玛格·马丁戴尔

　　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).　　Trivia (18)　　Was nominated for Broadway's 2004 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for her performance as Big Mama in a revival of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.".　　Has been in four films with Nicole Kidman (The Human Stain (2003), The Hours (2002), Practical Magic (1998), and Days of Thunder (1990)), four with Meryl Streep (August: Osage County (2013), The Hours (2002), ...First Do No Harm (1997) and Marvin's Room (1996)) and four with Susan Sarandon (Earthly Possessions (1999), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Twilight (1998) and Dead Man Walking (1995)).　　Miss Jacksonville High School 1969, Football Sweetheart 1969. Also, a High School Cheerleader.　　From the late 1970s to early 1980s, she was the "foot tickler" in a series of Downy fabric softener commercials, becoming as recognizable as Jan Miner, who played "Madge the manicurist" for Palmolive dish-washing liquid.　　Her husband, Bill Boals, is a musician.　　Has one daughter, Margaret.　　Attended Lon Morris College in her hometown of Jacksonville, Texas. Also attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.　　Top of her bucket list is to sing on Broadway.

大学毕业之后，玛格·马丁戴尔开始向着戏剧界发展，从八十年代一直打拼到2004年，玛格·马丁戴尔才终于出演了第一个百老汇(Broadway)公司制片的戏剧。以戏剧演员身份出道的玛格-马丁戴尔其实也参与了很多电影和电视剧的拍摄，其中不乏一些红星加盟的大制作，不过她本人几乎都是演一些小角色，但也算是在观众当中混了个脸熟。玛格·马丁戴尔在戏剧和影视界的演技都算是比较高超的，她曾在2004年拿到了托尼(Tony)奖的提名，并在2011年因出演《火线警察》拿到了艾美奖(Emmys)最佳剧情类女配角的提名。