Marcia Rodd is an American actress. She made her film debut playing a leading role in the 1971 film '' Little Murders'', and later had supporting roles in films and television series. In 1973, she acted on Broadway in ''Shelter''.

Early years

The daughter of an oil company executive, Rodd was born in Lyons, Kansas, the daughter of Rosetta (

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Thran) and Charles C. Rodd. For most of her youth, Rodd and her family lived in Tulsa. They moved to Wichita in time for her to attend East High School for her senior year. She also worked part-time at a store. She studied drama at

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. In the 1950s, she moved to New York City and performed onstage.

Career

Rodd spent the 1960s appearing on Broadway in such plays as

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's '' The Last of the Red Hot Lovers''. In 1971, she appeared in the film ''

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'' with Candice Bergen, and the

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'' Little Murders'' opposite

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. Her other film credits included '' Handle with Care'' (1977) and '' Last Embrace'' (1979). During the 1970s, she appeared in several made-for-television productions, and continued making appearances on television shows through the next three decades. One of these appearances was in the episode of ''

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'' that served as the pilot for the series '' Maude'' in the role of Maude's daughter Carol Traynor, who was eventually played by Adrienne Barbeau in the series. She had also played another character on a previous ''All in the Family'' episode, "Mike's Mysterious Son", earlier that same season. Other guest appearances on television included ''

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'', ''

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'', and a recurring role as Stanley Riverside's wife on ''

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'' In 1978 she starred as the ingenue Cynthia Carter in the short-lived stage musical '' Barbary Coast''. Rodd portrayed Felicia in the TV series ''

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'' in 1979.} She also appeared in a 2003 episode of the television series ''

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'', the 2012

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''Parallax'', and the long-running

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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