Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Marlo Thomas recalls her groundbreaking role

It's been more than 40 years since the television comedy "That Girl" debuted. Marlo Thomas, who was pretty much known only for being the daughter of comedian Danny Thomas at that time, starred in and produced the series.

The trademark of the show was that before the opening credits would roll, someone would mention "that girl" and the camera would cut to Thomas' face.

To this day, Thomas still gets greeted by the "that girl" phrase.

"It is just amazing," Thomas says during a telephone interview. "I can't go through airport security without someone pointing at me and saying `that girl.' That tells me that the show was a once-in-a-lifetime thing. It came along at such a seminal moment in our American culture. It was a time of social change. It was a time of the women's movement............read more go to the link below

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