Acting
Margo Martindale
EN, ES, FR cinema · 82 credits
Born
18 July 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
Jacksonville, Texas, USA
Also known as مارگو مارتیندال · مارگو مارتیندیل
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
Filmography
The Twits
as Credenza Twit (voice)
Cocaine Bear
as Ranger Liz
Family Squares
as Diane
Uncle Frank
as Mammaw
Lazy Susan
as Mary
The Kitchen
as Helen O'Carroll
Blow the Man Down
as Enid Nora Devlin
Instant Family
as Sandy Wagner
Downsizing
as Woman on Shuttle
Table 19
as Freda Eckberg
Cars 3
as Louise Nash (voice)
Wilson
as Alta
The Hollars
as Sally Hollar
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
as Mrs. Brinson (voice)
Sophie and the Rising Sun
as Anne Morrison
Mother's Day
as Flo
The Boss
as Sister Aluminata
Bluebird
as Crystal
Showing Up
as Self
Heaven Is for Real
as Nancy Rawling
Beautiful Creatures
as Delphine Duchannes
August: Osage County
as Mattie Fae Aiken
Scalene
as Janice Trimble
Win Win
as Eleanor
Secretariat
as Miss Ham
Main Street
as Myrtle Parker
Forged
as Dianne
Orphan
as Dr. Browning
The Winning Season
as Donna
La Soga
as Flannigan
Management
as Trish
Stop-Loss
as Senator's Secretary (voice)
Mo
as Pam
Rocket Science
as Coach Lumbly
Superheroes
as Ben's Mother
Feast of Love
as Mrs. Maggarolian
The Savages
as Roz
Rails & Ties
as Judy Neasy
Paris Je T'aime
as Carol (14ème arrondissement)
Wedding Daze
as Betsy
Out There
as Jen
Silver Bells
as Mrs. Quinn
Million Dollar Baby
as Earline Fitzgerald
Iron Jawed Angels
as Harriot Blatch
The Best Thief in the World
as Miss Mason
Plainsong
as Mrs. Beckman
The Human Stain
as Psychologist
It's All About Love
as Betsy
An Unexpected Love
as Maggie
The Laramie Project
as Trish Steger
The Hours
as Mrs. Latch
What Girls Learn
as Lainey
28 Days
as Betty
Earthly Possessions
as Libby
In Dreams
as Nurse Floyd
Ride with the Devil
as Wilma Brown
Twilight
as Gloria Lamar
Practical Magic
as Linda Bennett
Critical Care
as Constance 'Connie' Potter
...First Do No Harm
as Marjean
Eye of God
as Dorothy
Marvin's Room
as Charlotte Samit
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Clara Mayfield
Dead Man Walking
as Sister Colleen
Sabrina
as Nurse
Nobody's Fool
as Birdy
The Firm
as Nina Huff
Lorenzo's Oil
as Wendy Gimble
Golden Years
as Thelma
The Rocketeer
as Millie
Days of Thunder
as Donna
The Child Saver
as Alma
Once Again
as Debbie Lupino