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name: "Barbara Rhoades"
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born: "23 March 1947"
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# Barbara Rhoades

Actor. Born 23 March 1947 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 March 1947, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Barbara Rhodes, باربارا رودس

## Biography

Barbara Rhoades is an American actress. Born on 23 March 1947 in Poughkeepsie, New York, she began taking dancing lessons at the age of seven and appeared as a showgirl in the Broadway musical *Funny Girl* (1964). She also performed in summer stock productions before signing a contract with Universal Pictures in 1967.

Rhoades is known for her roles in comedy and mystery productions. She played Penelope 'Bad Penny' Cushings in the film *The Shakiest Gun in the West* (1968) and had a recurring role as Maggie Chandler in the series *Soap* (1980–1981). Other television work includes regular appearances in *Busting Loose* (1977) as Melody Feebeck and guest roles in *Mission: Impossible* (1972), *Columbo*, *Bewitched*, *Starsky & Hutch*, *Murder, She Wrote* and *Law & Order*.

She has been married to television producer Bernie Orenstein since 1979; they have one child.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, encyclopedia.com, tviv.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *Bewitched* (1964)
- *Law & Order* (1990), Kathy McGarity
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Flo Oakes, Barbara Stevenson
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), Marcella Ziller
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), Kelly Wixted
- *Happy Days* (1974)
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975)
- *The Love Boat* (1977), Didi Donnelly

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