Portrait of Marcia Rodd

Marcia Rodd

Acting

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).

Born: July 8, 1940

Place of Birth: Lyons, Kansas, USA

Known For

Filmography

2023
Dante's Hotel

as Old Emily

2020
Hunters

as Helga Hansöm

2019
2016
2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Gertie Schmitt

2002
Without a Trace

as Sandra Pappish

1999
Family Law

as Susan Lumberg

1999
Family Law

as Judge Paula Scott

1998
The Army Show

as Visiting General

1998
1994
The Scout

as Mrs. Lacy

1994
ER

as Melissa Harold's Mother

1992
Renegade

as Judge Joan Stephens

1991
Home Improvement

as Barbara Burton

1988
Empty Nest

as The Woman

1987
21 Jump Street

as Margaret Hanson

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Betty Fiddler

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Madeline DeHaven

1984
Hunter

as Miss Doyle

1984
The Four Seasons

as Claudia Zimmer

1984
Night Court

as Nora Bowers Sedgwick

1983
Keeping On

as Mary Goodwin

1979
A Movie Star's Daughter

as Barbara McKain

1979
Last Embrace

as Adrian

1979
13 Queens Blvd.

as Elaine Dowling

1977
Citizens Band

as Portland Angel

1972
ABC Afterschool Special

as Barbara McKain

1972
Maude

as Leslie Perkins

1971
T.R. Baskin

as Dayle

1971
Little Murders

as Patsy Newquist

1971
All in the Family

as Carol Traynor

1964