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Margo Martindale

Born 1951-07-18
📍 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.

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Filmography 122

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