Margo Martindale
Overview
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.
Cars 3
Average rating: 6.9
Cocaine Bear
Average rating: 6.1
Orphan
Average rating: 7
Practical Magic
Average rating: 6.8
Instant Family
Average rating: 7.5
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Average rating: 6.6
Heaven Is for Real
Average rating: 6.7
August: Osage County
Average rating: 6.9
Sabrina
Average rating: 6.2
The Firm
Average rating: 6.7
Feast of Love
Average rating: 6.2
Million Dollar Baby
Average rating: 8
Wedding Daze
Average rating: 5.5
28 Days
Average rating: 6.1
Secretariat
Average rating: 7.4
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Average rating: 7.9
Law & Order
Average rating: 7.4
Suits
Average rating: 8.2
Dexter
Average rating: 8.2
New York Undercover
Average rating: 7.2
The Good Fight
Average rating: 7.6
The Good Wife
Average rating: 7.6
Homicide: Life on the Street
Average rating: 8
BoJack Horseman
Average rating: 8.6
Masters of Sex
Average rating: 7.1
Person of Interest
Average rating: 8.1
American Crime Story
Average rating: 7.5
Medium
Average rating: 7.5
New Girl
Average rating: 7.3
The Americans
Average rating: 7.9Images See all
Acting history
| Year | Media type | Title | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tv Show | Mrs. Davis | Mother Superior |
| 2023 | Movie | Cocaine Bear | Ranger Liz |
| 2022 | Tv Show | The Watcher | Mo |
| 2022 | Movie | Family Squares | - |
| 2020 | Tv Show | Your Honor | Elizabeth Guthrie |
| 2020 | Movie | Uncle Frank | Mammaw |
| 2020 | Tv Show | Mrs. America | Bella Abzug |
| 2020 | Movie | Lazy Susan | Mary |
| 2019 | Movie | The Kitchen | Helen O'Carroll |
| 2019 | Movie | Blow the Man Down | Enid Nora Devlin |
| 2019 | Tv Show | The Act | Emma Blanchard |
| 2018 | Movie | Instant Family | Sandy Wagner |
| 2017 | Movie | Downsizing | Woman on Shuttle |
| 2017 | Tv Show | DuckTales | Ma Beagle (voice) |
| 2017 | Movie | Cars 3 | Louise 'Barnstormer' Nash (voice) |
| 2017 | Movie | Wilson | Alta |
| 2017 | Movie | Table 19 | Freda Eckberg |
| 2017 | Tv Show | The Good Fight | Ruth Eastman |
| 2016 | Movie | My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea | Mrs. Brinson (voice) |
| 2016 | Movie | The Hollars | Sally Hollar |
| 2016 | Tv Show | BrainDead | Dr. Joanne Alaimo |
| 2016 | Movie | Mother's Day | Flo |
| 2016 | Movie | The Boss | Sister Aluminata |
| 2016 | Tv Show | American Crime Story | Lucianne Goldberg |
| 2016 | Movie | Sophie and the Rising Sun | Anne Morrison |
| 2015 | Tv Show | Sneaky Pete | Audrey Bernhardt |
| 2014 | Tv Show | BoJack Horseman | Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice) |
| 2014 | Movie | Heaven Is for Real | Nancy Rawling |
| 2014 | Movie | Bluebird | Crystal |
| 2014 | Movie | Showing Up | Self |
| 2013 | Movie | August: Osage County | Mattie Fae Aiken |
| 2013 | Tv Show | The Millers | Carol Miller |
| 2013 | Tv Show | Masters of Sex | Miss Horchow |
| 2013 | Movie | Beautiful Creatures | Delphine Duchannes |
| 2013 | Tv Show | The Americans | Claudia |
| 2012 | Tv Show | Smash | Miriam Abramson |
| 2011 | Tv Show | A Gifted Man | Rita Perkins-Hall |
| 2011 | Tv Show | Person of Interest | Barbara Russell |
| 2011 | Tv Show | New Girl | Bonnie |
| 2011 | Tv Show | Suits | Nell Sawyer |
| 2011 | Movie | Scalene | Janice Trimble |
| 2011 | Movie | Win Win | Eleanor |
| 2010 | Movie | Main Street | Myrtle Parker |
| 2010 | Movie | Secretariat | Miss Ham |
| 2010 | Movie | Forged | Dianne |
| 2010 | Tv Show | Justified | Mags Bennett |
| 2009 | Tv Show | Mercy | - |
| 2009 | Tv Show | The Good Wife | Ruth Eastman |
| 2009 | Movie | La Soga | - |
| 2009 | Movie | Orphan | Dr. Browning |
| 2009 | Tv Show | Hung | Molly |
| 2009 | Movie | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Ruby |
| 2009 | Movie | Management | Trish |
| 2009 | Movie | The Winning Season | Donna |
| 2008 | Movie | Stop-Loss | Senator's Secretary (voice) |
| 2007 | Movie | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Ma Cox |
| 2007 | Movie | The Savages | Roz |
| 2007 | Movie | Superheroes | Ben's Mother |
| 2007 | Movie | Feast of Love | Mrs. Maggarolian |
| 2007 | Movie | Rails & Ties | Judy Neasy |
| 2007 | Movie | The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Macy |
| 2007 | Tv Show | The Riches | Nina Burns |
| 2007 | Movie | Rocket Science | Coach Lumbly |
| 2007 | Movie | Mo | Pam |
| 2006 | Tv Show | Dexter | Camilla |
| 2006 | Tv Show | Rachael Ray | - |
| 2006 | Movie | Wedding Daze | Betsy |
| 2006 | Movie | Paris Je T'aime | Carol (14ème arrondissement) |
| 2006 | Movie | Out There | Jen |
| 2005 | Movie | Silver Bells | Mrs. Quinn |
| 2005 | Tv Show | Medium | Catherine |
| 2004 | Movie | Million Dollar Baby | Earline Fitzgerald |
| 2004 | Movie | Plainsong | Mrs. Beckman |
| 2004 | Movie | Iron Jawed Angels | Harriot Blatch |
| 2004 | Movie | The Best Thief in the World | Miss Mason |
| 2003 | Movie | The Human Stain | Psychologist |
| 2003 | Movie | An Unexpected Love | Maggie |
| 2003 | Movie | It's All About Love | Betsy |
| 2002 | Movie | The Hours | Mrs. Latch |
| 2002 | Movie | The Laramie Project | Trish Steger |
| 2001 | Movie | What Girls Learn | Lainey |
| 2001 | Movie | A Girl Thing | May |
| 2001 | Tv Show | 100 Centre Street | Michelle Grande |
| 2000 | Movie | Proof of Life | Ivy |
| 2000 | Tv Show | Ed | Amanda Myers |
| 2000 | Movie | 28 Days | Betty |
| 1999 | Movie | Ride with the Devil | Wilma Brown |
| 1999 | Tv Show | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Rita Gabler |
| 1999 | Movie | Earthly Possessions | Libby |
| 1999 | Movie | In Dreams | Nurse Floyd |
| 1998 | Movie | Practical Magic | Linda Bennett |
| 1998 | Movie | Twilight | Gloria Lamar |
| 1997 | Movie | Critical Care | Constance 'Connie' Potter |
| 1997 | Movie | Eye of God | Dorothy |
| 1997 | Movie | ...First Do No Harm | Marjean |
| 1996 | Movie | Ghosts of Mississippi | Clara Mayfield |
| 1996 | Movie | Marvin's Room | Charlotte Samit |
| 1995 | Movie | Dead Man Walking | Sister Colleen |
| 1995 | Movie | Sabrina | Nurse |
| 1994 | Movie | Nobody's Fool | Birdy |
| 1994 | Tv Show | New York Undercover | Nurse Warner |
| 1993 | Movie | The Firm | Nina Huff |
| 1993 | Tv Show | Homicide: Life on the Street | - |
| 1992 | Movie | Lorenzo's Oil | Wendy Gimble |
| 1992 | Movie | Emma and Elvis | Jenny |
| 1991 | Movie | Golden Years | Thelma |
| 1991 | Movie | The Rocketeer | Millie |
| 1990 | Tv Show | Law & Order | Ms. Best |
| 1990 | Movie | Days of Thunder | Racetrack timer |
| 1990 | Movie | Days of Thunder | Donna |
| 1989 | Tv Show | Lonesome Dove | Buffalo Heiffer |
| - | Tv Show | The Sticky | Ruth Landry |
| 1951 | Tv Show | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mrs. Quinn |
| 1951 | Tv Show | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mrs. Beckman |
Producing history
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