Margo Martindale
Known for Acting · 126 credits
- Born
- 1951-07-18 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Jacksonville, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- مارگو مارتیندال · مارگو مارتیندیل
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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Known For
TV Shows (44)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Rita Gabler
Law & Order
1990
as Ms. Best
Suits
2011
as Nell Sawyer
Dexter
2006
as Camilla
Person of Interest
2011
as Barbara Russell
The Good Wife
2009
as Ruth Eastman
Medium
2005
as Catherine
New Girl
2011
as Bonnie
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice)
The Good Fight
2017
as Ruth Eastman
The Americans
2013
as Claudia
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Verna Henderson
Justified
2010
as Mags Bennett
Smash
2012
as Miriam Abramson
Masters of Sex
2013
as Miss Horchow
DuckTales
2017
as Ma Beagle (voice)
American Crime Story
2016
as Lucianne Goldberg
Poker Face
2023
as Dr. Hamm
New York Undercover
1994
as Nurse Warner
Sneaky Pete
2015
as Audrey Bernhardt
Ed
2000
as Amanda Myers
Harry's Law
2011
as Gina Powell
Your Honor
2020
as Elizabeth Guthrie
Hung
2009
as Molly
Doctor Odyssey
2024
as Mother of the Bride
The Millers
2013
as Carol Miller
Rachael Ray
2006
The Watcher
2022
as Mo
100 Centre Street
2001
as Michelle Grande
The Act
2019
as Emma Blanchard
Mrs. Davis
2023
as Mother Superior
Mrs. America
2020
as Bella Abzug
Mercy
2009
The Riches
2007
as Nina Burns
Lonesome Dove
1989
as Buffalo Heiffer
BrainDead
2016
as Dr. Joanne Alaimo
A Gifted Man
2011
as Rita Perkins-Hall
Snoops
1999
as Hannah Larson
The Sticky
2024
as Ruth Landry
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Mrs. Beckman / Mrs. Quinn
Golden Years
1991
as Thelma
The Chicken Sisters
2024
as Narrator
A Girl Thing
2001
as May
The Age of Innocence
as Mrs. Manson-Mingott
Movies (82)
Cars 3
2017
as Louise Nash (voice)
Million Dollar Baby
2004
as Earline Fitzgerald
The Twits
2025
as Credenza Twit (voice)
The Firm
1993
as Nina Huff
Orphan
2009
as Dr. Browning
Practical Magic
1998
as Linda Bennett
Cocaine Bear
2023
as Ranger Liz
Downsizing
2017
as Woman on Shuttle
Instant Family
2018
as Sandy Wagner
Days of Thunder
1990
as Donna
Sabrina
1995
as Nurse
Mother's Day
2016
as Flo
Secretariat
2010
as Miss Ham
The Hours
2002
as Mrs. Latch
The Kitchen
2019
as Helen O'Carroll
Dead Man Walking
1995
as Sister Colleen
Beautiful Creatures
2013
as Delphine Duchannes
Hannah Montana: The Movie
2009
as Ruby
The Rocketeer
1991
as Millie
Paris Je T'aime
2006
as Carol (14ème arrondissement)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
as Ma Cox
The Boss
2016
as Sister Aluminata
Wedding Daze
2006
as Betsy
28 Days
2000
as Betty
Heaven Is for Real
2014
as Nancy Rawling
Proof of Life
2000
as Ivy
Marvin's Room
1996
as Charlotte Samit
Table 19
2017
as Freda Eckberg
Uncle Frank
2020
as Mammaw
Management
2009
as Trish
Nobody's Fool
1994
as Birdy
Stop-Loss
2008
as Senator's Secretary (voice)
August: Osage County
2013
as Mattie Fae Aiken
Ride with the Devil
1999
as Wilma Brown
The Human Stain
2003
as Psychologist
Lorenzo's Oil
1992
as Wendy Gimble
Win Win
2011
as Eleanor
Golden Years
1991
as Thelma
In Dreams
1999
as Nurse Floyd
The Savages
2007
as Roz
Twilight
1998
as Gloria Lamar
The Hollars
2016
as Sally Hollar
The Laramie Project
2002
as Trish Steger
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007
as Macy
Iron Jawed Angels
2004
as Harriot Blatch
Feast of Love
2007
as Mrs. Maggarolian
Wilson
2017
as Alta
Main Street
2010
as Myrtle Parker
Critical Care
1997
as Constance 'Connie' Potter
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
as Clara Mayfield
Blow the Man Down
2019
as Enid Nora Devlin
Showing Up
2014
as Self
Eye of God
1997
as Dorothy
Rails & Ties
2007
as Judy Neasy
It's All About Love
2003
as Betsy
Family Squares
2022
as Diane
Rocket Science
2007
as Coach Lumbly
An Unexpected Love
2003
as Maggie
Lazy Susan
2020
as Mary
Earthly Possessions
1999
as Libby
The Winning Season
2009
as Donna
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
2016
as Mrs. Brinson (voice)
Plainsong
2004
as Mrs. Beckman
...First Do No Harm
1997
as Marjean
Superheroes
2007
as Ben's Mother
Sophie and the Rising Sun
2016
as Anne Morrison
Out There
2006
as Jen
Bluebird
2014
as Crystal
Silver Bells
2005
as Mrs. Quinn
Just Picture It
Once Again
1987
as Debbie Lupino
What Girls Learn
2001
as Lainey
Mo
2007
as Pam
Emma and Elvis
1992
as Jenny
Forged
2010
as Dianne
The Best Thief in the World
2004
as Miss Mason
Scalene
2011
as Janice Trimble
The Long Haul
La Soga
2009
as Flannigan
The Child Saver
1988
as Alma
Sonny Lovejoy
as Gigi
14e Arrondissement
2006
as Carol
About 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 (… With 126 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Margo Martindale has appeared in 82 films and 44 TV shows.
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- Cars 3 (2017) — as Louise Nash (voice)
- Million Dollar Baby (2004) — as Earline Fitzgerald
- The Twits (2025) — as Credenza Twit (voice)
- The Firm (1993) — as Nina Huff
- Orphan (2009) — as Dr. Browning
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