Rhoda Rhoda Rhoda is an American sitcom starring Valerie Harper which aired a total of 109 half-hour episodes and one hour-long episode over five seasons from September 9, 1974 to December 9, 1978. The series was a spin-off of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", in which Harper between the years 1970 and 1974 had played the role of Rhoda Morgenstern, a spunky, weight-conscious, flamboyantly fashioned Jewish neighbor and native New Yorker in the role of Mary Richards' best friend. After four seasons, Rhoda left Minneapolis and returned to her original hometown of New York City. The series was the winner of
Rebecca Balding Rebecca Balding Rebecca Balding (born September 21, 1955) is an American actress who is probably best known for her appearances on "Soap" and "Charmed". Balding was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. She attended the University of Kansas. She had the role of Carol David, mother of Jodie Dallas' child, on "Soap", appearing in 19 episodes from 1978 through 1980. Balding played Corky Crandall in 1979 in the sitcom "Makin' It", as well as the original female reporter Carla Mardigian during the first three episodes of the inaugural 1977 season of the drama series "Lou Grant", starring Ed Asner, before that