Marlo Thomas Net Worth

Marlo Thomas's Quotes

• My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better.
• [on her debt to Lee Strasberg and Sandra Seacat, from her 2010 autobiography] I only wish Lee could have lived to see me portray a schizophrenic in Nobody's Child (1986). I never could have gotten near playing that kind of part without Lee's exercises, and the subsequent work I did and continue to do with his primary disciple, the brilliant Sandra Seacat.
• [from her book "Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny" (2010)] I was learning that even a woman with power, the path was dotted with land mines -- she's so ambitious, she's so aggressive, she's ruthless. "Funny thing," I used to say, "a man has to be Joe McCarthy to be called ruthless... all a woman has to do is put you on hold.".

Interesting Facts about Marlo Thomas

1. Is the eldest of three children of Danny Thomas and Rose Marie Mantell Thomas.
2. Her sister Terre Thomas, her brother Tony Thomas and her father Danny Thomas all appeared on the That Girl (1966) episode, That Girl: My Sister's Keeper (1969).
3. Remained friends with That Girl (1966) co-star Ted Bessell until his death. Thomas insisted Bessell see a doctor (which he did), when he complained of chest pains only days before he died.
4. Her father was of Lebanese descent and her mother was of Italian origin. Her mother's maiden name was Rose Marie Cassaniti.
5. Future successful television producer Aaron Spelling wrote the script for one of her very earliest television roles, an appearance with her father Danny Thomas on the anthology series Zane Grey Theatre (1956) telecast on February 2, 1961: Zane Grey Theatre: Honor Bright (1961).
6. Godmother is Loretta Young.
7. She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.
8. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital national outreach director.
9. Thomas and Donohue, long-time residents of Westport, Connecticut sold their sprawling Long Island Sound estate for close to its asking price, just under $30 million, moving to a smaller property across town. [December 2006]
10. Best known by the public for her starring role as the wholesome Ann Marie on That Girl (1966).
11. Attended and graduated from Marymount High School in Los Angeles, California (1956).
12. Attended and graduated from the University of Southern California with a teaching degree.
13. She was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
14. She was awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award for her excellence and innovation in her creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television (1996).
15. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama on November 24, 2014, the highest honor bestowed upon a civilian, at a White House ceremony.
16. Shares the same birthday with Laurence Luckinbill.
17. Lifelong friends with Gloria Steinem.
18. Was repeatedly a comedic target of Will & Grace (1998)'s character 'Karen Walker', who hated her, but liked her husband, Phil Donahue.