Marcia Rodd
Acting
Born: 1940-07-08 in Lyons, Kansas, USA
Biography
Marcia Rodd (July 8, 1938 – December 27, 2025) was an American actress, singer, and director. After studying theatre at Northwestern University, she moved to New York City and began a successful career as a stage actress. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1973 for her performance in the musical Shelter. In 1964, she starred as Dorothy Gale in a televised production of The Wizard of Oz. In 1969, she originated the role of Bobbi in Neil Simon's Last of the Red Hot Lovers. Rodd made her film debut in Alan Arkin's 1971 film Little Murders, and received acclaim for her role as Portland Angel in Jonathan Demme's Handle with Care (1977).
Known For
Grey's Anatomy
Gertie Schmitt
ER
Melissa Harold's Mother
M*A*S*H
Home Improvement
Barbara Burton
Hunters
Helga Hansöm
Murder, She Wrote
Betty Fiddler
Murder, She Wrote
Madeline DeHaven
Without a Trace
Sandra Pappish
21 Jump Street
Margaret Hanson
Highway to Heaven
All in the Family
Carol Traynor
Renegade
Judge Joan Stephens
Night Court
Nora Bowers Sedgwick
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Agent
The Scout
Mrs. Lacy
Quincy, M.E.
Hunter
Miss Doyle
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Last Embrace
Adrian
Little Murders
Patsy Newquist
Laverne & Shirley
Maude
Leslie Perkins
Lou Grant
Empty Nest
The Woman
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D.
E.J. Riverside
Citizens Band
Portland Angel
T.R. Baskin
Dayle
ABC Afterschool Special
Barbara McKain
Medical Center
Dante's Hotel
Old Emily
Family Law
Susan Lumberg
Family Law
Judge Paula Scott
American Christmas
Martha
Bret Maverick
American Playhouse
Mary Goodwin
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Linda Gallo
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
Lilly
A Movie Star's Daughter
Barbara McKain
