Portrait of Margo Martindale

Margo Martindale

Acting

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.

Born: July 18, 1951

Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Texas, USA

Filmography

2025
The Twits

as Credenza Twit (voice)

2024
The Sticky

as Ruth Landry

2024
Doctor Odyssey

as Mother of the Bride

2024
2023
Mrs. Davis

as Mother Superior

2023
Cocaine Bear

as Ranger Liz

2023
Poker Face

as Dr. Hamm

2022
2022
2020
Your Honor

as Elizabeth Guthrie

2020
Uncle Frank

as Mammaw

2020
Mrs. America

as Bella Abzug

2020
Lazy Susan

as Mary

2019
The Kitchen

as Helen O'Carroll

2019
Blow the Man Down

as Enid Nora Devlin

2019
The Act

as Emma Blanchard

2018
Instant Family

as Sandy Wagner

2017
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

2016
The Hollars

as Sally Hollar

2016
BrainDead

as Dr. Joanne Alaimo

2016
2016
The Boss

as Sister Aluminata

2016
American Crime Story

as Lucianne Goldberg

2016
2015
Sneaky Pete

as Audrey Bernhardt

2014
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

2013
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

2012
Smash

as Miriam Abramson

2011
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

2010
Main Street

as Myrtle Parker

2010
Secretariat

as Miss Ham

2010
Forged

as Dianne

2010
Justified

as Mags Bennett

2009
2009
The Good Wife

as Ruth Eastman

2009
La Soga

as Flannigan

2009
Orphan

as Dr. Browning

2009
Hung

as Molly

2009
Management

as Trish

2009
2008
Stop-Loss

as Senator's Secretary (voice)

2007
2007
Superheroes

as Ben's Mother

2007
Feast of Love

as Mrs. Maggarolian

2007
Rails & Ties

as Judy Neasy

2007
Mo

as Pam

2007
The Riches

as Nina Burns

2007
Rocket Science

as Coach Lumbly

2006
Dexter

as Camilla

2006
Wedding Daze

as Betsy

2006
Paris Je T'aime

as Carol (14ème arrondissement)

2006
Out There

as Jen

2006
2005
Silver Bells

as Mrs. Quinn

2005
Medium

as Catherine

2004
Million Dollar Baby

as Earline Fitzgerald

2004
Plainsong

as Mrs. Beckman

2004
Iron Jawed Angels

as Harriot Blatch

2003
The Human Stain

as Psychologist

2003
2002
The Hours

as Mrs. Latch

2002
The Laramie Project

as Trish Steger

2001
2001
2001
100 Centre Street

as Michelle Grande

2000
2000
Ed

as Amanda Myers

2000
28 Days

as Betty

1999
Ride with the Devil

as Wilma Brown

1999
Snoops

as Hannah Larson

1999
In Dreams

as Nurse Floyd

1998
Practical Magic

as Linda Bennett

1998
Twilight

as Gloria Lamar

1997
Critical Care

as Constance 'Connie' Potter

1997
Eye of God

as Dorothy

1997
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi

as Clara Mayfield

1996
Marvin's Room

as Charlotte Samit

1995
Dead Man Walking

as Sister Colleen

1995
Sabrina

as Nurse

1994
1994
New York Undercover

as Nurse Warner

1993
The Firm

as Nina Huff

1992
Lorenzo's Oil

as Wendy Gimble

1991
Golden Years

as Thelma

1991
Golden Years

as Thelma

1991
The Rocketeer

as Millie

1990
Law & Order

as Ms. Best

1990
1989
Lonesome Dove

as Buffalo Heiffer

1988
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mrs. Beckman

1951