External links
- Hallie Todd at IMDb
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Hallie Todd | |
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| Born | January 7, 1962 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse | Glenn Withrow |
| Children | 1 |
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| Website | www |
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 .
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]
She played Denise (aka "Nancy Reagan"), a teenage, homeless runaway in “The Kid,” the 1986 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 was 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]
Todd is married to director/producer Glenn Withrow. They have a daughter, Ivy. [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1984 | Sam's Son | Cathy Stanton | |
| 1986 | The Check Is in the Mail | Robin 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1976 | Sara | Emma Higgins | Unknown episodes |
| 1977 | Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night | Babysitter | Television film |
| 1980 | Family | Marci Murdock | Episode: "Daylight Serenade" |
| 1983 | Who Will Love My Children? | Joann Fray | Television film |
| 1983 | ABC Afterschool Special | Brenda | Episode: "Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?" |
| 1983 | The Best of Times | Patti Eubanks | Television pilot |
| 1984–1989 | Brothers | Penny Waters | Main role |
| 1985 | Highway to Heaven | Cindy DeGeralimo | Episode: "Cindy" |
| 1986 | The Golden Girls | Lucy Warren | Episode: "Nice and Easy" |
| 1986 | Growing Pains | The Kid | Episode: "The Kid" |
| 1988 | HeartBeat | Allison | Episode: "To Heal a Doctor" |
| 1989 | Murder, She Wrote | Moira McShane | Episode: "Class Act" |
| 1990–1991 | Murder, She Wrote | Rhoda Markowitz | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 1990 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Lal | Episode: "The Offspring" |
| 1990–1991 | Going Places | Kate Griffin | Main role |
| 1992 | Laurie Hill | Ellen Maddox | Episode: "The Heart Thing" |
| 1992 | Brooklyn Bridge | Miss Chapin | Episode: "In the Still of the Night" |
| 1996 | Murder One | Monica Reese | Episode: "Chapter 18" |
| 1996 | Diagnosis: Murder | Susan Stimpson | Episode: "Left-Handed Murder" |
| 1996–1997 | Life with Roger | Lanie Clark | Main role |
| 1998 | Two of a Kind | Marci | Episode: "Breaking Them Up Is Hard to Do" |
| 1999 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Marigold | Episode: "Sabrina the Matchmaker" |
| 2000 | The Ultimate Christmas Present | Michelle Thompson | Television film |
| 2001–2004 | Lizzie McGuire | Joanne "Jo" McGuire | Main role |
| 2003 | Kim Possible | Summer Gale | Voice role; 2 episodes |
| 2003 | National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion | Jill Snider | Television film |
| 2004 | Malcolm in the Middle | Miss Shaw | Episode: "Dirty Magazine" |
| 2005 | Brandy & Mr. Whiskers | Dr. Phyliss | Voice role; episode: "Freaky Tuesday" |
In between her acting roles, Todd wrote two books, Being Young Actors and Parenting The Young Actor.[ citation needed ]
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