Margo Martindale
"An iconic presence in cinema, defining characters with depth and intensity."
Age
75 years
Origin
USA
Active
1951 — Present
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...
History of the Legend
Witness the defining moments that shaped a legacy.
Lonesome Dove
Starring as Buffalo Heiffer
A pair of longtime friends and former Texas Rangers crave one last adventure before hanging-up their spurs. After stealing over a thousand head of cattle from rustlers south of the border, they recruit an unlikely crew of hands to drive the herd 3,000 miles north to the grasslands of Montana.
Highest Rated Masterpieces
BoJack Horseman
as Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice)
Suits
as Nell Sawyer
Dexter
as Camilla
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Verna Henderson
Person of Interest
as Barbara Russell
Your Honor
as Elizabeth Guthrie
Justified
as Mags Bennett
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Rita Gabler
Million Dollar Baby
as Earline Fitzgerald
Lonesome Dove
as Buffalo Heiffer
Media Proof
Filmography Engine
125 Credits found
Dark Matter: The Official Podcast
Self
2026
The Long Haul
Cast
2026
All's Fair
Gloria Bloom
2025
The Twits
Credenza Twit (voice)
2025
The Sticky
Ruth Landry
2024
Doctor Odyssey
Mother of the Bride
2024
The Chicken Sisters
Narrator
2024
Dark Matter
Laurel
2024
Mrs. Davis
Mother Superior
2023
Cocaine Bear
Ranger Liz
2023
Poker Face
Dr. Hamm
2023
The Watcher
Mo
2022
Family Squares
Diane
2022
Your Honor
Elizabeth Guthrie
2020
Uncle Frank
Mammaw
2020
Mrs. America
Bella Abzug
2020
Lazy Susan
Mary
2020
The Kitchen
Helen O'Carroll
2019
Blow the Man Down
Enid Nora Devlin
2019
The Act
Emma Blanchard
2019
Instant Family
Sandy Wagner
2018
Downsizing
Woman on Shuttle
2017
DuckTales
Ma Beagle (voice)
2017
Cars 3
Louise Nash (voice)
2017
Wilson
Alta
2017
Table 19
Freda Eckberg
2017
The Good Fight
Ruth Eastman
2017
My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea
Mrs. Brinson (voice)
2016
The Hollars
Sally Hollar
2016
BrainDead
Dr. Joanne Alaimo
2016
Mother's Day
Flo
2016
The Boss
Sister Aluminata
2016
American Crime Story
Lucianne Goldberg
2016
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Anne Morrison
2016
Sneaky Pete
Audrey Bernhardt
2015
BoJack Horseman
Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice)
2014
Heaven Is for Real
Nancy Rawling
2014
Bluebird
Crystal
2014
Showing Up
Self
2014
August: Osage County
Mattie Fae Aiken
2013
The Millers
Carol Miller
2013
Masters of Sex
Miss Horchow
2013
Beautiful Creatures
Delphine Duchannes
2013
The Americans
Claudia
2013
Smash
Miriam Abramson
2012
A Gifted Man
Rita Perkins-Hall
2011
Person of Interest
Barbara Russell
2011
New Girl
Bonnie
2011
Suits
Nell Sawyer
2011
Scalene
Janice Trimble
2011
Win Win
Eleanor
2011
Harry's Law
Gina Powell
2011
Main Street
Myrtle Parker
2010
Secretariat
Miss Ham
2010
Forged
Dianne
2010
Justified
Mags Bennett
2010
Mercy
Cast
2009
The Good Wife
Ruth Eastman
2009
La Soga
Flannigan
2009
Orphan
Dr. Browning
2009