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)
Practical Magic
Linda Bennett
Cars 3
Louise Nash (voice)
Cocaine Bear
Ranger Liz
Million Dollar Baby
Earline Fitzgerald
Downsizing
Woman on Shuttle
Days of Thunder
Donna
Instant Family
Sandy Wagner
The Twits
Credenza Twit (voice)
Orphan
Dr. Browning
Dead Man Walking
Sister Colleen
Marvin's Room
Charlotte Samit
Secretariat
Miss Ham
Paris Je T'aime
Carol (14ème arrondissement)
August: Osage County
Mattie Fae Aiken
Wedding Daze
Betsy
The Hollars
Sally Hollar
The Firm
Nina Huff
The Human Stain
Psychologist
Mother's Day
Flo
The Savages
Roz
Feast of Love
Mrs. Maggarolian
Ride with the Devil
Wilma Brown
The Hours
Mrs. Latch
Nobody's Fool
Birdy
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Ma Cox
The Kitchen
Helen O'Carroll
The Rocketeer
Millie
Heaven Is for Real
Nancy Rawling
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Ruby
The Boss
Sister Aluminata
Beautiful Creatures
Delphine Duchannes
Wilson
Alta
Sabrina
Nurse
Ghosts of Mississippi
Clara Mayfield
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Macy
Uncle Frank
Mammaw
Proof of Life
Ivy
Management
Trish
Critical Care
Constance 'Connie' Potter
28 Days
Betty
Lorenzo's Oil
Wendy Gimble
Table 19
Freda Eckberg
Stop-Loss
Senator's Secretary (voice)
Main Street
Myrtle Parker
The Laramie Project
Trish Steger
Blow the Man Down
Enid Nora Devlin
Twilight
Gloria Lamar
Eye of God
Dorothy
In Dreams
Nurse Floyd
Win Win
Eleanor
Rocket Science
Coach Lumbly
Out There
Jen
Rails & Ties
Judy Neasy
Iron Jawed Angels
Harriot Blatch
It's All About Love
Betsy
Lazy Susan
Mary
Bluebird
Crystal
Family Squares
Diane
The Winning Season
Donna
Earthly Possessions
Libby
Plainsong
Mrs. Beckman
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Anne Morrison
...First Do No Harm
Marjean
Silver Bells
Mrs. Quinn
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Mrs. Brinson (voice)
Golden Years
Thelma
An Unexpected Love
Maggie
Scalene
Janice Trimble
The Long Haul
2026
The Child Saver
Alma
The Best Thief in the World
Miss Mason
Mo
Pam
Superheroes
Ben's Mother
Once Again
Debbie Lupino
La Soga
Flannigan
What Girls Learn
Lainey
14e Arrondissement
Carol
Forged
Dianne
TV Shows (45)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Rita Gabler · 1 eps
Law & Order
Ms. Best · 1 eps
Dexter
Camilla · 5 eps
Suits
Nell Sawyer · 1 eps
Person of Interest
Barbara Russell · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Ruth Eastman · 13 eps
Dark Matter
Laurel · 3 eps
Medium
Catherine · 3 eps
New Girl
Bonnie · 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice) · 8 eps
DuckTales
Ma Beagle (voice) · 8 eps
The Good Fight
Ruth Eastman · 4 eps
The Americans
Claudia · 34 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Verna Henderson · 1 eps
Justified
Mags Bennett · 10 eps
American Crime Story
Lucianne Goldberg · 10 eps
Doctor Odyssey
Mother of the Bride · 1 eps
Masters of Sex
Miss Horchow · 1 eps
Poker Face
Dr. Hamm · 1 eps
Sneaky Pete
Audrey Bernhardt · 30 eps
New York Undercover
Nurse Warner · 1 eps
The Watcher
Mo · 7 eps
Hung
Molly · 1 eps
Your Honor
Elizabeth Guthrie · 9 eps
Smash
Miriam Abramson · 1 eps
Harry's Law
Gina Powell · 1 eps
Ed
Amanda Myers · 1 eps
Rachael Ray
1 eps
The Act
Emma Blanchard · 1 eps
Mrs. America
Bella Abzug · 9 eps
Mrs. Davis
Mother Superior · 3 eps
The Millers
Carol Miller · 34 eps
100 Centre Street
Michelle Grande · 6 eps
The Riches
Nina Burns · 20 eps
Mercy
8 eps
Lonesome Dove
Buffalo Heiffer · 1 eps
BrainDead
Dr. Joanne Alaimo · 1 eps
The Sticky
Ruth Landry · 6 eps
The Chicken Sisters
Narrator · 16 eps
Golden Years
Thelma · 1 eps
Snoops
Hannah Larson · 1 eps
A Gifted Man
Rita Perkins-Hall · 16 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Beckman · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Quinn · 1 eps
A Girl Thing
May · 4 eps
