Hallie Todd

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Hallie Todd
Born (1962-01-07) January 7, 1962 (age 62)
OccupationActress
Years active1976–present
Spouse Glenn Withrow
Children1
Parents
Website www.hallietodd.com

Hallie Todd (born January 7, 1962) [1] is an American actress. She played Penny Waters on Brothers, Jo McGuire on Lizzie McGuire, and Rhoda Markowitz on Murder, She Wrote . She also made guest appearances on many other television shows such as The Golden Girls , Highway to Heaven , Malcolm in the Middle , Sabrina, the Teenage Witch , and Star Trek: The Next Generation .

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Early life

Todd is the second child of actress Ann Morgan Guilbert and writer/producer George Eckstein.[ citation needed ] Her mother carried her to term while appearing on The Dick Van Dyke Show , although the pregnancy was not part of the story line and was covered up with loose fit clothing and close up camera angles. [2] Todd attended Palisades Charter High School [3] and the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts. [4]

Career

She played a homeless character, “The Kid,” on a Christmas episode of Growing Pains . She played Penny Waters, the daughter of fictional former football player Joe Waters on the Showtime comedy series Brothers , 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 . [5]

Later roles include Lal, Data's daughter on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Offspring"; [6] Blanche's niece, Lucy, on The Golden Girls episode "Nice and Easy"; the mother in the Disney Channel original movie The Ultimate Christmas Present; Hilda's and Zelda's cousin Marigold, Amanda's mother, on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch; and as Lizzie's mother, Jo McGuire, on Lizzie McGuire .

She appeared in seven episodes of Murder, She Wrote , all but one as "Rhoda Markowitz", assistant to Keith Michell's sleuth, Dennis Stanton. [7] 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 executive produced and performed in the film. Her husband, Glenn Withrow, directed 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. [8]

Personal life

Todd is married to director/producer Glenn Withrow. They have a daughter, Ivy. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Sam's Son Cathy Stanton
1986The Check Is in the MailRobin Jackson
2003 The Lizzie McGuire Movie Joanne "Jo" McGuire
2012 The Mooring Nancy
2016 An American Girl: Lea to the Rescue Carol Clark
2020 The Last Champion Melinda Miller

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976 Sara Emma HigginsUnknown episodes
1977 Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night BabysitterTelevision film
1980 Family Marci MurdockEpisode: "Daylight Serenade"
1983 Who Will Love My Children? Joann FrayTelevision film
1983 ABC Afterschool Special BrendaEpisode: "Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?"
1983 The Best of Times Patti EubanksTelevision pilot
1984–1989 Brothers Penny WatersMain role
1985 Highway to Heaven Cindy DeGeralimoEpisode: "Cindy"
1986 The Golden Girls Lucy WarrenEpisode: "Nice and Easy"
1986 Growing Pains The KidEpisode: "The Kid"
1988 HeartBeat AllisonEpisode: "To Heal a Doctor"
1989 Murder, She Wrote Moira McShaneEpisode: "Class Act"
1990–1991 Murder, She Wrote Rhoda MarkowitzRecurring role, 6 episodes
1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation LalEpisode: "The Offspring"
1990–1991 Going Places Kate GriffinMain role
1992 Laurie Hill Ellen MaddoxEpisode: "The Heart Thing"
1992 Brooklyn Bridge Miss ChapinEpisode: "In the Still of the Night"
1996 Murder One Monica ReeseEpisode: "Chapter 18"
1996 Diagnosis: Murder Susan StimpsonEpisode: "Left-Handed Murder"
1996–1997 Life with Roger Lanie ClarkMain role
1998 Two of a Kind MarciEpisode: "Breaking Them Up Is Hard to Do"
1999 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch MarigoldEpisode: "Sabrina the Matchmaker"
2000 The Ultimate Christmas Present Michelle ThompsonTelevision film
2001–2004 Lizzie McGuire Joanne "Jo" McGuireMain role
2003 Kim Possible Summer GaleVoice role; 2 episodes
2003 National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion Jill SniderTelevision film
2004 Malcolm in the Middle Miss ShawEpisode: "Dirty Magazine"
2005 Brandy & Mr. Whiskers Dr. PhylissVoice role; episode: "Freaky Tuesday"

Books

In between her acting roles, Todd wrote two books, Being Young Actors and Parenting The Young Actor.[ citation needed ]

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