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Marlo Thomas (born Margaret Julia Thomas on
November 21, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan) is an
American actor|actress.

She is the daughter of the late comedian Danny
Thomas and sister of Tony Thomas, a producer.


Anxious to show she was as adept at drama as she
was at comedy, she proved herself in the
television movies It Happened One Christmas (a
remake of It's a Wonderful Life, with Thomas in
the rewritten James Stewart role), Nobody's Child,
and The Lost Honor Of Kathryn Beck, while she
starred in Jenny (1970) and Thieves (1977) on the
big screen.

She is also known for her children's books and the
recordings and television specials created in
conjunction with them - Free to Be . . . You and
Me (1974) and Free to Be . . . A Family (1987),
which were born out of an attempt to teach her
then-young niece Dionne about life. She is
donating all royalties from her 2004 book and CD,
Thanks & Giving All Year Long, to the St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital. Started by her
father, the organization helps children suffering
from grave forms of cancer.

In recent years, Thomas has appeared in guest
shots on Ally McBeal, Friends (as Rachel's
mother), and Law & Order: SVU. She also appeared
in the 2002 film Playing Mona Lisa with Julia
Roberts.    

Thomas is the recipient of four Emmy Awards. She
has been married to talk show host Phil Donahue
since 1980. The couple live in Manhattan.