Mariclare Costello
Mariclare Costello | |
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 Costello in 1977. | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1967–2002 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
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
[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
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