| Marlo Thomas | ||
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| ... as Mary Clark | ||
| Character Mary Clark | ||
| Date of birth 21 November 1937 | ||
| Place of birth Detroit, Michigan | ||
| IMDb profile |
Margaret Julia "Marlo" Thomas (born November 21, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan) is an actress who guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Attorney Mary Clark.
She is best known for starring on the sitcom That Girl (1966–1971) and her children's franchise Free to Be... You and Me. She has received four Emmys, a Golden Globe, and a Peabody Award for her work in television, and she has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame.
She has also received a Grammy Award for her children's album Marlo Thomas and Friends: Thanks & Giving All Year Long. In 2014, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Thomas serves as National Outreach Director for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which was founded by her father Danny Thomas in 1962. She created the Thanks & Giving campaign in 2004 to support the hospital.
She had a recurring role as Sandra Green, mother of Rachel Green, on the sitcom Friends with Ron Leibman playing her ex-husband.