Mariclare Costello

Mariclare Costello
Costello in 1977
Costello in 1977.
Born
OccupationActress
Years active1967–2002
Spouse
(m. 1977; died 2013)
Children1

Mariclare Costello is a retired American television, stage, and movie actress. She is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio.[1] 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.

Costello portrayed a hippie-vampire in the 1971 cult horror film Let's Scare Jessica to Death.[2]

Personal life

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She was married to actor Allan Arbus until his death in 2013. The couple had one child.[3]

After her acting career, she was an acting professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.[4]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1967 The Tiger Makes Out Rosi
1970 Pound Honky Killer's Wife
1971 Let's Scare Jessica to Death Emily/Abigail
1974 The Execution of Private Slovik Private Slovik's wife Antoinette
1977 Raid on Entebbe Gabrielle Krieger
1980 Ordinary People Audrey
1981 Ragtime Emma Goldman (workprint edit only)
1981 Coward of the County Emma Television Movie
1983 Nightmares Adele Cooney (segment "The Bishop of Battle")
1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Senator Cunningham
1993 Indecent Proposal David's Mother
2011 Assisted Loving (video short) Pearl

References

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  1. ^ Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 278. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
  2. ^ Greenspun, Roger (August 28, 1971). "Let s Scare Jessica to Death (1971) Screen: Hippie Vampire: 'Let's Scare Jessica to Death' Arrives". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Costello and Arbus attend opening of "12 Angry Men"". Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  4. ^ "Cfa.lmu.edu". Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
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