Actor

Marcia Rodd

July 8, 1940 · 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).

Notable work

8.2
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
as Gertie Schmitt
7.8
ER (1994)
as Melissa Harold's Mother
7.9
M*A*S*H (1972)
cast
7.4
Home Improvement (1991)
as Barbara Burton
7.1
Hunters (2020)
as Helga Hansöm
7.5
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Betty Fiddler and as Madeline DeHaven

Often works with

Charles Robinson
2 titles together
Home Improvement, Night Court
Betty Garrett
2 titles together
All in the Family, Laverne & Shirley
Vincent Gardenia
2 titles together
All in the Family, Little Murders

Full filmography · 48

Hunters
as Helga Hansöm
20207.1
Grey's Anatomy
as Gertie Schmitt
20058.2
Without a Trace
as Sandra Pappish
20027.2
Family Law
as Susan Lumberg and as Judge Paula Scott
1999
The Army Show
as Visiting General
1998
ER
as Melissa Harold's Mother
19947.8
Renegade
as Judge Joan Stephens
19926.7
Home Improvement
as Barbara Burton
19917.4
Doogie Howser, M.D.
as Agent
19896.7
Empty Nest
as The Woman
19885.9
21 Jump Street
as Margaret Hanson
19877.3
Murder, She Wrote
as Betty Fiddler and as Madeline DeHaven
19847.5