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Actress, producer and social activist, Marlo Thomas has for three decades been a role model for women and children. Marlo blazed the trail as television’s first single woman living alone in the hit series That Girl and has since produced numerous inspiring projects such as the best-selling television special, book and record Free to Be…You and Me and the New York Times best seller The Right Words at the Right Time and The Right Words at the Right Time, Volume 2: Your Turn!, all royalties from which were donated to St. Jude.
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Marlo Thomas played That Girl, the titular insecure, accident-prone "Ann Marie" of the sitcom that ran from 1966-71. That Girl was considered groundbreaking in its time. It was one of the first TV series to feature a "career woman" in the big city, more-or-less making it on her own (although her protective boyfriend and overprotective father were always nearby). Ann was supposed to be a struggling actress, and over the course of the show audiences saw her audition for off-Broadway plays and TV commercials for soup, perfume, and fried chicken. She even played a "bad girl" on a soap opera, within the sitcom's insular world.
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Marlo Thomas graduated from the University of Southern California with a teaching degree. She is the author of four bestselling books, Free to Be . . . You and Me, Free to Be . . . a Family, The Right Words at the Right Time, and Thanks and Giving: All Year Long. Ms. Thomas has won four Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe, a Grammy, the Peabody Award, and has been inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame for her work in television, including her starring role in the landmark series That Girl, which she ... conceived and produced. She is the National Outreach Director for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, which was founded by her father, Danny Thomas, in 1962. Ms. Thomas lives in New York with her husband, Phil Donahue.
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Actress, producer, best-selling author and passionate activist are all evidenced on Marlo Thomas' résumé. A four-time Emmy winner, she was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame for her TV work, which includes the landmark series That Girl. Her book titles include two volumes of The Right Words at the Right Time. An activist for women's rights and children's causes, the Michigan native works tirelessly for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded by her show business legend dad, Danny Thomas.
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Marlo Thomas gained national fame in the late 60’s playing the single and vivacious Ann Marie on the hit show That Girl. Now she is helping bring her famous father’s legacy, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, to even greater star status in the world of pediatric cancer.
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"That Girl," Marlo Thomas, has adopted the children's hospital her father founded. And this holiday season, she's encouraging everyone to give. Click HERE to find out how you can help the children of St. Jude.
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