
Actor
Mariclare Costello
Born 1936 · 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.
Acting

Ordinary People
Audrey · 1980

Indecent Proposal
David's Mother · 1993

Murder, She Wrote
Cassie Latham Burns · 1984

The Incredible Hulk
Kay Wallace · 1977

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

Kojak
Diane Gordon · 1973

Hart to Hart
Anita Boyer · 1979

The Waltons
Mrs. Rosemary Fordwick · 1972

Let's Scare Jessica to Death
Emily · 1971

Chicago Hope
Mother Mary Catherine · 1994

Lou Grant
Louise Larsen · 1977

Nightmares
Adele Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle") · 1983

Raid on Entebbe
Gabrielle Krieger · 1976

The Execution of Private Slovik
Antoinette Slovik · 1974

Appearances
Rose · 1990

Skeezer
Barbara Thompson · 1982

The Gun
Beryl Strauss · 1974

American Harvest
Mary Alice Duncan · 1987

Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
Jane Bladow · 1984

Coward of the County
Emma Spencer · 1981

She Said No
Susan Finn · 1990

Shadow of the Blair Witch
Kathy Patterson · 2000

After the Fall
Louise · 1974

The Fitzpatricks
Maggie Fitzpatrick · 1977