Marlo Thomas
Marlo Thomas exploded onto the scene with her groundbreaking television show “That Girl,” the first TV program to prove that a single girl could make it on her own in the big city. Could Marlo stay on a winning streak after such a television splash? You bet. She remains a ...
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Marlo Thomas | 03/23/2009 5:55 pm
Marlo Thomas: 'Hold Your Dear Ones Close'
Marlo shares with wOw what the death of Natasha Richardson has brought to her mind
17 CommentsQ & A | 02/12/2009 12:30 pm
Eve Ensler to Marlo Thomas: 'Rape Is Cheap Warfare'
‘Vagina Monologues’ playwright Eve Ensler tells Marlo Thomas all about her work in the Congo, how to build a women’s revolution and why she doesn’t trust peacekeepers
Marlo Thomas | 02/04/2009 1:00 am
Marlo Thomas Was Fine … Until the Geese
‘I’d finally come to grips with my former white-knuckle fears …’
My Most Recent Conversation
Marlo Thomas: Mike Nichols and Ed Sherick Helped Make My Career
Marlo Thomas shares her ‘big break’ story with wOw friends Joan Ganz Cooney and Jane Wagner
My Favorite Quote of all Time:
"I raised you to be a thoroughbred. When thoroughbreds run, they wear blinders to keep their eyes focused straight ahead with no distractions, no other horses. They hear the crowd, but they don’t listen. They just run their own race. That’s what you have to do. Don’t listen to anyone comparing you to me or to anyone else. You just run your own race."
— Danny Thomas, to his aspiring actress daughter, Marlo, at 17 years old.
What Never Fails to Get My Attention:
Anyone who can tell a good story.
I Don’t Care When They Say I…:
…hound people to give money to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Everyone runs for cover when they see me coming. But…I’ll catch you!
Tacky Things I Can’t Do Without:
Email emoticons. I known they’re corny, but I have to express myself now that I’m not using the phone.
My Shoes:
Did my husband ask you to ask me this?
My Favorite Food:
Italian. My Mom was Italian (well, actually, Sicilian—so we didn’t mess with her). When most people are sick they want chicken soup. I just want my pasta.
My Favorite Health Tip:
Work out!
I Love(d) Reading:
Nancy Drew books. She was smarter than anybody. And then Ayn Rand. No original sin?…. you’re kidding!
I Love(d) Listening To:
My father and his comedian pals telling stories at the dinner table. I would hide at the top of the stairs after bedtime so I didn’t miss anything.
I Love(d) Watching:
The Dodgers when they came to L.A. Our first Major League Baseball team, and I couldn’t get enough of them. Cracker Jacks, hot dogs…the whole thing!
I Wish I Lived In…:
A city where all my family members were just around the corner.
I Want to Own…:
A TV remote that I know how to work.
The First Thing I Do in the Morning Is:
Check out the window to remind myself what city I’m in.
Why I Hate My Computer:
Because I never talk to anybody anymore.
Why I Love My Computer:
Because it saves me from 20-minute phone calls.
What WOWS Me:
People who rise to the occasion.

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