The Life of Sitcom Star Marlo Thomas

In 1990, she appeared in the film In the Spirit, a comedy that allowed her to keep working in a lighter screen mode. By then, her career had already moved through sitcom fame, children’s media, television drama, stage work, and activism.

The film showed that she was still willing to take on comic material while her public profile was changing. Audiences increasingly knew her not only as a performer, but also as a feminist advocate and philanthropist. Her career was becoming broader, with different parts of her identity moving side by side.