Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 8, 1940
Place of Birth
Lyons, Kansas, USA
Marcia Rodd
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).
Known For - Movies
Little Murders
as Patsy Newquist
The Scout
as Mrs. Lacy
Last Embrace
as Adrian
Citizens Band
as Portland Angel
Dante's Hotel
as Old Emily
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
as Eve
T.R. Baskin
as Dayle
American Christmas
as Martha
A Movie Star's Daughter
as Barbara McKain
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
as Lilly
Known For - TV Shows
Grey's Anatomy
as Gertie Schmitt
ER
as Melissa Harold's Mother
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Without a Trace
as Sandra Pappish
Murder, She Wrote
as Betty Fiddler
Murder, She Wrote
as Madeline DeHaven
M*A*S*H
Home Improvement
as Barbara Burton
Quincy, M.E.
Renegade
as Judge Joan Stephens