Acting · Lyons, Kansas, USA · Born July 8, 1940
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).
MovieDante's Hotel
2023
as Old Emily
TVHunters
2020
as Helga Hansöm
MovieAmerican Christmas
2019
as Martha
MovieRoad to the Well
2016
as Barb
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Gertie Schmitt
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Sandra Pappish
TVFamily Law
1999
as Susan Lumberg
MovieWanted
1998
as Mama Scrico
TVThe Army Show
1998
as Visiting General
MovieThe Scottish Tale
1998
as Sarah
MovieThe Scout
1994
as Mrs. Lacy
TVER
1994
as Melissa Harold's Mother
TVRenegade
1992
as Judge Joan Stephens
TVHome Improvement
1991
as Barbara Burton
TVDoogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Agent
TVEmpty Nest
1988
as The Woman
TV21 Jump Street
1987
as Margaret Hanson
MovieBetween the Darkness and the Dawn
1985
as Lilly
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Betty Fiddler
TVHighway to Heaven
1984
TVHunter
1984
as Miss Doyle
TVThe Four Seasons
1984
as Claudia Zimmer
TVNight Court
1984
as Nora Bowers Sedgwick
MovieKeeping On
1983
as Mary Goodwin
TVCassie & Co.
1982
as Little Mama Ryan
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Mary Goodwin
TVBret Maverick
1981
MovieA Movie Star's Daughter
1979
as Barbara McKain
TVTrapper John, M.D.
1979
MovieLast Embrace
1979
as Adrian
TV13 Queens Blvd.
1979
as Elaine Dowling
TVLou Grant
1977
MovieCitizens Band
1977
as Portland Angel
MovieHow to Break Up a Happy Divorce
1976
as Eve
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
TVGood Heavens
1976
The Dumplings
1976
as Stephanie
TVLaverne & Shirley
1976
TVABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Barbara McKain
TVM*A*S*H
1972
TVMaude
1972
as Leslie Perkins
MovieT.R. Baskin
1971
as Dayle
TVThe New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971
as Linda Gallo
MovieLittle Murders
1971
as Patsy Newquist
TVAll in the Family
1971
as Carol Traynor
TVMedical Center
1969
Pioneer Spirit
1969
MovieThe Wizard of Oz
1964
as Dorothy
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
