Marcia Rodd
Known For
Acting
Born
1940-07-08 in 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).
Most Known For
Grey's Anatomy
as Gertie Schmitt
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
ER
as Melissa Harold's Mother
Murder, She Wrote
as Betty Fiddler
Murder, She Wrote
as Madeline DeHaven
M*A*S*H
Home Improvement
as Barbara Burton
Quincy, M.E.
Without a Trace
as Sandra Pappish
Hunters
as Helga Hansöm
21 Jump Street
as Margaret Hanson
Renegade
as Judge Joan Stephens
Night Court
as Nora Bowers Sedgwick
Hunter
as Miss Doyle
Highway to Heaven
All in the Family
as Carol Traynor
ABC Afterschool Special
as Barbara McKain
Laverne & Shirley
Lou Grant
