
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.
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The titles people know Mariclare from.
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
as Kathy Patterson
as Mother Mary Catherine · 1 episode
as David's Mother

as Susan Finn

as Rose

as Mary Alice Duncan

as Ellen Mancini

as Jane Bladow
as Cassie Latham Burns · 1 episode
as Senator Cunningham
as Adele Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle")

as Barbara Thompson
as Emma Spencer
as Anita Boyer · 1 episode
as Kay Wallace · 1 episode
as Louise Larsen · 1 episode

as Maggie Fitzpatrick · 13 episodes

as Pat Morris
as Gabrielle Krieger

as Julia Baker

as Mrs. Warnall
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