Margo Martindale
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Margo Martindale

Born 18 July 1951 · Jacksonville, Texas, USA
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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.

Known for

Million Dollar Baby
Cars 3
Suits
Dexter
Orphan
The Act
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Downsizing
Instant Family
BoJack Horseman
Beautiful Creatures
Cocaine Bear
The Long Haul
The Twits
Cocaine Bear
Family Squares
Uncle Frank
Lazy Susan
The Kitchen
Blow the Man Down
Instant Family
Downsizing
Table 19
Cars 3
Wilson
The Hollars
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Mother's Day
The Boss
Bluebird
Heaven Is for Real
Beautiful Creatures
August: Osage County
Scalene
Win Win
Secretariat
Main Street
Forged
Orphan
The Winning Season
La Soga
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Management
Stop-Loss
Mo
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Rocket Science
Superheroes
Feast of Love
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
The Savages
Rails & Ties
Paris Je T'aime
Wedding Daze
Out There
14e Arrondissement
Silver Bells
Million Dollar Baby
Iron Jawed Angels
The Best Thief in the World
Plainsong
The Human Stain
It's All About Love
An Unexpected Love
The Laramie Project
The Hours
What Girls Learn
28 Days
Proof of Life
Earthly Possessions
In Dreams
Ride with the Devil
Twilight
Practical Magic
Critical Care
...First Do No Harm
Eye of God
Marvin's Room
Ghosts of Mississippi
Dead Man Walking
Sabrina
Nobody's Fool
The Firm
Lorenzo's Oil
Golden Years
The Rocketeer
Days of Thunder
The Child Saver
Once Again
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