Margo Martindale
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
126
Gender
Female
Birthday
1951-07-18 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Jacksonville, Texas, USA
Margo Martindale
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order
Dexter
Suits
The Good Wife
Person of Interest
BoJack Horseman
New Girl
Medium
The Good Fight
The Americans
Justified
DuckTales
American Crime Story
Sneaky Pete
Masters of Sex
Homicide: Life on the Street
Poker Face
Cars 3
Hung
Doctor Odyssey
Your Honor
The Watcher
Ed
Twilight
In Dreams
Smash
Harry's Law
New York Undercover
Sabrina
Instant Family
Secretariat
Showing Up
The Act
Main Street
Wilson
Million Dollar Baby
Mrs. Davis
Lonesome Dove
The Twits
The Human Stain
Mo
Scalene
The Firm
Management
Rachael Ray
Downsizing
Days of Thunder
Orphan
Cocaine Bear
Out There
Marvin's Room
Plainsong
Dead Letters
Practical Magic
Mrs. America
Just Picture It
Hannah Montana: The Movie
The Millers
Superheroes
Mercy
Earthly Possessions
100 Centre Street
The Riches
BrainDead
Golden Years
Heaven Is for Real
Dead Man Walking
The Sticky
Wedding Daze
The Hours
Snoops
The Rocketeer
Ghosts of Mississippi
A Gifted Man
Lorenzo's Oil
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Proof of Life
28 Days
Mother's Day
Paris Je T'aime
Forged
The Boss
Beautiful Creatures
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Kitchen
Bluebird
Stop-Loss
Nobody's Fool
The Chicken Sisters
August: Osage County
14e Arrondissement
Uncle Frank
Ride with the Devil
Feast of Love
Eye of God
The Hollars
Win Win
Table 19
It's All About Love
The Savages
The Age of Innocence
A Girl Thing
The Laramie Project
Blow the Man Down
The Winning Season
Rails & Ties
Rocket Science
Iron Jawed Angels
Prison Break
Critical Care
...First Do No Harm
Sophie and the Rising Sun
La Soga
Lazy Susan
An Unexpected Love
Family Squares
Golden Years
What Girls Learn
The Best Thief in the World
Silver Bells
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
The Child Saver
Emma and Elvis
