Marlo Thomas is an American actress and television producer best known for pioneering the production of shows focusing on a single, working-class woman in Hollywood. She did this by playing the award-winning role of Ann Marie on the sitcom That Girl (1966-1971). Since then, Thomas has become a published author and social activist who advocates for women’s rights and is involved in numerous charities. Join us as we take a look at all of his accomplishments, personal life, and earnings.
the biography
Marlo Thomas was born Margaret Julia Thomas, the eldest of four children to Rose Marie Cassaniti and comedian Danny Thomas. His birth took place on November 21, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan. Due to her father’s career, the Thomas family moved to Beverly Hills, California where they raised their daughter. She attended Marymount High School and the University of Southern California where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority before earning a teaching degree.
In 1960, Thomas made his acting debut in an episode of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis before moving on to shows like 77 Sunset Strip (1960), Thriller (1961), and The Joey Bishop Show. (1961-1962). In 1965 Thomas appeared in the pilot episode of the ABC show Two’s Companywhich was not picked up. However, her performance in the pilot caught the attention of ABC executives who gave her the opportunity to create her own show in which she would play the title character. This opportunity led to the creation of the sitcom That Girl (1966-1971), where Thomas played the title character, Ann Marie. Her performances on the show earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Television in 1967 and several nominations, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series before she decided to end the series in 1971.
Marlo Thomas’ next major roles were Tess Lynd in Consenting Adult (1985), which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination, and then as Marie Balter in Nobody’s Child (1986), where her performance earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. Other notable roles that came after that were in movies and series like Friends (1996-2002) where she played Jennifer Aniston’s mother, Sandra Green, Cheating (2004), and LOL (2012) alongside Demi Moore and Miley Cyrus, among others.
Plastic surgery
Marlo Thomas has reportedly gone under the knife multiple times to get a nose job, brow lift, face lift and filler injections. Many people have come to criticize it because the apparent work looks poorly done and obvious to the naked eye as it makes it look artificial. However, that apparently didn’t change her mind about what to do next with her body.
