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Marlo Thomas

Also Credited As: Margaret Julia Thomas

Birth Place: Detroit, MI, USA

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BIO

Margaret Julia "Marlo" Thomas is best known for starring as Ann Marie in a sitcom series That Girl (1966–1971) and her children's franchise Free to Be... You and Me. She has received three Primetime Emmy Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Peabody Award for her work in television and was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame. She also received a Grammy Award for her children's album Marlo Thomas and Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long. She was married to Irish-American television daytime talk show host presenter and writer Phil Donahue from May 1980 until his death in August 2024.



In 2014, Thomas received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, given by then-American President Barack Obama.

Thomas served as a National Outreach Director for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which was founded by her father Danny Thomas in 1962. She created the Thanks & Giving campaign in 2004 to support the hospital.

Broadway credits include Thieves, Social Security, The Shadow Box, The 24 Hour Plays 2007, and Relatively Speaking. Off-Broadway credits include The Vagina Monologues, The Guys, The Exonerated, and Clever Little Lies.

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STAGE CREDITS

Clever Little Lies Clever Little Lies
[Off-Broadway]
Westside Theatre Off-Broadway Premiere Production, 2015
Alice
Relatively Speaking Relatively Speaking
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2011
Doreen
The 24 Hour Plays 2007
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2007
Noah
The Exonerated
[Off-Broadway]
2002
Performer [Replacement]
[Replacement]
The Guys
[Off-Broadway]
2002
[Replacement]
[Replacement]
The Vagina Monologues
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1999
[Replacement]
[Replacement]
[Replacement]
[Replacement]
The Shadow Box
[Broadway]
1994
Agnes
Social Security
[Broadway]
1986
Barbara Kahn
Thieves
[Broadway]
1974
Sally Cramer

Writing

Movies

Jenny
[ 1970 ] Jenny
Thieves
[ 1977 ] Sally Cramer
In the Spirit
[ 1990 ] Reva Prosky
The Real Blonde
[ 1997 ] Blair
Starstruck
[ 1998 ] Linda Phaeffle
Playing Mona Lisa
[ 2000 ] Sheila Goldstein
LOL
[ 2012 ] Gran
The Female Brain
[ 2017 ] Lynne
Ocean's Eight
[ 2018 ] Rene

TV Shows

Friends
Sandra Green
That Girl
Ann Marie

Awards and Nominations

Helen Hayes Awards - 1994 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

Marlo ThomasSix Degrees of Separation

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Julian Schlossberg Releases New Book MY FIRST BOOK - PART 2 Photo
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Marlo Thomas been in?

Marlo Thomas has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.

How many West End shows has Marlo Thomas been in?

Marlo Thomas has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Marlo Thomas been nominated for?

and Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Six Degrees of Separation.

How many shows has Marlo Thomas written?

Marlo Thomas has written 1 shows including Free to Be... You and Me (Playwright).

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