Marlo Thomas was born Margaret Julia Thomas on November 21, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan. She is an American actress, who first achieved fame on the TV series That Girl in the 1960s.

Thomas began her acting career after graduating college and a short stintas a teacher. She made appearances on early 1960s TV shows such as TheMany Loves of Dobie Gillis, Thriller, Zane Grey Theater,The Joey Bishop Show, Bonanza, McHale's Navy, TheDonna Reed Show, and Ben Casey.

After That Girl ended in 1971, Thomas produced and starred in thechildren's TV special Free to Be...You and Me (1974). In 1974 she made her Broadway debut in theHerb Gardner play Thieves, and appeared in the film version in1977.

Thomas married talk show host Phil Donahue in 1980.

Filmography

• ItW (2008)
• "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (4 episodes, 2004)
• Deceit (2004)
• Our Heroes, Ourselves (2002)
• "Friends" (3 episodes, 1996-2002)
• Two Against Time (2002)
• "Ally McBeal" (2 episodes, 2000)
• Playing Mona Lisa (2000)
• "Frasier" (3 episodes, 1999)
• Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
• Starstruck (1998)
• The Real Blonde (1997)
• "Roseanne" (1 episode, 1996)
• Reunion (1994)
• Ultimate Betrayal (1994)
• Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story (1991)
• In the Spirit (1990)
• Nobody's Child (1986)
• Danny Thomas Christmas (1986)
• Consenting Adult (1985)
• The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck (1984)
• It Happened One Christmas (1977)
• Thieves (1977)
• Free to Be... You & Me (1974)
• "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie" (1 episode, 1973)
• "That Girl" (90 episodes, 1965-1971)
• Jenny (1970)
• Cricket on the Hearth (1967)
• "Ben Casey" (1 episode, 1965)
• "The Donna Reed Show" (1 episode, 1965)
• "Valentine's Day" (1 episode, 1965)
• "McHale's Navy" (1 episode, 1964)
• "Wendy and Me" (1 episode, 1964)
• "My Favorite Martian" (1 episode, 1964)
• "Bonanza" (1 episode, 1964)
• "Arrest and Trial" (1 episode, 1964)
• "Insight" (1 episode, 1963)
• "The Joey Bishop Show" (1961)
• "Thriller" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Zane Grey Theater" (1 episode, 1961)
• "77 Sunset Strip" (1 episode, 1960)
• "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (1 episode, 1960)

Awards

• Emmy Outstanding Children's Program "Free to Be...A Family" 1988 - 89
• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special "Nobody's Child" 1985 - 86
• Emmy Outstanding Children's Special "Free to Be...You and Me" 1973 - 74
• Golden Globe Award Female TV Star 1966