Marcia Rodd

Born: 1940-07-08, Lyons, Kansas, USA

Died: 2025-12-27

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).

Filmography

• Grey's Anatomy (2005)
• Without a Trace (2002)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984)
• Hunter (1984)
• Home Improvement (1991)
• Lou Grant (1977)
• Renegade (1992)
• Hunters (2020)
• Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)
• All in the Family (1971)
• Empty Nest (1988)
• Laverne & Shirley (1976)
• Medical Center (1969)
• Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
• Maude (1972)
• The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971)
• Bret Maverick (1981)
• Last Embrace (1979)
• The Scout (1994)
• Little Murders (1971)
• T.R. Baskin (1971)
• The Scottish Tale (1998)
• Citizens Band (1977)
• Dante's Hotel (2023)
• Keeping On (1983)
• American Christmas (2019)
• How to Break Up a Happy Divorce (1976)
• Road to the Well (2016)
• Between the Darkness and the Dawn (1985)
• A Movie Star's Daughter (1979)