Age: 74
female
Margo Martindale (born July 18, 1951) is an American film, stage, and television actress. In 2011, she won an Emmy Award for her role as Mags Bennett on Justified. She has played supporting roles in several films, including The Hours, Million Dollar Baby as Hilary Swank's character's mother, The Firm, Lorenzo's Oil, Marvin's Room, The Savages, and Paris, je t'aime. She was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in 2004. Margo Martindale was born July 18, 1951, in Jacksonville, Texas, to parents William Everett and Margaret (Pruitt) Martindale. In addition to owning and operating a lumber company in Jacksonville, her father was known as a champion dog handler in Texas and throughout the southern United States. Margo was the youngest of three children and only daughter. Her oldest brother is professional golfer and golf course designer Billy Martindale. Middle child, brother Bobby Tim, died in 2004. Margo Martindale participated in golf, cheerleading and drama while in school and was crowned "Football Sweetheart" as well as "Miss Jacksonville High School 1969." Following graduation from Jacksonville High School in 1969, Martindale attended Lon Morris College, then transferred to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. While at Michigan, she also did summer study at Harvard University, appearing onstage with future movie and TV stars Jonathan Frakes and Christopher Reeve. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margo Martindale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Margo Martindale
Mrs. Keating
for Mrs. Keating in The Fountainhead
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The Fountainhead follows Howard Roark, an idealistic and uncompromising architect who refuses to conform to conventional design principles or social expectations. Roark's unwavering commitment to his artistic vision puts him at odds with the architectural establishment, particularly the influential critic Ellsworth Toohey, who represents collectivist mediocrity. As Roark struggles to build his career on his own terms, he becomes entangled with Dominique Francon, a woman of wealth and beauty who is drawn to his integrity despite her own cynicism about the world. Their passionate and complex relationship unfolds against a backdrop of professional rivalry, betrayal, and moral compromise. The novel explores themes of individual achievement versus social conformity, the nature of genius, and the cost of maintaining one's principles in a world that demands compromise. Through Roark's journey from obscurity to vindication, Ayn Rand presents a philosophical argument for rational self-interest and the supremacy of individual will. The story culminates in a dramatic trial that forces society to confront the value of uncompromising excellence and the destructive nature of enforced mediocrity.
