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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Without a Trace
Sandra Pappish
Murder, She Wrote
Betty Fiddler
Murder, She Wrote
Madeline DeHaven
ER
Melissa Harold's Mother
M*A*S*H
Home Improvement
Barbara Burton
21 Jump Street
Margaret Hanson
American Playhouse
Mary Goodwin
Hunter
Miss Doyle
Night Court
Nora Bowers Sedgwick
Highway to Heaven
Quincy, M.E.
Lou Grant
Renegade
Judge Joan Stephens
Hunters
Helga Hansöm
All in the Family
Carol Traynor
Empty Nest
The Woman
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Agent
Medical Center
Laverne & Shirley
ABC Afterschool Special
Barbara McKain
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D.
E.J. Riverside
Family Law
Susan Lumberg
Family Law
Judge Paula Scott
Maude
Leslie Perkins
Cassie & Co.
Little Mama Ryan
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Linda Gallo
Bret Maverick
Good Heavens
The Army Show
Visiting General
The Scout
Mrs. Lacy
Last Embrace
Adrian
The Four Seasons
Claudia Zimmer
13 Queens Blvd.
Elaine Dowling
Little Murders
Patsy Newquist
T.R. Baskin
Dayle