Acting

Marcia Rodd

Born 1940-07-08 · Lyons, Kansas, USA

Died 2025-12-27

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).

Credits

Newest first

Dante's Hotel
as Old Emily
2023
Hunters
as Helga Hansöm
2020
American Christmas
as Martha
2019
Road to the Well
as Barb
2016
Grey's Anatomy
as Gertie Schmitt
2005
Without a Trace
as Sandra Pappish
2002
Family Law
as Susan Lumberg
1999
Family Law
as Judge Paula Scott
1999
Wanted
as Mama Scrico
1998
The Army Show
as Visiting General
1998
The Scottish Tale
as Sarah
1998
The Scout
as Mrs. Lacy
1994
ER
as Melissa Harold's Mother
1994
Renegade
as Judge Joan Stephens
1992
Home Improvement
as Barbara Burton
1991
Doogie Howser, M.D.
as Agent
1989
Empty Nest
as The Woman
1988
21 Jump Street
as Margaret Hanson
1987
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
as Lilly
1985
Murder, She Wrote
as Betty Fiddler
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Madeline DeHaven
1984
Highway to Heaven
1984
Hunter
as Miss Doyle
1984
The Four Seasons
as Claudia Zimmer
1984
Night Court
as Nora Bowers Sedgwick
1984
Keeping On
as Mary Goodwin
1983
Cassie & Co.
as Little Mama Ryan
1982
American Playhouse
as Mary Goodwin
1982
Bret Maverick
1981
A Movie Star's Daughter
as Barbara McKain
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Trapper John, M.D.
as E.J. Riverside
1979
Last Embrace
as Adrian
1979
13 Queens Blvd.
as Elaine Dowling
1979
Lou Grant
1977
Citizens Band
as Portland Angel
1977
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
as Eve
1976
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Good Heavens
1976
The Dumplings
as Stephanie
1976
Laverne & Shirley
1976
ABC Afterschool Special
as Barbara McKain
1972
M*A*S*H
1972
Maude
as Leslie Perkins
1972
T.R. Baskin
as Dayle
1971
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
as Linda Gallo
1971
Little Murders
as Patsy Newquist
1971
All in the Family
as Carol Traynor
1971
Medical Center
1969
Pioneer Spirit
1969
The Wizard of Oz
as Dorothy
1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962