
Blow the Man Down
2019 · Enid Nora Devlin
The Act
2019 · Emma Blanchard
Instant Family
2018 · Sandy Wagner
Downsizing
2017 · Woman on Shuttle
Table 19
2017 · Freda Eckberg
Cars 3
2017 · Louise Nash (voice)
Wilson
2017 · Alta
DuckTales
2017 · Ma Beagle (voice)
The Good Fight
2017 · Ruth Eastman
The Hollars
2016 · Sally Hollar
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
2016 · Mrs. Brinson (voice)
Sophie and the Rising Sun
2016 · Anne Morrison
Mother's Day
2016 · Flo
The Boss
2016 · Sister Aluminata
American Crime Story
2016 · Lucianne Goldberg
BrainDead
2016 · Dr. Joanne Alaimo
Sneaky Pete
2015 · Audrey Bernhardt
Bluebird
2014 · Crystal
Showing Up
2014 · Self
Heaven Is for Real
2014 · Nancy Rawling
BoJack Horseman
2014 · Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice)
Beautiful Creatures
2013 · Delphine Duchannes
August: Osage County
2013 · Mattie Fae Aiken
The Americans
2013 · Claudia
The Millers
2013 · Carol Miller
Masters of Sex
2013 · Miss Horchow
Smash
2012 · Miriam Abramson
Scalene
2011 · Janice Trimble
Win Win
2011 · Eleanor
A Gifted Man
2011 · Rita Perkins-Hall
New Girl
2011 · Bonnie
Person of Interest
2011 · Barbara Russell
Suits
2011 · Nell Sawyer
Harry's Law
2011 · Gina Powell
Secretariat
2010 · Miss Ham
Main Street
2010 · Myrtle Parker
Forged
2010 · Dianne
Justified
2010 · Mags Bennett
Orphan
2009 · Dr. Browning
The Winning Season
2009 · Donna
La Soga
2009 · Flannigan
Hannah Montana: The Movie
2009 · Ruby
Management
2009 · Trish
Mercy
2009
Hung
2009 · Molly
The Good Wife
2009 · Ruth Eastman
Stop-Loss
2008 · Senator's Secretary (voice)
Mo
2007 · Pam
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007 · Ma Cox
Rocket Science
2007 · Coach Lumbly
Superheroes
2007 · Ben's Mother
Feast of Love
2007 · Mrs. Maggarolian
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007 · Macy
The Savages
2007 · Roz
Rails & Ties
2007 · Judy Neasy
The Riches
2007 · Nina Burns
Paris Je T'aime
2006 · Carol (14ème arrondissement)
Wedding Daze
2006 · Betsy
Out There
2006 · Jen
14e Arrondissement
2006 · Carol
Dexter
2006 · Camilla
Rachael Ray
2006
Silver Bells
2005 · Mrs. Quinn
Medium
2005 · Catherine
Million Dollar Baby
2004 · Earline Fitzgerald
Iron Jawed Angels
2004 · Harriot Blatch
The Best Thief in the World
2004 · Miss Mason
Plainsong
2004 · Mrs. Beckman
The Human Stain
2003 · Psychologist
It's All About Love
2003 · Betsy
An Unexpected Love
2003 · Maggie
The Laramie Project
2002 · Trish Steger
The Hours
2002 · Mrs. Latch
What Girls Learn
2001 · Lainey
100 Centre Street
2001 · Michelle Grande
A Girl Thing
2001 · May
28 Days
2000 · Betty
Proof of Life
2000 · Ivy
Ed
2000 · Amanda Myers
Earthly Possessions
1999 · Libby
In Dreams
1999 · Nurse Floyd
Ride with the Devil
1999 · Wilma Brown
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Rita Gabler
Snoops
1999 · Hannah Larson
Twilight
1998 · Gloria Lamar
Practical Magic
1998 · Linda Bennett
Critical Care
1997 · Constance 'Connie' Potter
...First Do No Harm
1997 · Marjean
Eye of God
1997 · Dorothy
Marvin's Room
1996 · Charlotte Samit
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 · Clara Mayfield
Dead Man Walking
1995 · Sister Colleen
Sabrina
1995 · Nurse
Nobody's Fool
1994 · Birdy
New York Undercover
1994 · Nurse Warner
The Firm
1993 · Nina Huff
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · Verna Henderson
Emma and Elvis
1992 · Jenny
Lorenzo's Oil
1992 · Wendy Gimble
Golden Years
1991 · Thelma
The Rocketeer
1991 · Millie
Golden Years
1991 · Thelma
Days of Thunder
1990 · Donna
Law & Order
1990 · Ms. Best
Lonesome Dove
1989 · Buffalo Heiffer
The Child Saver
1988 · Alma
Once Again
1987 · Debbie Lupino
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Mrs. Beckman, Mrs. Quinn