Marcia Rodd
Acting
1940 – 2025 (aged 85)
Lyons, Kansas, USA
48 acting credits
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
27 Mar 2005
ER
19 Sep 1994
M*A*S*H
17 Sep 1972
Home Improvement
17 Sep 1991
Hunters
20 Feb 2020
Murder, She Wrote
30 Sep 1984
Without a Trace
26 Sep 2002
Highway to Heaven
19 Sep 1984
Filmography
2023
- Dante's Hotelas Old Emily
2020
- Huntersas Helga Hansöm1 episode
2019
- American Christmasas Martha
2016
- Road to the Wellas Barb
2005
- Grey's Anatomyas Gertie Schmitt1 episode
2002
- Without a Traceas Sandra Pappish1 episode
1999
- Family Lawas Judge Paula Scott1 episode
1998
- Wantedas Mama Scrico
- The Army Showas Visiting General1 episode
- The Scottish Taleas Sarah
1992
- Renegadeas Judge Joan Stephens1 episode
1991
- Home Improvementas Barbara Burton1 episode
1989
- Doogie Howser, M.D.as Agent1 episode
1988
- Empty Nestas The Woman1 episode
1987
- 21 Jump Streetas Margaret Hanson3 episodes
1985
1984
- Murder, She Wroteas Madeline DeHaven1 episode
- Highway to Heaven1 episode
- Hunteras Miss Doyle1 episode
- The Four Seasonsas Claudia Zimmer13 episodes
- Night Courtas Nora Bowers Sedgwick1 episode
1983
- Keeping Onas Mary Goodwin
1982
- Cassie & Co.as Little Mama Ryan1 episode
- American Playhouseas Mary Goodwin1 episode
1981
- Bret Maverick1 episode
1979
- A Movie Star's Daughteras Barbara McKain
- Trapper John, M.D.as E.J. Riverside1 episode
- Last Embraceas Adrian
- 13 Queens Blvd.as Elaine Dowling9 episodes
1977
- Lou Grant1 episode
- Citizens Bandas Portland Angel
1976
- How to Break Up a Happy Divorceas Eve
- Quincy, M.E.1 episode
- Good Heavens1 episode
- The Dumplingsas Stephanie11 episodes
- Laverne & Shirley1 episode
1972
- ABC Afterschool Specialas Barbara McKain1 episode
- M*A*S*H1 episode
- Maudeas Leslie Perkins1 episode
1971
- T.R. Baskinas Dayle
- The New Dick Van Dyke Showas Linda Gallo1 episode
- Little Murdersas Patsy Newquist
- All in the Familyas Carol Traynor2 episodes
1969
- Medical Center2 episodes
- Pioneer Spirit
1964
- The Wizard of Ozas Dorothy