Summary
Mariclare Costello (born February 3, 1936) 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.
Mariclare Costello | |
|---|---|
 Costello in 1977. | |
| Born | February 3, 1936 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1967–2002 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Costello was born in Peoria, Illinois and earned a B.A. from Clarke College (Iowa; now Clarke University) and a MFA degree from Catholic University of America (Washington, DC). Her first film appearance was in The Tiger Makes Out (1967). In 1970, she appeared on stage in Harvey at the ANTA Theatre, in New York City. She is also well remembered for her role as a hippie-vampire in the 1971 cult horror film Let's Scare Jessica to Death.[2] In the 1981 Miloš Forman film Ragtime, she portrayed Emma Goldman in a scene that was ultimately deleted from the theatrical release, but still included on the DVD.[citation needed]
Personal life edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Costello and Arbus attend opening of "12 Angry Men"". Retrieved 2007-12-17.
- ^ "Cfa.lmu.edu". Archived from the original on 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
External links edit
- Remembering Jessica: An Interview with Mariclare Costello - July 2011
- Mariclare Costello at IMDb
- Mariclare Costello at the Internet Broadway Database
- Mariclare Costello at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
