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Oct 2, 2020 · Everyone’s favorite character actress, the absolutely delightful Margo Martindale, stops by Couch Surfing to look back at some of her most beloved roles in p...
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- Entertainment Weekly
- Mrs. America(2020)—“Bella Abzug”
- The Americans (2013-18)—“Claudia”
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)—“Ma Cox”
- The Rocketeer (1991)—“Millie”
- The Hours (2002)—“Mrs. Latch”
- August: Osage County (2013)—“Mattie Fae Aiken”
- Steel Magnolias
- Hannah Montana: The Movie(2009)—“Ruby”
- Bojack Horseman(2014-20)—“Character Actress Margo Martindale”
- Blow The Man Down (2019)–“Enid Nora Devlin”
The A.V. Club: Playing Bella Abzug sounds like quite an enticing challenge for an actor. What convinced you to take on this role for Mrs. America? Margo Martindale: I went in to meet with the gals, Dahvi and Coco and Stacey [series E.P.’s Waller, Francini, and Sher, respectively] and we had a fabulous time talking. I said, “You know, there’s so man...
AVC: The Americans is an all-time great series. But we’re curious, do you keep any of Claudia’s squirrel pins? [Laughs.] MM: Yes. I think I have two. [Laughs.] They’re so attractive. AVC: Did you ever learn that there was deeper reasoning or logic behind them? Or were squirrels just Claudia’s favorite animal? MM: We talked about it. Because Claudia...
AVC: There’s another time when you did some stunt work: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. You play Ma Cox, and you fall out of a window. MM: [Laughs.] Of course I did! AVC: That was really you falling, right? MM: Yes. [Laughs.] That movie really makes me laugh. Dew-ey! Dewey Dewey Dewey Dewey Dew-ey! [Laughs.] AVC: A big part of why you’re especially...
AVC: Superhero movies are all over the place now—but at the time, The Rocketeerwas kind of an anomaly. MM: Such a great movie, and there’s Billy Campbell and Jennifer Connelly and Timothy Dalton. And Alan Arkin. Yeah, it was great. I think they tried to market it to the wrong audience. I think it was more of an adult film, or not a teenage film. It...
MM: It’s a beautiful movie. And that Philip Glass music? Oh my goodness. Scott Rudin asked me to do that. I think Anne Pitoniak—a beautiful actress that I worked with in Louisville, Kentucky—I think she was going to do it and couldn’t do it. Or wasn’t able to do it? And so he asked me to do it. And I was flattered. AVC: That’s another film credit y...
AVC: More recently, the two of you were sisters in August: Osage County, which has an incredible ensemble. MM: Meryl’s wonderful. I love her. Everybody was extremely nervous for the read-through. I remember everybody—because [writer] Tracy Letts was there. And, you know, everybody was in awe of his talent. And Sam Shepard is sitting there at the ta...
AVC: Speaking of the theater, that’s where you got your start; for example, you originated the role of Steel Magnolias’ Truvy Off-Broadway. Knowing that, were you keeping your eye on the 1989 film version? MM: I didn’t care. AVC: No? And Dolly taking your part… MM: Dammit. AVC: [Laughs.] MM: Oh, look. You know, they made a big movie out of it that ...
AVC: Another connection that you and Dolly share is you’re both part of what I’m going to call the “Hannah Montana universe,” because you were in the Hannah Montana movie as Grandma Ruby. MM: And Dolly’s Miley’s godmother! AVC: Now that we’re talking about it, there are a lot of similarities between the Hannah Montana movie and August: Osage County...
AVC: You had been working with Will Arnett on The Millers, and that’s how this came about, right? MM: We were working on The Millers, and while we were there, “You’ve got to come do my show, this cartoon.” I said, “No, I’m not.” I was promoting August: Osage and trying to do well at something I had never done before, a sitcom. Working hard. He said...
AVC: Your career is a testament to the fact that some of the best parts are in supporting roles. Are you also out there hoping and searching for the perfect lead role? MM: I’m seeking a good role. I’m always seeking a good role. I’m always seeking something different. I love this movie I have that came out on Amazon—Blow The Man Down. It’s a first ...
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Aug 26, 2016 · That’s certainly the thinking at Netflix animated series “BoJack Horseman,” which cast Martindale as herself – kind of – back in 2014, literally in the role of “Character Actress Margo ...
Dec 6, 2016 · For a long time, she was character actress Margo Martindale.And now's she's -- in the words of Bojack Horseman -- esteemed character actress Margo Martindale. For a couple of decades, Martindale ...
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- Freelance Writer
I always liked Esteemed Character Actress Margo Martindale. The last show I was into before seeing her in Bojack was The Americans. But after Bojack... she will never be able to slink back into lucrative obscurity for me xD
May 13, 2020 · The actor: Much has changed for character actress Margo Martindale since we last sat down with her for a Random Roles interview. For one, you can’t say “char...
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