Margot Bingham Biography

Fast Facts

• Has supported the Women Who Care luncheon that benefits Cerebral Palsy NYC, the Georges Malaika Foundation Gala that fosters empowerment in the Congo and the Point Foundation's fundraiser to support LBGTQ youth
• Was nominated for a 2012 Independent Music Award for Best Cover Song
• Started out performing as a singer in her native Pittsburgh, going by the stage name Margot B
• When she was 13, she wrote a song about Dr․ Martin Luther King, Jr․, called "In My Dreams" that has been featured at Martin Luther King, Jr․, events across the nation
• Modeled for local and national talent agencies when she was 9 years old
• Quote: "[on "Boardwalk Empire"] "I might have hit a role of a lifetime, but I still have to keep working after this, because there has to be an 'after this․'""
• Quote: "One of the biggest mistakes people make is they have one focus: they go to school for one thing, they have one goal․ Life is never gonna be like that, it's never gonna be what you think, and it's never gonna be what you want to do, your whole life․"
• Listened to jazz from the 1940s and 1950s her whole life and, as a musician, plays funk-soul with an eight piece band, but explored 1920s jazz through her jazz singer character on "Boardwalk Empire․"
• Best known as an actress for her role in "Boardwalk Empire․"
• Her vocal talents were showcased in a national commercial for Hoover Vacuums