Marlo Thomas

Marlo Thomas
Thomas in That Girl (1966)
Born	Margaret Julia Thomas (1937-11-21) November 21, 1937 (age 86) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Occupations	Actress producer activist philanthropist
Years active	1960–present
Spouse	Phil Donahue ​ (m. 1980)​
Parents	Danny Thomas (father) Rose Marie Mantell Thomas (mother)
Relatives	Tony Thomas (brother) Terre Thomas (singer) (sister)

Margaret Julia Thomas (born November 21, 1937)^[1] is an American actress, producer, author, and social activist. She is best known for starring on the sitcom 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 has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame.

She has also received a Grammy Award for her children's album Marlo Thomas and Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long. In 2014, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.^[2]

Thomas serves as 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.