The Couch Critic Logo
The Couch CriticCouch Critic
TrendingMoviesTV ShowsListsReviewsWhat to Watch
LogoThe Couch Critic

Menu

TrendingMoviesTV ShowsListsReviewsWhat to Watch

© 2026 The Couch Critic

The Couch Critic Logo

The Couch Critic

Your go-to destination for honest movie and TV show reviews from a passionate community of critics. Join the conversation today.

X

Explore

  • Trending
  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Reviews
  • Lists
  • Games
  • About Us

Categories

  • Popular Movies
  • Trending Now
  • Upcoming
  • Airing Today
  • Movie Genres
  • TV Genres

Community

  • Guides
  • What to Watch

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Cookie Policy
  • RSS Feed
© 2026 The Couch Critic.•Built by Hayden Thorn
Cookie Settings
The Movie Database

This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

Home/People/Margo Winkler
Margo Winkler profile photo
Born
Aug 13, 1935
Age 90
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

21
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
Margo Melson Winkler
IMDb Profile

Margo Winkler

Acting

Biography
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's films which her husband Irwin Winkler produced. She is best known for her roles in Goodfellas (1990) as Belle Kessler and as the receptionist in The King of Comedy (1983) whom Robert De Niro's character approaches on numerous occasions. She is also known for her role as Barbara in Life as a House (2001). She made her screen debut in 1970 in Stuart Hagmann's The Strawberry Statement. In 1999 she appeared in her son Charles Winkler's picture Rocky Marciano, and her last appearance was in 2006 in her husband Irwin Winkler's Home of the Brave as a waiting room mother.
Home of the Brave poster

Home of the Brave

as Waiting Room Mother
2006
Shackles poster

Shackles

as Judge
2005
Life as a House poster

Life as a House

as Barbara
2001
Rocky Marciano poster

Rocky Marciano

as Airport Clerk
1999
At First Sight poster

At First Sight

as Nancy Bender
1999
Red Ribbon Blues poster

Red Ribbon Blues

as Helen
1995
The Net poster

The Net

as Mrs. Raines
1995
Night and the City poster

Night and the City

as Judge Parker
1992
Guilty by Suspicion poster

Guilty by Suspicion

as Leta Rosen
1991
GoodFellas poster

GoodFellas

as Belle Kessler
1990
Music Box poster

Music Box

as Irma Kiss
1989
You Talkin' to Me? poster

You Talkin' to Me?

as Receptionist
1987
After Hours poster

After Hours

as Woman With Gun
1985
The King of Comedy poster

The King of Comedy

as Receptionist
1982
Author! Author! poster

Author! Author!

as Millie
1982
New York, New York poster

New York, New York

as Argumentative Woman
1977
Peeper poster

Peeper

as Woman with Luggage
1975
Busting poster

Busting

as Mrs. Rizzo
1974
Up the Sandbox poster

Up the Sandbox

as Hospital Clerk
1972
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight poster

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

as Airline Clerk
1971