Barbara Rodell

Barbara Rodell (née Wohl,^[1] 1945 or 1946)^[2] is an American actress known for roles on numerous soap operas during the 1960s and 1970s.

Barbara Rodell
Rodell on Another World in 1968
Born	Barbara Wohl Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Brooklyn College
Occupation	Actress

Early years

The daughter of a Brooklyn truck driver and his wife, Rodell was a premature baby who weighed 1.5 pounds at birth.^[3] She was born in Brooklyn and moved to Manhattan when she was four. The Henry Street Settlement and the Dramatic Workshop provided early training in drama, and she studied liberal arts at Brooklyn College.^[1] At age 17 she disregarded her father's opposition to her becoming an actress and left home.^[3] She worked as a waitress and a model while she sought acting opportunities.^[1]

Career

Rodell (left) with Micki Grant on Another World, 1968

Rodell debuted as a professional actress when she worked in summer stock theatre in State College, Pennsylvania. Performing in other stock theater companies added to her experience.^[4]

Her first television part was on the short-lived serial A Flame in the Wind in which she played the character of Linda Skerba in 1965. She then took over the role of Lee Randolph on Another World, playing the part from 1967 until 1969, when the character was killed off in a car crash.^[5] Rodell next appeared on The Secret Storm during 1969–1970, playing Jill Clayborn,^[1] until that character perished in an airplane crash.^{[citation needed]} She subsequently took over the role of Leslie Jackson Bauer Norris at Guiding Light, appearing there from 1971 until 1973.^[6] Rodell then moved to As the World Turns where she had her longest tenure (1973–1981) playing the part of Joyce Colman.^[7][8]

Rodell also was in the film The Devil's Commandment.^[2]

References

1. Lorenzen, Ron (September 6, 1970). "Video Vues". Quad-City Times. Iowa, Davenport. p. 83. Retrieved February 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "She's Dying to Act". Star Tribune. Minnesota, Minneapolis. December 27, 1970. p. 154. Retrieved February 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Horner, Carol (August 26, 1980). "She returned from the dead". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. p. 39. Retrieved February 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Barbara Rodell enters Another World as actress". The Kokomo Morning Times. Indiana, Kokomo. October 28, 1967. p. 22. Retrieved February 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lee Randolph". Another World homepage. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
6. Poll, Julie (1997). Guiding Light : the complete family album. Los Angeles: General Publishing Group. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-57544-006-4.
7. Poll, Julie (1996). As the World Turns : the complete family scrapbook. Los Angeles: General Publishing Group. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-881649-91-5.
8. "Who's Who in Oakdale". Soap Central : about ATWT. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

External links

• Barbara Rodell at IMDb