
Mariclare Costello
Acting
Born 1936-02-06 · Peoria, Illinois, USA
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

Indecent Proposal
1993 · Movie

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984 · Movie

Ordinary People
1980 · Movie

Skeezer
1982 · Movie

Appearances
1990 · Movie

The Gun
1974 · Movie

American Harvest
1987 · Movie

Raid on Entebbe
1976 · Movie

After the Fall
1974 · Movie

The Execution of Private Slovik
1974 · Movie

Nightmares
1983 · Movie

Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
1984 · Movie

She Said No
1990 · Movie

Coward of the County
1981 · Movie

Conspiracy of Terror
1975 · Movie

All God's Children
1980 · Movie

Let's Scare Jessica to Death
1971 · Movie

Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
1985 · Movie

Shadow of the Blair Witch
2000 · Movie

A Sensitive, Passionate Man
1977 · Movie

Pound
1970 · Movie

Going Where I've Never Been: The Photography of Diane Arbus
1972 · Movie

The Boy Who Drank Too Much
1980 · Movie

Territorial Men
1976 · Movie