Margo Martindale
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1951-07-18
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.
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Dec 05, 2004
Dead Man Walking
Dec 29, 1995
Paris Je T'aime
Jun 21, 2006
28 Days
Apr 06, 2000
The Human Stain
Oct 29, 2003
Orphan
Jul 24, 2009
Mo
Jan 01, 2007
Golden Years
Jul 16, 1991
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Dec 21, 2007
Nobody's Fool
Dec 23, 1994
Wedding Daze
Sep 09, 2006
Twilight
Mar 06, 1998
It's All About Love
Jan 10, 2003
Marvin's Room
Dec 18, 1996
Rocket Science
Jan 19, 2007
The Winning Season
Jan 19, 2009
La Soga
Sep 12, 2009
Iron Jawed Angels
Jan 16, 2004
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Apr 10, 2009
Secretariat
Aug 20, 2010
Ghosts of Mississippi
Dec 20, 1996
A Girl Thing
Jan 19, 2001
The Best Thief in the World
Jan 01, 2004
Scalene
Jun 04, 2011
Beautiful Creatures
Feb 13, 2013
August: Osage County
Dec 26, 2013
Superheroes
Oct 12, 2007
Bluebird
Feb 27, 2014
Emma and Elvis
Oct 02, 1992
Showing Up
Feb 25, 2014
Earthly Possessions
Dec 29, 1999
The Rocketeer
Jun 21, 1991
Plainsong
Apr 25, 2004
Win Win
Mar 18, 2011
Critical Care
Oct 31, 1997
Main Street
Oct 21, 2010
The Hollars
Aug 25, 2016
The Laramie Project
Jan 10, 2002
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Sep 11, 2016
Out There
Jun 10, 2006
The Firm
Jun 30, 1993
What Girls Learn
Oct 14, 2001
Feast of Love
Sep 28, 2007
Silver Bells
Nov 27, 2005
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Jul 23, 2007
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Jan 27, 2016
Mother's Day
Apr 28, 2016
The Boss
Apr 07, 2016
The Twits
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Forged
Jul 31, 2010
In Dreams
Jan 15, 1999
Downsizing
Dec 22, 2017
The Savages
Nov 28, 2007
Stop-Loss
Mar 28, 2008
Table 19
Mar 03, 2017
Management
Feb 08, 2009
Cars 3
Jun 15, 2017
An Unexpected Love
Mar 24, 2003
Wilson
Mar 24, 2017
Sabrina
Dec 15, 1995
Practical Magic
Oct 16, 1998
The Hours
Dec 27, 2002
The Kitchen
Aug 08, 2019
Proof of Life
Dec 08, 2000
Ride with the Devil
Nov 24, 1999
Instant Family
Nov 13, 2018
Blow the Man Down
Apr 26, 2019
Uncle Frank
Nov 25, 2020
Lorenzo's Oil
Dec 30, 1992
Lazy Susan
Apr 03, 2020
...First Do No Harm
Feb 16, 1997
Eye of God
Oct 17, 1997
Rails & Ties
Sep 01, 2007
Heaven Is for Real
Apr 16, 2014
Days of Thunder
Jun 27, 1990
Family Squares
Feb 25, 2022
Cocaine Bear
Feb 22, 2023
14e Arrondissement
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The Child Saver
Jan 18, 1988
Dead Letters
Just Picture It
Justified
Mar 16, 2010
Ed
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sep 20, 1999
The Riches
Mar 12, 2007
Homicide: Life on the Street
Jan 31, 1993
Hallmark Hall of Fame
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American Crime Story
Feb 02, 2016
Mercy
Sep 23, 2009
Your Honor
Dec 06, 2020
The Sticky
Dec 06, 2024
The Americans
Jan 30, 2013
A Gifted Man
Sep 23, 2011
Mrs. Davis
Apr 20, 2023
The Millers
Oct 03, 2013
New Girl
Sep 20, 2011
Person of Interest
Sep 22, 2011
Sneaky Pete
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Dexter
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BrainDead
Jun 13, 2016
BoJack Horseman
Aug 22, 2014
Hung
Jun 28, 2009
Law & Order
Sep 13, 1990
DuckTales
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The Good Fight
Feb 19, 2017
Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Suits
Jun 23, 2011
New York Undercover
Sep 08, 1994
Masters of Sex
Sep 29, 2013
Rachael Ray
Sep 18, 2006
The Watcher
Oct 13, 2022
Mrs. America
Apr 15, 2020
Smash
Feb 06, 2012
Lonesome Dove
Feb 05, 1989
The Good Wife
Sep 22, 2009
The Act
Mar 20, 2019
100 Centre Street
Jan 15, 2001
Medium
Jan 03, 2005
The Chicken Sisters
Sep 10, 2024
Doctor Odyssey
Sep 26, 2024
Golden Years
Jul 16, 1991
Harry's Law
Jan 17, 2011
Poker Face
Jan 26, 2023
Snoops
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