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.

Known For

Birth Location Jacksonville, Texas, USA
Born 1951-07-18

Movies

Cocaine Bear as Ranger Liz
2023
Uncle Frank as Mammaw Bledsoe
2020
Lazy Susan as Mary
2020
The Kitchen as Helen O'Carroll
2019
Blow the Man Down as Enid Nora Devlin
2019
Instant Family as Sandy Wagner
2018
Downsizing as Woman on Shuttle
2017
Cars 3 as Louise 'Barnstormer' Nash (voice)
2017
Wilson as Alta
2017
Table 19 as Freda Eckberg
2017
2016
The Hollars as Sally Hollar
2016
Mother's Day as Flo
2016
The Boss as Sister Aluminata
2016
Sophie and the Rising Sun as Anne Morrison
2016
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
Beautiful Creatures as Delphine Duchannes
2013
Scalene as Janice Trimble
2011
Win Win as Eleanor
2011
Main Street as Myrtle Parker
2010
Secretariat as Miss Ham
2010
Forged as Dianne
2010
2009
Orphan as Dr. Browning
2009
Management as Trish
2009
2009
Stop-Loss as Senator's Secretary (voice)
2008
The Savages as Roz
2007
Superheroes as Ben's Mother
2007
Feast of Love as Mrs. Maggarolian
2007
Rails & Ties as Judy Neasy
2007
Rocket Science as Coach Lumbly
2007
Mo as Pam
2007
Wedding Daze as Betsy
2006
Paris Je T'aime as Carol (14ème arrondissement)
2006
Out There as Jen
2006
Silver Bells as Mrs. Quinn
2005
Million Dollar Baby as Earline Fitzgerald
2004
Plainsong as Mrs. Beckman
2004
Iron Jawed Angels as Harriot Blatch
2004
2004
The Human Stain as Psychologist
2003
An Unexpected Love as Maggie
2003
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
Proof of Life as Ivy
2000
28 Days as Betty
2000
Ride with the Devil as Wilma Brown
1999
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
The Firm as Nina Huff
1993
Lorenzo's Oil as Wendy Gimble
1992
Emma and Elvis as Jenny
1992
Golden Years as Thelma
1991
The Rocketeer as Millie
1991
Days of Thunder as Donna
1990
Days of Thunder as Racetrack timer
1990
Margo Martindale hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows