Mariclare Costello
Known for Acting · 32 credits
- Born
- 1936-02-06
- Died
- 2026-04-17
- Place of birth
- Peoria, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Mariclare Catherine Costello
Biography
Mariclare Catherine Costello (February 3, 1936 – April 17, 2026) was an American actress. She was a lifetime member of The Actors Studio. Costello's most notable role was that of Rosemary Hunter Fordwick on the television series The Waltons, from 1972 to 1977. In 1977, after her role on The Waltons, she played matriarch Maggie Fitzpatrick on the short-lived drama show The Fitzpatricks.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Cassie Latham Burns
Chicago Hope
1994
as Mother Mary Catherine
The Waltons
1972
as Mrs. Rosemary Fordwick / Miss Rosemary Hunter / Mrs. Rosemary Fordwick (archive footage)
Lou Grant
1977
as Louise Larsen
Hart to Hart
1979
as Anita Boyer
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Kay Wallace
Kojak
1973
as Diane Gordon
The Fitzpatricks
1977
as Maggie Fitzpatrick
Movies (24)
Indecent Proposal
1993
as David's Mother
Ordinary People
1980
as Audrey
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
as Senator Cunningham
American Harvest
1987
as Mary Alice Duncan
Nightmares
1983
as Adele Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle")
Coward of the County
1981
as Emma Spencer
Raid on Entebbe
1976
as Gabrielle Krieger
She Said No
1990
as Susan Finn
The Execution of Private Slovik
1974
as Antoinette Slovik
Conspiracy of Terror
1975
as Mrs. Warnall
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
1971
as Emily
The Gun
1974
as Beryl Strauss
After the Fall
1974
as Louise
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
1985
as Ellen Mancini
Pound
1970
as Honky Killer's Wife
All God's Children
1980
as Winnie Naponic
The Boy Who Drank Too Much
1980
as Louise Carpenter
A Sensitive, Passionate Man
1977
as Pat Morris
Shadow of the Blair Witch
2000
as Kathy Patterson
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
1984
as Jane Bladow
Territorial Men
1976
as Julia Baker
Skeezer
1982
as Barbara Thompson
Appearances
1990
as Rose
Going Where I've Never Been: The Photography of Diane Arbus
1972
as Herself - Narrator
About Mariclare Costello
Mariclare Catherine Costello (February 3, 1936 – April 17, 2026) was an American actress. She was a lifetime member of The Actors Studio. Costello's most notable role was that of Rosemary Hunter Fordwick on the television series The Waltons, from 1972 to 1977. In 1977, after her role on The Waltons, she played matriarch Maggie Fitzpatrick on the short-lived drama show The Fitzpatricks. With 32 credits spanning from 1970 to 2000, Mariclare Costello has appeared in 24 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mariclare Costello Movies
- Indecent Proposal (1993) — as David's Mother
- Ordinary People (1980) — as Audrey
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) — as Senator Cunningham
- American Harvest (1987) — as Mary Alice Duncan
- Nightmares (1983) — as Adele Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle")
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