Margo Martindale
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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. 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.
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Law & Order
Medium
The Good Wife
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Good Fight
BoJack Horseman
New Girl
DuckTales
Dexter
Smash
Your Honor
Homicide: Life on the Street
Doctor Odyssey
Suits
BrainDead
The Act
Ed
Lonesome Dove
Mercy
Hung
Mrs. Davis
Masters of Sex
Cars on the Road
The Americans
Downsizing
Stop-Loss
The Laramie Project
Cars 3
The Hours
Sabrina
The Firm
The Boss
Nobody's Fool
Table 19
Practical Magic
The Human Stain
American Crime Story
Justified
The Rocketeer
Heaven Is for Real
Silver Bells
Mother's Day
Twilight
Million Dollar Baby
Beautiful Creatures
Marvin's Room
Instant Family
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Wedding Daze
Cocaine Bear
The Riches
Uncle Frank
Secretariat
Orphan
The Watcher
The Kitchen
A Gifted Man
Mrs. America
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hannah Montana: The Movie
What Girls Learn
Sneaky Pete
The Millers
Rocket Science
The Sticky
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