Details About Marlo Thomas: Net Worth, Death, Husband, Children



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Marlo Thomas is an American actress, producer, and social activist, best known for her starring role on the NBC sitcom That Girl (1966–1971), and as an advocate for women’s rights. She has won numerous awards for her work on television, film, and stage, including four Golden Globes and an Emmy.

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Born in Detroit, Michigan, on November 21, 1937, Thomas is the eldest child of comedian Danny Thomas and his wife, the former Rose Marie Cassaniti. Her sister, Terre Thomas, is a television producer. She has two brothers: Tony Thomas, a television and film producer, and Daniel Thomas, a businessman.

Thomas was educated at the Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles and the University of Southern California, from which she graduated in 1959 with a bachelor’s degree in English.

Thomas’s first acting role was on her father’s sitcom, Make Room for Daddy (1953–57), on which she appeared sporadically as a child. After graduating from college, she appeared in episodes of The Donna Reed Show (1958–66) and The Virginian (1962–71). In 1966, she was cast as the title character in the ABC sitcom That Girl, which ran for five seasons.

Thomas’s other television credits include guest roles on The Love Boat (1977–86), Murphy Brown (1988–98), Friends (1994–2004), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–present). She has also appeared in several made-for-TV movies and miniseries, including The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beckett (1986), Consenting Adults (1992), and The Brady Bunch Movie (1995).

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On stage, Thomas has appeared in the Broadway productions of Babes in Arms (1959), The Sunshine Boys (1973), Social Security (1986), and An Evening with Marlo Thomas and Friends (2001). She has also been nominated for five Tony Awards: Best Featured Actress in a Play for The Shadow Box (1977); Best Actress in a Play for Social Security (1986); and Best Special Theatrical Event for An Evening with Marlo Thomas and Friends (2001).

Thomas is the author of the best-selling book Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny (2010), in which she chronicles her life growing up in a show business family and her career as an actress and comedian.

In addition to her work as an actress and author, Thomas is also an active philanthropist and social activist. She is the national spokesperson for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which was founded by her father in 1962. She is also the founder of the Ms. Foundation for Women, a national organization that works to empower women and girls.

Thomas has been married to talk show host Phil Donahue since 1980. They have no children together but Thomas has two children from her previous marriage to talk show host Dick Cavett: son Christopher Cavett, an actor; and daughter Elizabeth Cavett, a writer.

"Whatever music you beat on you drum there is somebody who can dance to it." – Chinua Achebe #QuoteOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/eCuF68tkgM

— Marlo Thomas (@MarloThomas) September 14, 2022

Thomas has a net worth of $40 million.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia