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My Take
Marlo Thomas is a living legend, and I mean that without exaggeration. As Ann Marie on That Girl she gave 1960s audiences an independent working woman to look up to, but what I respect most is the second act. She poured a lifetime into children's rights and women's advancement, earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and her Free to Be... You and Me told generations of kids it was okay to be themselves. That blend of artistry and activism is rare. To me she represents the best version of fame, using a hard-won platform to make the world a little kinder.
Overview
Margaret Julia "Marlo" Thomas (born November 21, 1937) is an American actress, producer, author, and social activist. She is best known for starring as Ann Marie in a sitcom series That Girl (1966–1971) and her children's franchise Free to Be... You and Me.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marlo Thomas
- Name (Japanese)
- マーロ・トーマス
- Reading
- まーろ・とーます
- Born
- November 21, 1937 (age 88)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Ox
- Origin
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television producer / film producer / activist / stage actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Marymount High School
- University
- University of Southern California
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 2009 Michigan Women's Hall of Fame
- 1996 Lucy Award
- 1986 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/MarloThomas
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlo%20Thomas
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.