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Margo Martindale
Jacksonville, Texas, USA
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…
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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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2026
The Long Haul
Movie
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2025
The Twits
Movie Credenza Twit (voice)
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2024
The Sticky
TV show Ruth Landry
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2024
Doctor Odyssey
TV show Mother of the Bride
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2024
The Chicken Sisters
TV show Narrator
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2023
Mrs. Davis
TV show Mother Superior
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2023
Cocaine Bear
Movie Ranger Liz
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2023
Poker Face
TV show Dr. Hamm
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2022
The Watcher
TV show Mo
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2022
Family Squares
Movie Diane
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2020
Your Honor
TV show Elizabeth Guthrie
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2020
Uncle Frank
Movie Mammaw
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2020
Mrs. America
TV show Bella Abzug
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2020
Lazy Susan
Movie Mary
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2019
The Kitchen
Movie Helen O'Carroll
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2019
Blow the Man Down
Movie Enid Nora Devlin
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2019
The Act
TV show Emma Blanchard
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2018
Instant Family
Movie Sandy Wagner
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2017
Downsizing
Movie Woman on Shuttle
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2017
DuckTales
TV show Ma Beagle (voice)
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2017
Cars 3
Movie Louise Nash (voice)
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2017
Wilson
Movie Alta
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2017
Table 19
Movie Freda Eckberg
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2017
The Good Fight
TV show Ruth Eastman
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2016
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Movie Mrs. Brinson (voice)
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2016
The Hollars
Movie Sally Hollar
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2016
BrainDead
TV show Dr. Joanne Alaimo
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2016
Mother's Day
Movie Flo
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2016
The Boss
Movie Sister Aluminata
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2016
American Crime Story
TV show Lucianne Goldberg
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2016
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Movie Anne Morrison
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2015
Sneaky Pete
TV show Audrey Bernhardt
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2014
BoJack Horseman
TV show Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice)
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2014
Heaven Is for Real
Movie Nancy Rawling
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2014
Bluebird
Movie Crystal
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2014
Showing Up
Movie Self
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2013
August: Osage County
Movie Mattie Fae Aiken
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2013
The Millers
TV show Carol Miller
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2013
Masters of Sex
TV show Miss Horchow
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2013
Beautiful Creatures
Movie Delphine Duchannes
