Biography
Mariclare Costello (born February 3, 1936) is a retired American television, stage, and movie actress. She is 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.
Costello was born in Peoria, Illinois and earned a B.A. from Clarke College (Iowa; now Clarke University) and a MFA degree from Catholic University of America (Washington, DC). Her first film appearance was in The Tiger Makes Out (1967). In 1970, she appeared on stage in Harvey at the ANTA Theatre, in New York City. She is also well remembered for her role as a hippie-vampire in the 1971 cult horror film Let's Scare Jessica to Death. In the 1981 Miloš Forman film Ragtime, she portrayed Emma Goldman in a scene that was ultimately deleted from the theatrical release, but still included on the DVD.
Filmography
all 31
Movies 24
TV Shows 7
Narrator 1
Shadow of the Blair Witch (2000)
Chicago Hope (1994)
Indecent Proposal (1993)
She Said No (1990)
Appearances (1990)
American Harvest (1987)
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story (1985)
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (1984)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Nightmares (1983)
Skeezer (1982)
Coward of the County (1981)
Ordinary People (1980)
All God's Children (1980)
The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980)
Hart to Hart (1979)
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
Lou Grant (1977)
The Fitzpatricks (1977)
A Sensitive, Passionate Man (1977)
Raid on Entebbe (1976)
Territorial Men (1976)
Sara (1976)
Conspiracy of Terror (1975)
The Gun (1974)
The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)
After the Fall (1974)
Kojak (1973)
Going Where I've Never Been: The Photography of Diane Arbus (1972)
Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)
Pound (1970)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1936-02-03 (88 years old)
Birth PlacePeoria, United States of America
RelationshipsAllan Arbus (1977-01-01 - 2013-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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