Barbara Rhoades

Barbara Rhoades (born March 23, 1947) is an American actress, known primarily for her comedy and mystery roles, especially as lady bandit Penelope ("Bad Penny") Cushings in The Shakiest Gun in the West with Don Knotts.

She had a recurring role on Soap as Maggie Chandler, Jodie Dallas's future wife.

Early years Born March 23, 1947, in Poughkeepsie, New York, Rhoades attended Our Lady of Lourdes High School.

She began taking dancing lessons when she was 7 years old.

Career Rhoades began acting in the late 1960s, appearing in guest roles on several television series, including It Takes a Thief, Ironside, Mannix, McMillan & Wife, Columbo, Kojak, Starsky & Hutch, Alias Smith and Jones, Love, American Style, The Odd Couple, The Six Million Dollar Man, Sanford and Son, Bewitched, Maude, Trapper John, M.D.,The Partridge Family, Murder, She Wrote, Cagney & Lacey, and Law & Order. She was a regular cast member of the 1977 situation comedy Busting Loose, portraying Melody Feebeck, and in 1989, as Jessica Gardner on Generations

In 1967, Rhoades signed a long-term exclusive contract with Universal Pictures.

Rhoades appeared in a number of films during the 1970s, including There Was a Crooked Man... (1970), opposite Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda, and Up the Sandbox (1972) starring Barbra Streisand. She played a police officer, "No Balls" Hadley, in 1977's The Choirboys and a Las Vegas hooker who picks up Art Carney along the road during his Oscar-winning performance in Harry and Tonto (1974). She also had roles in Scream Blacula Scream (1973) and The Goodbye Girl (1977) and was a frequent panelist on the popular 1970s game show Match Game, hosted by Gene Rayburn. In 2007, she appeared in First Born with Elisabeth Shue.

In 2011, she had a recurring role on the American soap opera One Life to Live as Irene Manning, childhood best friend of Victoria Lord (Erika Slezak).

For 18 months She gained other stage experience in summer stock productions at the Cecilwood Theater in Fishkill, New York. ), Rhoades was married to television producer Bernie Orenstein. In 1995, they and their son Alec moved to Weston, Connecticut, where, as of at least 2011, they continued to reside, and where, on occasion, Rhoades continued to perform.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1968 The Shakiest Gun in the West Penelope 'Bad Penny' Cushings Don't Just Stand There! Kendall Flanagan 1970 There Was a Crooked Man... Miss Jessie Brundidge 1972 Up the Sandbox Dr. Bolden1973 Scream Blacula Scream Elaine Little Cigars Helen Credited as Barbara RhodesAlternative title: The Little Cigars Mob 1974 Harry and Tonto Stephanie 1976 The Great Houdini Margery Crandon 1977 The Choirboys No Balls Hadley 1977 The Goodbye Girl Donna 1980 Serial Vivian 2007 First Born Nancy Television Year Title Role Notes 1968 The Virginian Josie Episode: "With Help from Ulysses" 1968 It Takes a Thief Hilda Episode: "A Spot of Trouble" 1968 Mannix Billie Season 2 episode 02 "Comes Up rose" 1969 Love, American Style Bunny Season 1, Episode 2, Vignette: "Love and the Unlikely Couple"Credited as Barbara Rhodes 1970 The Partridge Family La Von Episode: "Danny and the Mob"1970MannixDonnaEpisode: "Once upon a Saturday" 1971 Bewitched Aretha Episode: "The House That Uncle Arthur Built " 1971 Columbo Hostess Episode: "Lady in Waiting" 1972 McCloud Susan Episode: "Give My Regrets to Broadway" 1972 Mission: Impossible Vicki Wells 1 episode 1972 The Paul Lynde Show Eve Loring Episode 10: "Whose Lib?" 1972–1973 McMillan & Wife 4 episodes 1973 Kojak Joanna Ferro Episode: "Web of Death" 1973 Night Gallery Julie Episode: "Something in the Woodwork" 1973 Police Story Marnie Episode: "Slow Boy" 1974 Happy Days Bubbles McCall Episode: "The Skin Game" 1974 The Odd Couple Lucy Episode: "Our Fathers" 1974 Nakia Jackie Thayer Episode: "Roots of Anger" 1975 Kolchak: The Night Stalker Unnamed secretary Episode: "Primal Scream" 1975 Petrocelli Virginia Halima 1 episode 1975 Ellery Queen Veronica Vale 1 episode 1975 Columbo Joyce Episode: "Identity Crisis" 1975 Starsky & Hutch Robin Morton Episode: "Shootout" 1975 The Six Million Dollar Man Kelly Wixted Episode: "Target in the Sky" 1976 The Blue Knight Carrie 4 episodes 1976 Sanford and Son Gladys 3 episodes 1977 Busting Loose Melody Feebeck Regular (21 episodes)1977 Match Game Herself ('77-'82)1978 Quark Princess Carna Episode: "The Old and the Beautiful" 1978 The Love Boat Di Di Donnelly 1 episode 1978 Maude Maggie Gallagher Episode: "Maude's Big Move: Part 3" 1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries Alicia Episode: "Murder! Murder!" 1979 Hanging In Maggie Gallagher 4 episodes 1979 Super Train 1 episode (February 1979 episode 2) 1979–1981 Password Plus Herself 15 episodes 1980–1981 Soap Maggie Chandler 10 episodes 1982 Magnum, P.I. Marcella Ziller 1 episode 1984 Murder, She Wrote Barbara Stevenson Episode: "Birds of a Feather" 1985 Cagney & Lacey Cece Wentworth Episode: "Happily Ever After" 1986 You Again? Maggie Davis 4 episodes 1988 Charles in Charge Pat Walker 1 episode 1988 Murder, She Wrote Flo Oakes 1 episode 1989 Generations Jessica Gardner series regular 1990 Father Dowling Mysteries Daphne Dumont 1 episode 1991 Over My Dead Body Det. Loraine McBride 1 episode 1993 Diagnosis: Murder Marcy Blake 1 episode 1995 Marker Woman 1 episode 2003 Law & Order Kathy McGarity 1 episode 2011 One Life to Live Irene Manning