Marlo Thomas, the Golden Globe award-winning actress of That Girl, is also the dedicated and passionate spokesperson for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the world-class facility her father, Danny Thomas founded in 1962. Thomas, who has been featured over the years in Parade stories about her acting roles, her family and St. Jude, has graced our cover several times. Here are six of our favorites.
What Is a Family?
Marlo Thomas ponders the meaning of family in this 1987 cover story.
Marlo Thomas Plays Sis
In the January 13, 1991 issue of Parade, Marlo Thomas talks about her portrayal of Sis Levin in the TV movie about Levin’s hostage experience.
What Is It We Fear?
Thomas discusses her role—in the TV movie, “Nobody’s Child”—of Marie Balter, a woman that spent 20 years in a mental institution and then created her own center for psychiatric treatment, in the April 6th, 1986 issue.
Love For St. Jude
On the April 20, 2003 cover of Parade, Marlo Thomas hugs one of the many patients from St. Jude, the hospital her father, Danny Thomas, founded.
Celebrate Life
In the December 4, 1994 issue of Parade, Marlo Thomas shares how she relates to the mother she played in the TV movie, “Reunion”.
How We Really Feel
Marlo Thomas brings together children from the United States and the former Soviet Union on the December 11, 1988 cover of Parade.
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