Margo Martindale

Acting

Born Jul 18, 1951

From 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 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.

Margo Martindale

Known For

Cars 3

Million Dollar Baby

The Firm

Cocaine Bear

The Twits

Practical Magic

Orphan

Dead Man Walking

Instant Family

Downsizing

Filmography — Acting

Cars 3

Million Dollar Baby

The Firm

Cocaine Bear

The Twits

Practical Magic

Orphan

Dead Man Walking

Instant Family

Downsizing

Days of Thunder

Sabrina

Secretariat

The Hours

Hannah Montana: The Movie

August: Osage County

The Boss

Mother's Day

The Rocketeer

Wedding Daze

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Beautiful Creatures

Paris Je T'aime

Heaven Is for Real

Proof of Life

The Kitchen

28 Days

Uncle Frank

Iron Jawed Angels

Lorenzo's Oil

Ghosts of Mississippi

Nobody's Fool

Stop-Loss

Marvin's Room

Win Win

Wilson

The Savages

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

Table 19

Ride with the Devil

Twilight

Feast of Love

The Laramie Project

The Human Stain

In Dreams

Management

Critical Care

The Hollars

Bluebird

Eye of God

Blow the Man Down

Main Street

Rocket Science

The Winning Season

Rails & Ties

It's All About Love

Silver Bells

Family Squares

Mo

Golden Years

Showing Up

Lazy Susan

Sophie and the Rising Sun

The Best Thief in the World

Scalene

...First Do No Harm

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