- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 8, 1940
- Place of Birth
- Lyons, Kansas, USA
- Died
- December 27, 2025
Marcia Rodd
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).
Filmography
movieDante's Hotel
2023 · Old Emily
tvHunters
2020 · Helga Hansöm
movieAmerican Christmas
2019 · Martha
movieRoad to the Well
2016 · Barb
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005 · Gertie Schmitt
tvWithout a Trace
2002 · Sandra Pappish
tvFamily Law
1999 · Susan Lumberg, Judge Paula Scott
movieWanted
1998 · Mama Scrico
tvThe Army Show
1998 · Visiting General
movieThe Scottish Tale
1998 · Sarah
movieThe Scout
1994 · Mrs. Lacy
tvER
1994 · Melissa Harold's Mother
tvRenegade
1992 · Judge Joan Stephens
tvHome Improvement
1991 · Barbara Burton
tvDoogie Howser, M.D.
1989 · Agent
tvEmpty Nest
1988 · The Woman
tv21 Jump Street
1987 · Margaret Hanson
movieBetween the Darkness and the Dawn
1985 · Lilly
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Betty Fiddler, Madeline DeHaven
tvHighway to Heaven
1984
tvHunter
1984 · Miss Doyle
tvThe Four Seasons
1984 · Claudia Zimmer
tvNight Court
1984 · Nora Bowers Sedgwick
movieKeeping On
1983 · Mary Goodwin
tvCassie & Co.
1982 · Little Mama Ryan
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Mary Goodwin
tvBret Maverick
1981
movieA Movie Star's Daughter
1979 · Barbara McKain
tvTrapper John, M.D.
1979
movieLast Embrace
1979 · Adrian
tv13 Queens Blvd.
1979 · Elaine Dowling
tvLou Grant
1977
movieCitizens Band
1977 · Portland Angel
movieHow to Break Up a Happy Divorce
1976 · Eve
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976
tvGood Heavens
1976
The Dumplings
1976 · Stephanie
tvLaverne & Shirley
1976
tvABC Afterschool Special
1972 · Barbara McKain
tvM*A*S*H
1972
tvMaude
1972 · Leslie Perkins
movieT.R. Baskin
1971 · Dayle
tvThe New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971 · Linda Gallo
movieLittle Murders
1971 · Patsy Newquist
tvAll in the Family
1971 · Carol Traynor
tvMedical Center
1969
Pioneer Spirit
1969
movieThe Wizard of Oz
1964 · Dorothy
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self