Margo Martindale
Acting
Born: July 18, 1951 (age 75) · Jacksonville, Texas, USA
Highest Rated
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margo Martindale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Million Dollar Baby
2004
Cars 3
2017
Suits
2011
Orphan
2009
Dexter
2006
The Act
2019
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Downsizing
2017
Instant Family
2018
Beautiful Creatures
2013
BoJack Horseman
2014
Cocaine Bear
2023
Photos (2)
Movies (78)
Cars 3
Louise Nash (voice)
Practical Magic
Linda Bennett
The Firm
Nina Huff
Days of Thunder
Donna
Orphan
Dr. Browning
The Twits
Credenza Twit (voice)
Cocaine Bear
Ranger Liz
Million Dollar Baby
Earline Fitzgerald
Instant Family
Sandy Wagner
Downsizing
Woman on Shuttle
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Ruby
Beautiful Creatures
Delphine Duchannes
Mother's Day
Flo
August: Osage County
Mattie Fae Aiken
The Kitchen
Helen O'Carroll
The Rocketeer
Millie
The Hours
Mrs. Latch
Proof of Life
Ivy
Sabrina
Nurse
Paris Je T'aime
Carol (14ème arrondissement)
Dead Man Walking
Sister Colleen
The Boss
Sister Aluminata
Secretariat
Miss Ham
Heaven Is for Real
Nancy Rawling
Uncle Frank
Mammaw
The Human Stain
Psychologist
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Ma Cox
Wedding Daze
Betsy
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Macy
Nobody's Fool
Birdy
28 Days
Betty
Marvin's Room
Charlotte Samit
Stop-Loss
Senator's Secretary (voice)
The Savages
Roz
Twilight
Gloria Lamar
Lorenzo's Oil
Wendy Gimble
The Winning Season
Donna
Table 19
Freda Eckberg
Feast of Love
Mrs. Maggarolian
Ride with the Devil
Wilma Brown
Ghosts of Mississippi
Clara Mayfield
Main Street
Myrtle Parker
The Hollars
Sally Hollar
In Dreams
Nurse Floyd
Wilson
Alta
Management
Trish
Iron Jawed Angels
Harriot Blatch
Win Win
Eleanor
The Laramie Project
Trish Steger
Rails & Ties
Judy Neasy
Critical Care
Constance 'Connie' Potter
Blow the Man Down
Enid Nora Devlin
Rocket Science
Coach Lumbly
Golden Years
Thelma
Out There
Jen
Lazy Susan
Mary
It's All About Love
Betsy
Family Squares
Diane
...First Do No Harm
Marjean
Eye of God
Dorothy
Plainsong
Mrs. Beckman
Scalene
Janice Trimble
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Mrs. Brinson (voice)
Silver Bells
Mrs. Quinn
The Long Haul
2026
Bluebird
Crystal
Superheroes
Ben's Mother
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Anne Morrison
An Unexpected Love
Maggie
Earthly Possessions
Libby
The Child Saver
Alma
What Girls Learn
Lainey
Once Again
Debbie Lupino
The Best Thief in the World
Miss Mason
Mo
Pam
Forged
Dianne
14e Arrondissement
Carol
La Soga
Flannigan
TV Shows (44)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Rita Gabler · 1 eps
Law & Order
Ms. Best · 1 eps
Dexter
Camilla · 5 eps
The Good Wife
Ruth Eastman · 13 eps
Suits
Nell Sawyer · 1 eps
Person of Interest
Barbara Russell · 1 eps
New Girl
Bonnie · 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Verna Henderson · 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice) · 8 eps
The Americans
Claudia · 34 eps
Medium
Catherine · 3 eps
Justified
Mags Bennett · 10 eps
DuckTales
Ma Beagle (voice) · 8 eps
The Good Fight
Ruth Eastman · 4 eps
American Crime Story
Lucianne Goldberg · 10 eps
Sneaky Pete
Audrey Bernhardt · 30 eps
Masters of Sex
Miss Horchow · 1 eps
New York Undercover
Nurse Warner · 1 eps
Poker Face
Dr. Hamm · 1 eps
Smash
Miriam Abramson · 1 eps
Your Honor
Elizabeth Guthrie · 9 eps
Harry's Law
Gina Powell · 1 eps
The Watcher
Mo · 7 eps
Ed
Amanda Myers · 1 eps
Hung
Molly · 1 eps
Doctor Odyssey
Mother of the Bride · 1 eps
The Act
Emma Blanchard · 1 eps
Lonesome Dove
Buffalo Heiffer · 1 eps
Rachael Ray
1 eps
Mrs. Davis
Mother Superior · 3 eps
Mrs. America
Bella Abzug · 9 eps
The Millers
Carol Miller · 34 eps
100 Centre Street
Michelle Grande · 6 eps
BrainDead
Dr. Joanne Alaimo · 1 eps
Golden Years
Thelma · 1 eps
The Riches
Nina Burns · 20 eps
The Sticky
Ruth Landry · 6 eps
Mercy
8 eps
The Chicken Sisters
Narrator · 16 eps
A Gifted Man
Rita Perkins-Hall · 16 eps
Snoops
Hannah Larson · 1 eps
A Girl Thing
May · 4 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Beckman · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Quinn · 1 eps
