
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.
Acted in 31
2000s
- 2000
Shadow of the Blair Witch
Kathy Patterson
1990s
- 1994
- 1993
- 1990
Appearances
Rose
1980s
- 1987
American Harvest
Mary Alice Duncan
- 1985
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
Ellen Mancini
- 1984
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
Jane Bladow
- 1983
- 1982
Skeezer
Barbara Thompson
- 1981
- 1980
All God's Children
Winnie Naponic
The Boy Who Drank Too Much
Louise Carpenter
1970s
- 1979
- 1977
The Fitzpatricks
Maggie Fitzpatrick · 13 episodes
A Sensitive, Passionate Man
Pat Morris
- 1976
Raid on Entebbe
Gabrielle Krieger
Territorial Men
Julia Baker
- 1975
Conspiracy of Terror
Mrs. Warnall
- 1974
After the Fall
Louise
The Gun
Beryl Strauss
The Execution of Private Slovik
Antoinette Slovik
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
Emily
- 1970
Pound
Honky Killer's Wife
Appearances1
1970s
- 1972
Going Where I've Never Been: The Photography of Diane Arbus
Herself - Narrator