Margo Martindale Net Worth

What is Margo Martindale's Net Worth?

Margo Martindale is an American actress who has a net worth of $4 million. A prolific character actress, Margo Martindale has had roles in such television series as "Justified," "The Americans," "The Good Wife," "Sneaky Pete," and "Mrs. America." She has also appeared in numerous films, including "Lorenzo's Oil," "Marvin's Room," "The Hours," "Million Dollar Baby," "August: Osage County," and "Cocaine Bear."

Early Life and Education

Margo Martindale was born on July 18, 1951 in Jacksonville, Texas as the youngest of three children of Margaret and William. Her brother Billy went on to become a professional golfer and golf course designer. In high school, Martindale golfed herself, and also did cheerleading and drama. After graduating in 1969, she went to Lon Morris College before transferring to the University of Michigan. Martindale took summer courses at Harvard University while attending Michigan.

Film Career

Martindale made her big-screen debut in the 1990 Tom Cruise car racing film "Days of Thunder." She next appeared in the 1991 Disney superhero film "The Rocketeer." In 1992, Martindale appeared alongside an Oscar-nominated Susan Sarandon in the drama "Lorenzo's Oil"; this would be the first of many times she appeared in a film with a Best Actress Oscar contender. Following appearances in "The Firm" and "Nobody's Fool," Martindale acted in "Dead Man Walking," which garnered Sarandon her Oscar. In 1996, she was in "Marvin's Room" and "Ghosts of Mississippi," and in 1997 she had roles in "Critical Care" and "Eye of God." Martindale's final films of the decade were "Twilight," "Practical Magic," "In Dreams," and "Ride with the Devil." Commencing the new millennium, she appeared in "28 Days" and "Proof of Life." Martindale went on to appear alongside Nicole Kidman in both "The Hours" and "The Human Stain"; she also had a part in Thomas Vinterberg's "It's All About Love." In 2004, she played the cruel mother of Hilary Swank's main character in Clint Eastwood's Best Picture Oscar winner "Million Dollar Baby." Martindale followed that with roles in "Wedding Daze" and "Paris, je t'aime." She had one of her busiest years on screen in 2007, appearing in such films as "The Savages," "Rocket Science," "Feast of Love," and "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story." Among her final films of the decade were "Management," "The Winning Season," "Hannah Montana: The Movie," and "Orphan."

Martindale was in three films in 2010: "Forged," "Secretariat," and "Main Street." In 2011, she appeared in "Win Win." After a short break, Martindale was in three films in 2013: "Beautiful Creatures," "Bluebird," and the big-screen adaptation of Tracy Letts's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "August: Osage County." She next appeared in the Christian drama "Heaven is for Real" in 2014. Martindale went on to have a big year in 2016, with roles in "Sophie and the Rising Sun," "The Hollars," and "Mother's Day," among other titles. In 2017, she was in "Wilson," "Table 19," and "Downsizing," and lent her voice to the animated film "Cars 3." Martindale's subsequent credits were "Instant Family," "Blow the Man Down," and "The Kitchen." Kicking off the 2020s, she played Mammaw Bledsoe in "Uncle Frank" and Mary O'Connell in "Lazy Susan." In 2022, she appeared in "Family Squares," and in 2023 she played Ranger Liz in the comedy horror film "Cocaine Bear." Martindale went on to voice Mrs. Twit in the 2025 animated musical comedy "The Twits," based on the children's novel by Roald Dahl. After that, she appeared in "Dead Letters" and "Just Picture It."

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Television Career

From the late 1980s through the 1990s, Martindale appeared in various television films and had guest roles on television shows such as "Lonesome Dove," "Law & Order," and "Snoops." In the early 2000s, she had guest roles on "Welcome to New York" and "100 Centre Street" and appeared in the ensemble cast of the HBO television film "The Laramie Project." Following some more television films, including "An Unexpected Love" and "Silver Bells," Martindale played the recurring character Camilla Figg on "Dexter" from 2006 to 2008. She also had a recurring role on "The Riches" from 2007 to 2008. Martindale had her next recurring role, as Nurse Klowden, on "Mercy" from 2009 to 2010. She had one of her most acclaimed roles in 2011, playing crime family matriarch Mags Bennett in the second season of the FX series "Justified." For her work, she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Martindale next had a main role on the short-lived CBS series "A Gifted Man" from 2011 to 2012. She followed that with guest appearances on "Suits," "Person of Interest," "Smash," "New Girl," and "Masters of Sex." Martindale began two major roles in 2013: Carol Miller on the CBS sitcom "The Millers" and KGB handler Claudia on the FX series "The Americans." She was on the former until 2014 and the latter through its conclusion in 2018. Martindale received four Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for "The Americans," winning twice.

From 2014 to 2020, Martindale voiced a fictionalized version of herself on the Netflix adult animated comedy series "BoJack Horseman." She had many other major roles during that time, including the recurring role of Ruth Eastman on "The Good Wife" and the main role of Audrey Bernhardt on "Sneaky Pete." Martindale reprised her role as Ruth Eastman in four episodes of "The Good Fight." Meanwhile, she voiced Ma Beagle in eight episodes of the Disney animated series "DuckTales." In 2019, Martindale appeared in the limited series "The Act," and in 2020 she had a main role in the miniseries "Mrs. America." For her performance as US congresswoman and activist Bella Abzug in "Mrs. America," she received an Emmy Award nomination. Next, Martindale had a recurring role on "Your Honor" from 2020 to 2023. During that time, she portrayed Lucianne Goldberg on "Impeachment: American Crime Story" and had a main role on the Netflix series "The Watcher." In 2023, Martindale played the Mother Superior of Betty Gilpin's protagonist in the Peacock limited series "Mrs. Davis." The following year, she narrated the Hallmark+ series "The Chicken Sisters" and starred on the short-lived Amazon Prime Video series "The Sticky." In 2025, Martindale had a guest role as Dr. Hamm on the Peacock series "Poker Face."

Theater Career

In the early 1980s, Martindale began her career on stage at Actors Theatre of Louisville. Later in the decade, she originated the role of Truvy Jones in the original production of "Steel Magnolias" and went on the play's first national tour. In the 1990s, Martindale acted in such plays as "The Stick Wife," "The Sugar Bean Sisters," and "Always… Patsy Cline." She made her Broadway debut in the 2003 revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," and earned a Tony Award nomination for her performance as Big Mama.

Personal Life

Martindale has been married to musician Bill Boals since 1986. Together, they have a daughter named Maggie.

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