Person

Marcia Rodd

Acting · 1940–2025 · Lyons, Kansas, USA

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).

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  Grey's Anatomy

  Gertie Schmitt

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  The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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  ER

  Melissa Harold's Mother

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  Murder, She Wrote

  Betty Fiddler

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  Without a Trace

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  M*A*S*H

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  Hunter

  Miss Doyle

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  Night Court

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  Quincy, M.E.

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  Home Improvement

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• 2023Dante's HotelOld Emily
• 2020HuntersHelga Hansöm
• 2019American ChristmasMartha
• 2016Road to the WellBarb
• 2005Grey's AnatomyGertie Schmitt
• 2002Without a TraceSandra Pappish
• 1999Family LawSusan Lumberg
• 1998WantedMama Scrico
• 1998The Army ShowVisiting General
• 1998The Scottish TaleSarah
• 1994The ScoutMrs. Lacy
• 1994ERMelissa Harold's Mother
• 1992RenegadeJudge Joan Stephens
• 1991Home ImprovementBarbara Burton
• 1989Doogie Howser, M.D.Agent
• 1988Empty NestThe Woman
• 198721 Jump StreetMargaret Hanson
• 1985Between the Darkness and the DawnLilly
• 1984Murder, She WroteBetty Fiddler
• 1984Highway to Heaven
• 1984HunterMiss Doyle
• 1984The Four SeasonsClaudia Zimmer
• 1984Night CourtNora Bowers Sedgwick
• 1983Keeping OnMary Goodwin
• 1982Cassie & Co.Little Mama Ryan
• 1982American PlayhouseMary Goodwin
• 1981Bret Maverick
• 1979A Movie Star's DaughterBarbara McKain
• 1979Trapper John, M.D.
• 1979Last EmbraceAdrian
• 197913 Queens Blvd.Elaine Dowling
• 1977Lou Grant
• 1977Citizens BandPortland Angel
• 1976How to Break Up a Happy DivorceEve
• 1976Quincy, M.E.
• 1976Good Heavens
• 1976The DumplingsStephanie
• 1976Laverne & Shirley
• 1972ABC Afterschool SpecialBarbara McKain
• 1972M*A*S*H
• 1972MaudeLeslie Perkins
• 1971T.R. BaskinDayle
• 1971The New Dick Van Dyke ShowLinda Gallo
• 1971Little MurdersPatsy Newquist
• 1971All in the FamilyCarol Traynor
• 1969Medical Center
• 1969Pioneer Spirit
• 1964The Wizard of OzDorothy
• 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf