Biography

Mae Costello was born on August 13, 1882 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Diamond Cut Diamond (1912), The Joys of a Jealous Wife (1913) and Her Right to Live (1917). She was married to Maurice Costello. She died on August 2, 1929 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Mother, with Maurice Costello, of actresses Helene Costello and Dolores Costello.

Grandmother of John Drew Barrymore. Great-grandmother of Drew Barrymore.

Daughter of Lewis Altschuk, a German immigrant, and Catherine Callender.

Was six months younger than her son-in-law John Barrymore.

Her father is often described as Bavarian, but in reality he was Alsatian, born in Alsace, France and was likely of mixed German and French heritage.