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Margo Martindale

Margo Martindale
Martindale at the Montclair Film Festival, May 2016
Born (1951-07-18) July 18, 1951 (age 73)
EducationLon Morris College
University of Michigan (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active1987–present
Spouse
Bill Boals
(m. 1986)
Children1
RelativesBilly Martindale (brother)

Margo Martindale (born July 18, 1951)[1] is an American character actress who has appeared on television, film, and stage.[2] In 2011, she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award for her recurring role as Mags Bennett on Justified. She was nominated for an Emmy Award four times for her recurring role as Claudia on The Americans, winning it in 2015 and 2016.[3][4]

Martindale is known for her extensive supporting roles in numerous films such as The Rocketeer (1991), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), The Firm (1993), Dead Man Walking (1995), Marvin's Room (1996), The Hours (2002), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Walk Hard (2007), The Savages (2007), Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), Secretariat (2010), Win Win (2011), August: Osage County (2013), Instant Family (2018), Uncle Frank (2020), and Cocaine Bear (2023).

She has had numerous recurring roles in shows such as The Good Wife (2015–2016), Impeachment: American Crime Story (2021), and Mrs. Davis (2023). For her portrayal of Bella Abzug on the FX miniseries Mrs. America (2020) she received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie nomination. She also voiced a fictionalized version of herself in the Netflix series BoJack Horseman. She made her Broadway debut in the 2004 revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.

  1. ^ "Famous birthdays list for July 18, 2023 includes celebrities Kristen Bell, Margo Martindale". Cleveland.com. July 18, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "How Margo Martindale Became 'Esteemed Character Actress Margo Martindale'". Yahoo News. April 20, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "67th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners : Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series - 2015". Emmys.com. Emmy Awards. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "68th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners : Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series - 2016". Emmys.com. Emmy Awards. Retrieved February 21, 2019.

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