Marlo Thomas

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Marlo Thomas in September 2008

Margaret Julia "Marlo" Thomas (born November 21, 1937 in Detroit , Michigan ) is an American actress and producer who celebrated her breakthrough in 1965 with the lead role in the television series Sweet but a little crazy . Since then she has worked in a large number of series and film productions and has also worked as an author, audio book speaker and for charities. Thomas has received several awards for her work, including four Emmys , a Golden Globe and a Grammy . In 2014 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom .

Life

Childhood and youth

Marlo Thomas was born on November 21, 1937 as the first of three children to actor and comedian Danny Thomas and his wife Rose Marie Cassaniti in Detroit. Her sister Terre Thomas also became an actress, her brother Tony Thomas a television and film producer.

Thomas grew up in Beverly Hills . Her parents nicknamed her Margo , which later became her stage name Marlo . She attended Marymount High School in Los Angeles before graduating from the University of Southern California .

Career

Marlo Thomas at the Emmy Awards, 1989

Marlo Thomas began her acting career in 1960 with appearances on a number of popular television series. In 1965 she was cast by Mike Nichols for the female lead in the play Barefoot in the Park .

In 1965, Thomas made her breakthrough as a television actress on the sitcom Sweet But A Little Crazy , in which she starred as Ann Marie . The series produced by the American Broadcasting Company ran for six years and had a total of 136 episodes in five seasons.

After Süß, but a little crazy , Thomas continued to play mainly in television series, but now also took on roles in cinema and television films. She also continued to appear occasionally in the theater (including on Broadway in New York ) and worked as a producer of radio plays. Thomas can still be seen as a star guest in TV series and films.

In 2010 she published her memoir under the title Growing Up Laughing . She is also the author of self-help books and guides. For her services, Marlo Thomas has received some of the most important awards in the entertainment industry. In 2014, then-US President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States.

Private life

Marlo Thomas has been married to journalist, author and television presenter Phil Donahue since 1980 . The couple have no children together, but lived with Donahue's five children from their first marriage. Thomas is a private charity and chairman of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Tennessee , founded in 1962 by her father, Danny Thomas.

Awards

  • 1967: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a TV Series ( Cute but a little crazy )
  • 1974: Emmy for Outstanding Children's Special ( Free to Be ... You & Me )
  • 1981: Emmy in the category Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming ( The Body Human: Facts for Girls )
  • 1986: Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special ( Nobody's Child )
  • 1989: Emmy in the category Outstanding Children's Program ( Free to be ... a Family )
  • 1992: Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • 1996: Lucy Award
  • 2000: Excellence in Media Award
  • 2004: TV Land Award in the Favorite Fashion Plate - Female category
  • 2006: Grammy for the best spoken album for children ( Marlo Thomas & Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long , also producer)
  • 2014: Presidential Medal of Freedom

Filmography (selection)

Movies

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TV Shows

Television films

  • 1977: It Happened One Christmas (remake of Isn't Life Beautiful? )
  • 1984: The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck (based on the novel The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum )
  • 1985: How do I tell my parents (Consenting Adult)
  • 1986: Nobody's Child
  • 1991: In the Power of Others (Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story)
  • 1994: Accused - The Father (Ultimate Betrayal)
  • 1994: The Call of Death (Reunion)

Bibliography (selection)

  • The Right Words at the Right Time . Simon & Schuster , New York 2004, ISBN 978-0-7434-4650-1 .
  • Together with Bruce Kluger, Carl Robbins & David Tabatsky: The Right Words at the Right Time Volume 2: Your Turn !, Volume 2 . Simon & Schuster, New York 2007, ISBN 978-0-7434-9744-2 .
  • Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny . Hachette UK, London 2010, ISBN 978-1-4013-9617-6 .
  • It Ain't Over ... Till It's Over: Reinventing Your Life - and Realizing Your Dreams - Anytime, at Any Age . Simon & Schuster, New York 2014, ISBN 978-1-4767-3993-9 .
  • Together with Phil Donahue: What Makes a Marriage Last: 40 Celebrated Couples Share with Us the Secrets to a Happy Life . HarperCollins , New York 2020, ISBN 978-0-06-298259-9 .

Web links

Commons : Marlo Thomas  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stephanie Nolasco: Marlo Thomas doesn't just want to be remembered as 'That Girl' despite show's lasting success, book reveals. In: Fox News Channel . July 13, 2018, accessed January 7, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Thomas, Marlo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thomas, Margaret Julia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and producer
DATE OF BIRTH November 21, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan