Marcia Rodd
Known for: Actress
Born: 8 July 1940, Lyons, Kansas, USA
Died: 27 December 2025
Credits: 48 titles
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
Dante's Hotel
Hunters
American Christmas
Road to the Well
Grey's Anatomy
Without a Trace
Family Law
Wanted
The Army Show
The Scottish Tale
The Scout
ER
Renegade
Home Improvement
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Empty Nest
21 Jump Street
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
Murder, She Wrote
Highway to Heaven
Hunter
The Four Seasons
Night Court
Keeping On
Cassie & Co.
American Playhouse
Bret Maverick
A Movie Star's Daughter
Trapper John, M.D.
Last Embrace
13 Queens Blvd.
Lou Grant
Citizens Band
How to Break Up a Happy Divorce
Quincy, M.E.
Good Heavens
The Dumplings
Laverne & Shirley
ABC Afterschool Special
M*A*S*H
Maude
T.R. Baskin
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Little Murders
All in the Family
Medical Center
Pioneer Spirit
The Wizard of Oz