Hallie Todd (born January 7, 1962) is an American actress. She played Penny Waters on ''

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,'' and Rhoda Markowitz, Dennis Stanton's assistant, on ''Murder, She Wrote''. She also made guest-starring appearances on many other television shows such as ''

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'', '' Highway to Heaven'', '' Malcom in the Middle'', and ''

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Early life

Todd is the second child of actress

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and writer/producer

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. Her mother carried her to term while appearing on ''

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and the

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Career

She played a homeless character, “The Kid,” on a Christmas episode of ''

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''. She played Penny Waters, the daughter of fictional former football player Joe Waters on the Showtime comedy series ''

'', which is her longest lasting role. In 1990, a year after ''Brothers'' left the air, Todd moved into her next sitcom role as spunky writer-and-aspiring-comedian Kate Griffin on '' Going Places''. Later roles include Lal,

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's daughter on the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode "

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";David Greven.
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'' episode "Nice and Easy"; the mother in the Disney Channel original movie ''

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;'' Hilda's and Zelda's cousin Marigold, Amanda's mother, on ''

;'' and as Lizzie's mother, Jo McGuire, on ''

''. She appeared in seven episodes of ''

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'', all but one as "Rhoda Markowitz", assistant to

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's sleuth, Dennis Stanton. Todd starred in the feature film '' The Mooring,'' which she co-wrote with her husband and daughter. The film was released on DVD, digital download and Video on Demand on February 19, 2013. Todd is the co-founder of the film production company In House Media and also teaches acting classes and privately coaches. In 2016, Todd was seen starring in Universal's '' An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue''. She was cast in '' The Last Champion'', and will executive produce and perform in the film. Her husband, Glenn Withrow, is set to direct the project. He and Todd co-wrote the screenplay along with their daughter, Ivy Withrow, VP of Development for the company. In House Media Film Partners was born when Todd and Withrow were inspired to create a family production company after Withrow's experiences working with Francis Ford Coppola on five films, starting with The Outsiders.

Personal life

Todd is married to director/producer Glenn Withrow. They have a daughter, Ivy.

Filmography

Film

Television

Books

In between her acting roles, Todd wrote two books, ''Being Young Actors'' and ''Parenting The Young Actor.''

References

External links

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