Actor profile

Marcia Rodd

8th July 1940 Lyons, Kansas, USA Acting

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).

15 Movies 32 TV Shows 47 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Dante's Hotel poster

Dante's Hotel 20th October 2023 as Old Emily

American Christmas poster

American Christmas 4th November 2019 as Martha

Road to the Well poster

Road to the Well 4th June 2016 as Barb

The Scottish Tale poster

The Scottish Tale 1st January 1998 as Sarah

The Scout poster

The Scout 30th September 1994 as Mrs. Lacy

Between the Darkness and the Dawn poster

Between the Darkness and the Dawn 23rd December 1985 as Lilly

Keeping On poster

Keeping On 8th February 1983 as Mary Goodwin

A Movie Star's Daughter poster

A Movie Star's Daughter 10th October 1979 as Barbara McKain

Last Embrace poster

Last Embrace 4th May 1979 as Adrian

Citizens Band poster

Citizens Band 18th May 1977 as Portland Angel

How to Break Up a Happy Divorce poster

How to Break Up a Happy Divorce 6th October 1976 as Eve

T.R. Baskin poster

T.R. Baskin 20th October 1971 as Dayle

Little Murders poster

Little Murders 9th February 1971 as Patsy Newquist

Pioneer Spirit 21st July 1969

The Wizard of Oz poster

The Wizard of Oz 1st January 1964 as Dorothy

Hunters poster

Hunters 20th February 2020 as Helga Hansöm

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Gertie Schmitt

Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace 26th September 2002 as Sandra Pappish

Family Law poster

Family Law 20th September 1999 as Judge Paula Scott

The Army Show poster

The Army Show 13th September 1998 as Visiting General

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Melissa Harold's Mother

Renegade poster

Renegade 19th September 1992 as Judge Joan Stephens

Home Improvement poster

Home Improvement 17th September 1991 as Barbara Burton

Doogie Howser, M.D. poster

Doogie Howser, M.D. 19th September 1989

Empty Nest poster

Empty Nest 8th October 1988 as The Woman

21 Jump Street poster

21 Jump Street 12th April 1987 as Margaret Hanson

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Madeline DeHaven

Highway to Heaven poster

Highway to Heaven 19th September 1984

Hunter poster

Hunter 18th September 1984 as Miss Doyle

The Four Seasons poster

The Four Seasons 29th January 1984 as Claudia Zimmer

Night Court poster

Night Court 4th January 1984 as Nora Bowers Sedgwick

Cassie & Co. poster

Cassie & Co. 29th January 1982 as Little Mama Ryan

Bret Maverick poster

Bret Maverick 1st December 1981

Trapper John, M.D. poster

Trapper John, M.D. 23rd September 1979

13 Queens Blvd. poster

13 Queens Blvd. 20th March 1979 as Elaine Dowling

Lou Grant poster

Lou Grant 20th September 1977

Quincy, M.E. poster

Quincy, M.E. 3rd October 1976

Good Heavens poster

Good Heavens 29th February 1976

The Dumplings 28th January 1976 as Stephanie

Laverne & Shirley poster

Laverne & Shirley 27th January 1976

ABC Afterschool Special poster

ABC Afterschool Special 4th October 1972 as Barbara McKain

M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H 17th September 1972

Maude poster

Maude 12th September 1972 as Leslie Perkins

The New Dick Van Dyke Show poster

The New Dick Van Dyke Show 18th September 1971 as Linda Gallo

All in the Family poster

All in the Family 12th January 1971 as Carol Traynor

Medical Center poster

Medical Center 24th September 1969

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self