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