Margo Martindale (born July , ) is an American character actress who
has appeared on television, film, and onstage. In , she won a
Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award for her
recurring role as Mags Bennett on Justified. Martindale was nominated
for an Emmy Award four times for her recurring role as Claudia on The
Americans, winning the award in and . She has played supporting roles
in several films, including Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, The Hours,
Million Dollar Baby, Dead Man Walking, The Firm, Lorenzo's Oil,
...First Do No Harm, Eye of God, Win Win, Marvin's Room, Forged,
Orphan, The Savages, Hannah Montana: The Movie, August: Osage County,
and Paris, je t'aime.Martindale was also nominated for a Tony Award
for Best Featured Actress in for her performance in the play Cat on a
Hot Tin Roof. She also voiced a fictionalized version of herself in
the Netflix adult-animated show BoJack Horseman.Martindale was born
July , in Jacksonville, Texas, the youngest of three children and
only daughter of 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.Her oldest brother is professional golfer and
golf course designer Billy Martindale. The middle child, brother Bobby
Tim, died in . Margo participated in golf, cheerleading and drama
while in school and was crowned "Football Sweetheart" as well as "Miss
Jacksonville High School ."
has appeared on television, film, and onstage. In , she won a
Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award for her
recurring role as Mags Bennett on Justified. Martindale was nominated
for an Emmy Award four times for her recurring role as Claudia on The
Americans, winning the award in and . She has played supporting roles
in several films, including Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, The Hours,
Million Dollar Baby, Dead Man Walking, The Firm, Lorenzo's Oil,
...First Do No Harm, Eye of God, Win Win, Marvin's Room, Forged,
Orphan, The Savages, Hannah Montana: The Movie, August: Osage County,
and Paris, je t'aime.Martindale was also nominated for a Tony Award
for Best Featured Actress in for her performance in the play Cat on a
Hot Tin Roof. She also voiced a fictionalized version of herself in
the Netflix adult-animated show BoJack Horseman.Martindale was born
July , in Jacksonville, Texas, the youngest of three children and
only daughter of 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.Her oldest brother is professional golfer and
golf course designer Billy Martindale. The middle child, brother Bobby
Tim, died in . Margo participated in golf, cheerleading and drama
while in school and was crowned "Football Sweetheart" as well as "Miss
Jacksonville High School ."
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