Mariclare Costello
Acting

Mariclare Costello

Born 6 February 1936 · Peoria, Illinois, USA · Died 17 April 2026

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
Ordinary People
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
The Incredible Hulk
Murder, She Wrote
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
The Waltons
Nightmares
Raid on Entebbe
Shadow of the Blair Witch
The Execution of Private Slovik
Coward of the County
Shadow of the Blair Witch
Indecent Proposal
Appearances
She Said No
American Harvest
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
Nightmares
Skeezer
Coward of the County
Ordinary People
The Boy Who Drank Too Much
All God's Children
A Sensitive, Passionate Man
Territorial Men
Raid on Entebbe
Conspiracy of Terror
The Execution of Private Slovik
The Gun
After the Fall
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
Pound
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