Marcia Rodd
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 8, 1940
- Died
- December 27, 2025 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Dante's Hotel
Movie · as Old Emily
Hunters
TV · as Helga Hansöm · 1 ep
American Christmas
Movie · as Martha
Road to the Well
Movie · as Barb
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Gertie Schmitt · 1 ep
Without a Trace
TV · as Sandra Pappish · 1 ep
Family Law
TV · as Susan Lumberg, Judge Paula Scott · 2 eps
The Scottish Tale
Movie · as Sarah
Wanted
Movie · as Mama Scrico
The Army Show
TV · as Visiting General · 1 ep
The Scout
Movie · as Mrs. Lacy
ER
TV · as Melissa Harold's Mother · 1 ep
Renegade
TV · as Judge Joan Stephens · 1 ep
Home Improvement
TV · as Barbara Burton · 1 ep
Doogie Howser, M.D.
TV · as Agent · 1 ep
Empty Nest
TV · as The Woman · 1 ep
21 Jump Street
TV · as Margaret Hanson · 3 eps
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
Movie · as Lilly
Highway to Heaven
TV · 1 ep
Hunter
TV · as Miss Doyle · 1 ep
The Four Seasons
TV · as Claudia Zimmer · 13 eps
Night Court
TV · as Nora Bowers Sedgwick · 1 ep
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Betty Fiddler, Madeline DeHaven · 1 ep
Keeping On
Movie · as Mary Goodwin
Cassie & Co.
TV · as Little Mama Ryan · 1 ep
American Playhouse
TV · as Mary Goodwin · 1 ep
Bret Maverick
TV · 1 ep
Last Embrace
Movie · as Adrian
A Movie Star's Daughter
Movie · as Barbara McKain
Trapper John, M.D.
TV · as E.J. Riverside · 1 ep
13 Queens Blvd.
TV · as Elaine Dowling · 9 eps
Citizens Band
Movie · as Portland Angel
Lou Grant
TV · 1 ep
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
Movie · as Eve
Quincy, M.E.
TV · 1 ep
Laverne & Shirley
TV · 1 ep
Good Heavens
TV · 1 ep
The Dumplings
TV · as Stephanie · 11 eps
M*A*S*H
TV · 1 ep
ABC Afterschool Special
TV · as Barbara McKain · 1 ep
Maude
TV · as Leslie Perkins · 1 ep
Little Murders
Movie · as Patsy Newquist
T.R. Baskin
Movie · as Dayle
All in the Family
TV · as Carol Traynor · 2 eps
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
TV · as Linda Gallo · 1 ep
Pioneer Spirit
Movie
Medical Center
TV · 2 eps
The Wizard of Oz
Movie · as Dorothy
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep