- Born
- Height5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)
- Margo Martindale was born 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. Margo attended Lon Morris College, later transferred to University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and did a summer study at Harvard University. She made her film debut appearance in Days of Thunder (1990), in which she played the minor role of Donna. Notable roles include Sister Colleen, Susan Sarandon's fellow nun in Dead Man Walking (1995), and a brief but memorable role as the selfish mother of Hilary Swank's character in Million Dollar Baby (2004).
- IMDb mini biography by: tony.r.vario
- SpouseWilliam Boals(1986 - present) (1 child)
- ChildrenMargaret Boals
- ParentsMargaret PruittWilliam Everett Martindale
- RelativesBilly Martindale(Sibling)Bobby Tim Martindale(Sibling)
- She was the original "Truvy the hairdresser" in the very first off-Broadway production of "Steel Magnolias". The role was later played by Dolly Parton in the movie version, Steel Magnolias (1989).
- Miss Jacksonville High School 1969, Football Sweetheart 1969. Also, a High School Cheerleader.
- For her role on Justified (2010), named one of the "8 Actors Who Turn Television into Art", in the cover story of The New York Times Magazine (9/11/11).
- In a 2011 interview on the NPR program, "Fresh Air with Terry Gross", Martindale said that Justified (2010), Million Dollar Baby (2004), and her segment in Paris, Je T'aime (2006) were her three favorite acting projects of her career.
- Has lived in New York City for 46 years, and in the same apartment for 41 of those years through 2019.
- In order for me to have fun, I have to be able to not be buttoned down.
- I'm from East Texas, yes.
- I played Big Mama in 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' when I was 20 years old at the University of Michigan.
- And I love having the job to go to every week. With movies, there's a lot of downtime. I like working, and television really does that.
- I love Kentucky people, but you have to get on the inside before they accept you.
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