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Margo Martindale

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Margo Martindale
An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.
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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. Margo attended Lon Marris College, and 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), she played the minor role of Donna. Notable roles include: Sister Colleen, Susan Sarandon's fellow nun in Dead Man Walking (1995). She played a brief but memorable role as the selfish mother to Hilary Swank's character in Million Dollar Baby (2004).
BornJuly 18, 1951
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BornJuly 18, 1951
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  • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 13 wins & 30 nominations total

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Richard Kind and Margo Martindale in The Watcher (2022)
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Margo Martindale and Tiffany Haddish in The Kitchen (2019)
Margo Martindale and Tiffany Haddish in The Kitchen (2019)
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Margo Martindale in Sneaky Pete (2015)
Margo Martindale, Shane McRae, and Jennifer Ferrin in Sneaky Pete (2015)
Margo Martindale in Sneaky Pete (2015)

Known for

Ewan McGregor, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis, Dermot Mulroney, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, and Margo Martindale in August: Osage County (2013)
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Paris, je t'aime (2006)
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  • 2006
Richard Jenkins and Margo Martindale in The Hollars (2016)
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  • Sally Hollar
  • 2016
John C. Reilly, Tim Meadows, Matt Besser, and Chris Parnell in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
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  • Ma Cox
  • 2007

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  • Alternative name
    • Margo Matindale
  • Height
    • 5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)
  • Born
    • July 18, 1951
    • Jacksonville, Texas, USA
  • Spouse
    • William Boals1986 - present (1 child)
  • Children
    • Margaret Boals
  • Parents
      Margaret Pruitt
  • Relatives
      Billy Martindale(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared (as "Truvy") in "Steel Magnolias", WPA Theatre, New York city.
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    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    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).
  • Quotes
    In order for me to have fun, I have to be able to not be buttoned down.

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