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    That Girl

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    1 9 6 6 – 1 9 7 1 (USA)
    136 x 30 minute episodes

    Marlo Thomas (the very beautiful wife of Phil Donahue and daughter of well-known comedian Danny Thomas), starred as Ann Marie (“Marie” is her surname), an aspiring actress who moves from her parents’ comfortable suburban home in the small town of Brewster, NY to the big smoke of New York City to try and make it.

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    High-spirited Ann – a “new independent woman” – moves into Apartment 4D at 344 West 78th Street and finds a boyfriend in Don Hollinger, an agent in George Lester and a drama coach in Jules Benedict.

    While she waits impatiently for the world to discover her talent, she takes odd jobs (selling shoes & perfume and working at Macys and as a waitress), copes with parents who don’t understand her and rushes from one audition to the next while having the time of her life.

    Most of the acting assignments she receives are truly ridiculous (eg: dressing up as a chicken to sell ‘Chicken Big’) and include a scenario where she opens her eyes while playing a corpse on a live TV show.

    The character of Ann Marie was arguably the first true feminist on TV, single and independent. But while she is an adamant supporter and defender of women’s rights, she still expects men to behave like gentlemen in her presence.

    Her boyfriend (later her fiancé) Don – a reporter for Newsview magazine – is constantly exasperated by the chaos and confusion which seems to follow Ann around.

    Other characters who appeared in the show regularly were Ann’s mother and father, Lou and Helen Marie, Ann’s neighbours, Judy and Dr Leon Bessemer, Marcy, Donald’s parents Bert and Mildred Hollinger, Ann’s friends Marcy and Ruth and Jerry Bauman, and Seymour and Margie Schwimmer.

    In recent times, Marlo Thomas featured as Rachel’s mother, Sandra Greene, in Friends

    Ann Marie 
    Marlo Thomas
    Don Hollinger 

    Ted Bessell
    George Lester 

    George Carlin
    Jules Benedict 

    Billy De Wolfe
    Judy Bessimer 

    Bonnie Scott
    Dr Leon Bessimer 

    Dabney Coleman
    Lou Marie 

    Lew Parker
    Helen Marie 

    Rosemary De Camp
    Bert Hollinger 

    Frank Faylen
    Mildred Hollinger 

    Mabel Albertson
    Jerry Bauman 

    Bernie Kopell
    Ruth Bauman
    Carolyn Daniels (1)
    Alice Borden (2)
    Marcy 

    Reva Rose
    Margie Peterson/Schwimmer

    Ruth Buzzi
    Seymour Schwimmer

    Don Penny
    Mr Brentano 

    Frank Puglia
    Mrs Brentano 

    Renata Vanni
    Sandy Stone
    Morty Gunty
    Harvey Peck
    Ronnie Schell
    Nino 

    Gino Conforti

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