Margo Martindale

Personal Info

Birthday

July 18, 1951

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Jacksonville, Texas, USA

Also Known As

مارگو مارتیندال

مارگو مارتیندیل

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.

Known For

Dexter

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

Suits

Sneaky Pete

Person of Interest

The Good Wife

Medium

Filmography

2025
The Twits
as Credenza Twit (voice)
2023
Cocaine Bear
as Ranger Liz
2022
Family Squares
as Diane
2020
Uncle Frank
as Mammaw
Lazy Susan
as Mary
2019
The Kitchen
as Helen O'Carroll
Blow the Man Down
as Enid Nora Devlin
2018
Instant Family
as Sandy Wagner
2017
Downsizing
as Woman on Shuttle
Cars 3
as Louise Nash (voice)
Wilson
as Alta
Table 19
as Freda Eckberg
2016
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
as Mrs. Brinson (voice)
The Hollars
as Sally Hollar
Mother's Day
as Flo
The Boss
as Sister Aluminata
Sophie and the Rising Sun
as Anne Morrison
2014
Heaven Is for Real
as Nancy Rawling
Bluebird
as Crystal
Showing Up
as Self
2013
August: Osage County
as Mattie Fae Aiken
Beautiful Creatures
as Delphine Duchannes
2011
Scalene
as Janice Trimble
Win Win
as Eleanor
2010
Main Street
as Myrtle Parker
Secretariat
as Miss Ham
Forged
as Dianne
2009
Orphan
as Dr. Browning
Hannah Montana: The Movie
as Ruby
Management
as Trish
The Winning Season
as Donna
2008
Stop-Loss
as Senator's Secretary (voice)
2007
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Ma Cox
The Savages
as Roz
Superheroes
as Ben's Mother
Feast of Love
as Mrs. Maggarolian
Rails & Ties
as Judy Neasy
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
as Macy
Rocket Science
as Coach Lumbly
Mo
as Pam
2006
Wedding Daze
as Betsy
Paris Je T'aime
as Carol (14ème arrondissement)
Out There
as Jen
14e Arrondissement
as Carol
2005
Silver Bells
as Mrs. Quinn
2004
Million Dollar Baby
as Earline Fitzgerald
Plainsong
as Mrs. Beckman
Iron Jawed Angels
as Harriot Blatch
The Best Thief in the World
as Miss Mason
2003
The Human Stain
as Psychologist
An Unexpected Love
as Maggie
It's All About Love
as Betsy
2002
The Hours
as Mrs. Latch
The Laramie Project
as Trish Steger
2001
What Girls Learn
as Lainey
A Girl Thing
as May
2000
Proof of Life
as Ivy
28 Days
as Betty
1999
Ride with the Devil
as Wilma Brown
Earthly Possessions
as Libby
In Dreams
as Nurse Floyd
1998
Practical Magic
as Linda Bennett
Twilight
as Gloria Lamar
1997
Critical Care
as Constance 'Connie' Potter
Eye of God
as Dorothy
...First Do No Harm
as Marjean
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Clara Mayfield
Marvin's Room
as Charlotte Samit
1995
Dead Man Walking
as Sister Colleen
Sabrina
as Nurse
1994
Nobody's Fool
as Birdy
1993
The Firm
as Nina Huff
1992
Lorenzo's Oil
as Wendy Gimble
Emma and Elvis
as Jenny
1991
The Rocketeer
as Millie
1990
Days of Thunder
as Donna
1988
The Child Saver
as Alma