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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 18, 1951
Place of Birth
Jacksonville, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- مارگو مارتیندال
- مارگو مارتیندیل
Margo Martindale
1.5 Popularity
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
6.1
Credenza Twit (voice)
The Twits
2025
7.2
Ruth Landry
The Sticky
2024
6.5
Mother of the Bride
Doctor Odyssey
2024
7.0
Narrator
The Chicken Sisters
2024
6.8
Mother Superior
Mrs. Davis
2023
6.0
Ranger Liz
Cocaine Bear
2023
7.5
Dr. Hamm
Poker Face
2023
7.1
Mo
The Watcher
2022
4.3
Diane
Family Squares
2022
8.1
Elizabeth Guthrie
Your Honor
2020
Credits
The Twits
as Credenza Twit (voice)
2025
6.1
The Sticky
as Ruth Landry
2024
7.2
Doctor Odyssey
as Mother of the Bride
2024
6.5
The Chicken Sisters
as Narrator
2024
7.0
Mrs. Davis
as Mother Superior
2023
6.8
Cocaine Bear
as Ranger Liz
2023
6.0
Poker Face
as Dr. Hamm
2023
7.5
The Watcher
as Mo
2022
7.1
Family Squares
as Diane
2022
4.3
Your Honor
as Elizabeth Guthrie
2020
8.1
Uncle Frank
as Mammaw
2020
7.3
Mrs. America
as Bella Abzug
2020
7.3
Lazy Susan
as Mary
2020
4.5
The Kitchen
as Helen O'Carroll
2019
6.1
Blow the Man Down
as Enid Nora Devlin
2019
6.2
The Act
as Emma Blanchard
2019
7.6
Instant Family
as Sandy Wagner
2018
7.5
Downsizing
as Woman on Shuttle
2017
5.4
DuckTales
as Ma Beagle (voice)
2017
7.8
Cars 3
as Louise Nash (voice)
2017
6.9
Wilson
as Alta
2017
6.0
Table 19
as Freda Eckberg
2017
5.9
The Good Fight
as Ruth Eastman
2017
7.5
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
as Mrs. Brinson (voice)
2016
6.7
The Hollars
as Sally Hollar
2016
6.3
BrainDead
as Dr. Joanne Alaimo
2016
7.2
Mother's Day
as Flo
2016
6.0
The Boss
as Sister Aluminata
2016
5.8
American Crime Story
as Lucianne Goldberg
2016
7.6
Sophie and the Rising Sun
as Anne Morrison
2016
6.7
Sneaky Pete
as Audrey Bernhardt
2015
7.5
BoJack Horseman
as Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice)
2014
8.5
Heaven Is for Real
as Nancy Rawling
2014
6.8
Bluebird
as Crystal
2014
5.7
Showing Up
as Self
2014
9.2
August: Osage County
as Mattie Fae Aiken
2013
6.9
The Millers
as Carol Miller
2013
5.9
Masters of Sex
as Miss Horchow
2013
7.1
Beautiful Creatures
as Delphine Duchannes
2013
6.0
The Americans
as Claudia
2013
7.9
Smash
as Miriam Abramson
2012
6.4
A Gifted Man
as Rita Perkins-Hall
2011
6.4
Person of Interest
as Barbara Russell
2011
8.1
New Girl
as Bonnie
2011
7.4
Suits
as Nell Sawyer
2011
8.2
Scalene
as Janice Trimble
2011
4.5
Win Win
as Eleanor
2011
6.8
Harry's Law
as Gina Powell
2011
7.3
Main Street
as Myrtle Parker
2010
4.6
Secretariat
as Miss Ham
2010
7.4
Forged
as Dianne
2010
6.0
Justified
as Mags Bennett
2010
8.0
Mercy
2009
5.7
The Good Wife
as Ruth Eastman
2009
7.6
La Soga
as Flannigan
2009
5.1
Orphan
as Dr. Browning
2009
7.0
Hung
as Molly
2009
6.5
Hannah Montana: The Movie
as Ruby
2009
6.6
Management
as Trish
2009
5.4
The Winning Season
as Donna
2009
6.4
Stop-Loss
as Senator's Secretary (voice)
2008
6.1
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Ma Cox
2007
6.6
The Savages
as Roz
2007
6.9
Superheroes
as Ben's Mother
2007
4.0
Feast of Love
as Mrs. Maggarolian
2007
6.2
Rails & Ties
as Judy Neasy
2007
6.4
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
as Macy
2007
6.1
Mo
as Pam
2007
7.3
The Riches
as Nina Burns
2007
6.8
Rocket Science
as Coach Lumbly
2007
6.2
Dexter
as Camilla
2006
8.2
Rachael Ray
2006
5.1
Wedding Daze
as Betsy
2006
5.6
Paris Je T'aime
as Carol (14ème arrondissement)
2006
6.8
Out There
as Jen
2006
4.0
14e Arrondissement
as Carol
2006
0.0
Silver Bells
as Mrs. Quinn
2005
5.5
Medium
as Catherine
2005
7.5
Million Dollar Baby
as Earline Fitzgerald
2004
8.0
Plainsong
as Mrs. Beckman
2004
7.0
Iron Jawed Angels
as Harriot Blatch
2004
6.8
The Best Thief in the World
as Miss Mason
2004
4.2
The Human Stain
as Psychologist
2003
6.0
An Unexpected Love
as Maggie
2003
4.8
It's All About Love
as Betsy
2003
5.4
The Hours
as Mrs. Latch
2002
7.3
The Laramie Project
as Trish Steger
2002
6.2
What Girls Learn
as Lainey
2001
7.0
A Girl Thing
as May
2001
0.0
100 Centre Street
as Michelle Grande
2001
7.7
Proof of Life
as Ivy
2000
6.1
Ed
as Amanda Myers
2000
7.7
28 Days
as Betty
2000
6.2
Earthly Possessions
as Libby
1999
5.9
Ride with the Devil
as Wilma Brown
1999
6.3
Snoops
as Hannah Larson
1999
7.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Rita Gabler
1999
7.9
In Dreams
as Nurse Floyd
1999
5.5
Practical Magic
as Linda Bennett
1998
6.8
Twilight
as Gloria Lamar
1998
6.1
Critical Care
as Constance 'Connie' Potter
1997
6.4
Eye of God
as Dorothy
1997
5.7
...First Do No Harm
as Marjean
1997
6.8
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Clara Mayfield
1996
6.6
Marvin's Room
as Charlotte Samit
1996
6.7
Dead Man Walking
as Sister Colleen
1995
7.3
Sabrina
as Nurse
1995
6.2
Nobody's Fool
as Birdy
1994
6.8
New York Undercover
as Nurse Warner
1994
7.2
The Firm
as Nina Huff
1993
6.7
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
8.1
Lorenzo's Oil
as Wendy Gimble
1992
7.1
🎬
Emma and Elvis
as Jenny
1992
0.0
Golden Years
as Thelma
1991
5.7
Golden Years
as Thelma
1991
6.0
The Rocketeer
as Millie
1991
6.5
Law & Order
as Ms. Best
1990
7.4
Days of Thunder
as Donna
1990
6.4
Lonesome Dove
as Buffalo Heiffer
1989
7.9
The Child Saver
as Alma
1988
0.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. Beckman
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. Quinn
1951
8.6
🎬
Dead Letters
N/A
0.0
🎬
The Age of Innocence
as Mrs. Manson-Mingott
N/A
0.0
🎬
Just Picture It
N/A
0.0
🎬
Prison Break
as Jessica Strand
N/A
0.0