Margo Winkler is an American actress, who often played minor roles as receptionists, clerks or judges. She is known for her minor roles in several of
Martin Scorsese
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's films which her husband
Irwin Winkler
Irwin Winkler (born May 28, 1931) is an American film producer and director. He is the producer or director of over 58 motion pictures, dating back to 1967's '' Double Trouble'', starring Elvis Presley. The fourth film he produced, '' They Shoot ...
produced. She is best known for her roles in ''
Goodfellas
''Goodfellas'' (stylized ''GoodFellas'') is a 1990 American biographical crime film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Nicholas Pileggi and Scorsese, and produced by Irwin Winkler. It is a film adaptation of the 1985 nonfiction book '' Wis ...
'' (1990) as Belle Kessler
and as the receptionist in ''
The King of Comedy'' (1983) whom
Robert De Niro
Robert Anthony De Niro Jr. ( , ; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor. Known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese, he is considered to be one of the best actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of various accolades ...
's character approaches on numerous occasions.
She is also known for her role as Barbara in ''
Life as a House
''Life as a House'' is a 2001 American drama film produced and directed by Irwin Winkler. The screenplay by Mark Andrus focuses on a man who is anxious to repair his relationship with his ex-wife and teenaged son after he is diagnosed with termin ...
'' (2001). She made her screen debut in 1970 in
Stuart Hagmann
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His television work includes episodes of the series '' Mission: Impossible'' and ''Mannix''. In film ...
's ''
The Strawberry Statement
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''. In 1999 she appeared in her son
Charles Winkler
Charles Winkler is an American television and film director and producer. He is the son of Academy Award-winning producer and director Irwin Winkler and actress Margo Winkler. He was married to actress Sandra Nelson from 1998 until their divorc ...
's picture ''
Rocky Marciano
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'',
and her last appearance was in 2006 in her husband Irwin Winkler's ''
Home of the Brave'' as a waiting room mother.
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American film actresses
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21st-century American women
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