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Martindale was born in Jacksonville, Texas, the youngest of three children and only daughter of William Everett and Margaret (née 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. [citation needed]
Margo Martindale was born July 18, 1951 in Jacksonville, Texas, to Margaret (Pruitt) and William Everett Martindale, a lumber company owner and dog handler. She is the youngest of three children, and the only daughter.
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- Margo Martindale's role call. Margo Martindale has won multiple Emmys and gone from America's favorite what's-her-name to a bona fide beloved star. Ahead of the release of her 2016 film The Hollars, EW sat down with the Texas-accented, infectiously upbeat actress to talk about 10 of her best roles.
- Lorenzo's Oil (1992) Martindale played a grieving mother in this affecting drama by director George Miller. It was her first of three movies costarring Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking and Twilight — no, not that one — followed), but didn't propel Martindale's career in the way she'd hoped.
- Nobody's Fool (1994) "You're either my favorite little sister," director Robert Benton told Martindale, "or my favorite older daughter." He cast her as a small-town bartender who wisecracks with Paul Newman in this effervescent comedy.
- Million Dollar Baby (2004) Martindale had auditioned for multiple Clint Eastwood films before getting hired to play the cruel mother of Hilary Swank's Maggie in this Best Picture Oscar winner.
Margo Martindale was born July 18, 1951 in Jacksonville, Texas, to Margaret (Pruitt) and William Everett Martindale, a lumber company owner and dog handler. She is the youngest of three children, and the only daughter.
- Actress
- July 18, 1951
Apr 20, 2017 · Learn how Margo Martindale became one of the most acclaimed and versatile actresses in TV, from her early roles to her Emmy-winning performances on Justified and The Americans. Find out how she creates her characters, what she looks for in a script, and what's next for her.
May 9, 2019 · Learn how Margo Martindale went from doing odd jobs and struggling in theater to winning Emmys for Justified and The Americans. Find out about her role as a bail bondswoman in Sneaky Pete and her experience with Wayne Knight as a private detective.
May 13, 2020 · But as a single-minded, ambitious young woman, her one focus in life at that time was her pursuit of acting. “I should know more than I do,” she confesses.
