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.

Filmography

• 2026The Long Haul
• 2025The Twits — Credenza Twit (voice)
• Doctor Odyssey — Mother of the Bride
• The Chicken Sisters — Narrator
• The Sticky — Ruth Landry
• 2023Cocaine Bear — Ranger Liz
• Mrs. Davis — Mother Superior
• Poker Face — Dr. Hamm
• 2022Family Squares — Diane
• The Watcher — Mo
• 2020Lazy Susan — Mary
• Mrs. America — Bella Abzug
• 2020Uncle Frank — Mammaw
• Your Honor — Elizabeth Guthrie
• 2019Blow the Man Down — Enid Nora Devlin
• The Act — Emma Blanchard
• 2019The Kitchen — Helen O'Carroll
• 2018Instant Family — Sandy Wagner
• 2017Cars 3 — Louise Nash (voice)
• 2017Downsizing — Woman on Shuttle
• DuckTales — Ma Beagle (voice)
• 2017Table 19 — Freda Eckberg
• The Good Fight — Ruth Eastman
• 2017Wilson — Alta
• American Crime Story — Lucianne Goldberg
• BrainDead — Dr. Joanne Alaimo
• 2016Mother's Day — Flo
• 2016My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea — Mrs. Brinson (voice)
• 2016Sophie and the Rising Sun — Anne Morrison
• 2016The Boss — Sister Aluminata
• 2016The Hollars — Sally Hollar
• Sneaky Pete — Audrey Bernhardt
• 2014Bluebird — Crystal
• BoJack Horseman — Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice)
• 2014Heaven Is for Real — Nancy Rawling
• 2013August: Osage County — Mattie Fae Aiken
• 2013Beautiful Creatures — Delphine Duchannes
• Masters of Sex — Miss Horchow
• The Americans — Claudia
• The Millers — Carol Miller
• Smash — Miriam Abramson
• A Gifted Man — Rita Perkins-Hall
• Harry's Law — Gina Powell
• New Girl — Bonnie
• Person of Interest — Barbara Russell
• 2011Scalene — Janice Trimble
• Suits — Nell Sawyer
• 2011Win Win — Eleanor
• 2010Forged — Dianne
• Justified — Mags Bennett
• 2010Main Street — Myrtle Parker
• 2010Secretariat — Miss Ham
• 2009Hannah Montana: The Movie — Ruby
• Hung — Molly
• 2009La Soga — Flannigan
• 2009Management — Trish
• Mercy
• 2009Orphan — Dr. Browning
• The Good Wife — Ruth Eastman
• 2009The Winning Season — Donna
• 2008Stop-Loss — Senator's Secretary (voice)
• 2007Feast of Love — Mrs. Maggarolian
• 2007Mo — Pam
• 2007Rails & Ties — Judy Neasy
• 2007Rocket Science — Coach Lumbly
• 2007Superheroes — Ben's Mother
• 2007The Death and Life of Bobby Z — Macy
• The Riches — Nina Burns
• 2007The Savages — Roz
• 2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story — Ma Cox
• 200614e Arrondissement — Carol
• Dexter — Camilla
• 2006Out There — Jen
• 2006Paris Je T'aime — Carol (14ème arrondissement)
• Rachael Ray
• 2006Wedding Daze — Betsy
• Medium — Catherine
• 2005Silver Bells — Mrs. Quinn
• 2004Iron Jawed Angels — Harriot Blatch
• 2004Million Dollar Baby — Earline Fitzgerald
• 2004Plainsong — Mrs. Beckman
• 2004The Best Thief in the World — Miss Mason
• 2003An Unexpected Love — Maggie
• 2003It's All About Love — Betsy
• 2003The Human Stain — Psychologist
• 2002The Hours — Mrs. Latch
• 2002The Laramie Project — Trish Steger
• 100 Centre Street — Michelle Grande
• A Girl Thing — May
• 2001What Girls Learn — Lainey
• 200028 Days — Betty
• Ed — Amanda Myers
• 2000Proof of Life — Ivy
• 1999Earthly Possessions — Libby
• 1999In Dreams — Nurse Floyd
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Rita Gabler
• 1999Ride with the Devil — Wilma Brown
• Snoops — Hannah Larson
• 1998Practical Magic — Linda Bennett
• 1998Twilight — Gloria Lamar
• 1997...First Do No Harm — Marjean
• 1997Critical Care — Constance 'Connie' Potter
• 1997Eye of God — Dorothy
• 1996Ghosts of Mississippi — Clara Mayfield
• 1996Marvin's Room — Charlotte Samit
• 1995Dead Man Walking — Sister Colleen
• 1995Sabrina — Nurse
• New York Undercover — Nurse Warner
• 1994Nobody's Fool — Birdy
• Homicide: Life on the Street — Verna Henderson
• 1993The Firm — Nina Huff
• 1992Emma and Elvis — Jenny
• 1992Lorenzo's Oil — Wendy Gimble
• 1991Golden Years — Thelma
• Golden Years — Thelma
• 1991The Rocketeer — Millie
• 1990Days of Thunder — Donna
• Law & Order — Ms. Best
• Lonesome Dove — Buffalo Heiffer
• 1988The Child Saver — Alma
• 1987Once Again — Debbie Lupino
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Mrs. Beckman, Mrs. Quinn
• Just Picture It
• Sonny Lovejoy — Gigi
• The Age of Innocence — Mrs. Manson-Mingott

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2014Showing Up — Self