As of July 2026, Margo Martindale is best known for Dexter and The Good Wife. Find every show and movie Margo Martindale has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
Margo Martindale

Margo Martindale

Actress Born 1951 Jacksonville, Texas, USA 12 TV Shows 8 Movies

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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Margo Martindale has built a filmography of 20 credits over a career spanning from 1990 to 2025.

Margo Martindale's most notable role to date came in Million Dollar Baby (2004), where she played Earline Fitzgerald. She also appeared in Cars 3 (2017) as Louise Nash (voice). Most recently appeared in Orphan (2009) as Dr. Browning.

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📺 Margo Martindale's TV Shows

Dexter
Camilla
2006
The Good Wife
Ruth Eastman
2009
Medium
Catherine
2005
BoJack Horseman
Character Actress Margo Martindale (voice)
2014
The Americans
Claudia
2013
DuckTales
Ma Beagle (voice)
2017
Justified
Mags Bennett
2010
The Good Fight
Ruth Eastman
2017
Sneaky Pete
Audrey Bernhardt
2015
American Crime Story
Lucianne Goldberg
2016
The Watcher
Mo
2022
Mrs. Davis
Mother Superior
2023

🎬 Margo Martindale's Movies

Cars 3
Louise Nash (voice)
2017
Instant Family
Sandy Wagner
2018
Million Dollar Baby
Earline Fitzgerald
2004
The Twits
Credenza Twit (voice)
2025
Practical Magic
Linda Bennett
1998
Orphan
Dr. Browning
2009
Days of Thunder
Donna
1990
Sabrina
Nurse
1995

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