Cast & creator
Margo Martindale
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, Dexter
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.
Also known as: مارگو مارتیندال, مارگو مارتیندیل
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film credits
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television credits
127
1951–2026 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (127)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Rita Gabler
1999
Law & Order
Ms. Best
1990
Dexter
Camilla
2006
Suits
Nell Sawyer
2011
The Good Wife
Ruth Eastman
2009
Person of Interest
Barbara Russell
2011
Medium
Catherine
2005
New Girl
Bonnie
2011
BoJack Horseman
Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice)
2014
The Americans
Claudia
2013
The Good Fight
Ruth Eastman
2017
Homicide: Life on the Street
Verna Henderson
1993
DuckTales
Ma Beagle (voice)
2017
Justified
Mags Bennett
2010
American Crime Story
Lucianne Goldberg
2016
Masters of Sex
Miss Horchow
2013
Sneaky Pete
Audrey Bernhardt
2015
New York Undercover
Nurse Warner
1994
Practical Magic
Linda Bennett
1998
Harry's Law
Gina Powell
2011
Poker Face
Dr. Hamm
2023
Cars 3
Louise Nash (voice)
2017
Ed
Amanda Myers
2000
Rachael Ray
2006
Doctor Odyssey
Mother of the Bride
2024
Your Honor
Elizabeth Guthrie
2020
Smash
Miriam Abramson
2012
The Millers
Carol Miller
2013
Hung
Molly
2009
100 Centre Street
Michelle Grande
2001
The Act
Emma Blanchard
2019
Mrs. America
Bella Abzug
2020
The Watcher
Mo
2022
BrainDead
Dr. Joanne Alaimo
2016
Cocaine Bear
Ranger Liz
2023
Orphan
Dr. Browning
2009
Million Dollar Baby
Earline Fitzgerald
2004
Instant Family
Sandy Wagner
2018
The Riches
Nina Burns
2007
Mrs. Davis
Mother Superior
2023
Mercy
2009
The Firm
Nina Huff
1993
Days of Thunder
Donna
1990
The Twits
Credenza Twit (voice)
2025
Lonesome Dove
Buffalo Heiffer
1989
Beautiful Creatures
Delphine Duchannes
2013
Downsizing
Woman on Shuttle
2017
Mother's Day
Flo
2016
Snoops
Hannah Larson
1999
Golden Years
Thelma
1991
The Chicken Sisters
Narrator
2024
Secretariat
Miss Ham
2010
August: Osage County
Mattie Fae Aiken
2013
The Sticky
Ruth Landry
2024
Dead Man Walking
Sister Colleen
1995
Heaven Is for Real
Nancy Rawling
2014
A Gifted Man
Rita Perkins-Hall
2011
The Rocketeer
Millie
1991
The Kitchen
Helen O'Carroll
2019
Ride with the Devil
Wilma Brown
1999
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Beckman
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mrs. Quinn
1951
The Human Stain
Psychologist
2003
The Boss
Sister Aluminata
2016
Marvin's Room
Charlotte Samit
1996
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Ruby
2009
The Hours
Mrs. Latch
2002
Table 19
Freda Eckberg
2017
Sabrina
Nurse
1995
Paris Je T'aime
Carol (14ème arrondissement)
2006
Proof of Life
Ivy
2000
28 Days
Betty
2000
Feast of Love
Mrs. Maggarolian
2007
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Ma Cox
2007
The Hollars
Sally Hollar
2016
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Macy
2007
Wedding Daze
Betsy
2006
The Savages
Roz
2007
Nobody's Fool
Birdy
1994
A Girl Thing
May
2001
Uncle Frank
Mammaw
2020
Lorenzo's Oil
Wendy Gimble
1992
Ghosts of Mississippi
Clara Mayfield
1996
Stop-Loss
Senator's Secretary (voice)
2008
The Laramie Project
Trish Steger
2002
Management
Trish
2009
Wilson
Alta
2017
...First Do No Harm
Marjean
1997
Twilight
Gloria Lamar
1998
In Dreams
Nurse Floyd
1999
Blow the Man Down
Enid Nora Devlin
2019
Iron Jawed Angels
Harriot Blatch
2004
Main Street
Myrtle Parker
2010
Critical Care
Constance 'Connie' Potter
1997
The Winning Season
Donna
2009
Win Win
Eleanor
2011
Rails & Ties
Judy Neasy
2007
Showing Up
Self
2014
It's All About Love
Betsy
2003The Age of Innocence
Mrs. Manson-Mingott
Golden Years
Thelma
1991
Eye of God
Dorothy
1997
Rocket Science
Coach Lumbly
2007
Silver Bells
Mrs. Quinn
2005
Superheroes
Ben's Mother
2007
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Mrs. Brinson (voice)
2016
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Anne Morrison
2016
Family Squares
Diane
2022
Lazy Susan
Mary
2020
The Best Thief in the World
Miss Mason
2004
Earthly Possessions
Libby
1999
Out There
Jen
2006
Bluebird
Crystal
2014
The Long Haul
2026
What Girls Learn
Lainey
2001
An Unexpected Love
Maggie
2003
The Child Saver
Alma
1988
Scalene
Janice Trimble
2011Sonny Lovejoy
Gigi
Plainsong
Mrs. Beckman
2004Emma and Elvis
Jenny
1992Just Picture It
Once Again
Debbie Lupino
1987
Forged
Dianne
2010
La Soga
Flannigan
2009
14e Arrondissement
Carol
2006
Mo
Pam
2007