A certain iconic sitcom star's recent Instagram posts have made fans very suspicious of possible plastic surgery they say has made the actress 'unrecognizable'.
The 86-year-old actress was born in Detroit, Michigan, to her Lebanese-American father and Sicilian-American mother.
She later moved to Beverly Hills, California, and attended Marymount High School before graduating from the University of Southern California with a teaching degree.
Her career path took a turn when she began acting in television programs in 1960, before catching her big break five years later in the London production of Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park.
The now-unrecognizable star was once a famous household face after snagging the lead role in ABC's hit 1960s sitcom That Girl.
A certain iconic sitcom star's recent Instagram posts have made fans very suspicious of possible plastic surgery that has made the actress 'unrecognizable'
The now-unrecognizable star was once a famous household face after snagging the lead role in ABC's hit 1960s sitcom That Girl
The 86-year-old has garnered a large fanbase over the years, and frequently shares pictures and videos on Instagram with her 134,000 followers. However, recent posts have attracted speculation about the star's possible plastic surgery procedures
Marlo Thomas played Ann Marie, beautiful up-and-coming actress, in That Girl from 1966 to 1971 and produced 136 episodes of the widely adored TV show.
She starred alongside Ted Bessell, who played her writer boyfriend in the show.
The actress decided to call her time on the show quits in 1971 and ABC wanted to end the series finale to feature a wedding between the two main characters - but Thomas refused, saying it sent the wrong message to her female audience.
Thomas claimed that ending the show with a wedding would indicate to women that the only happy ending possible is with marriage.
Since her time on the show, Thomas appeared in many TV shows, films and Broadway productions.
She is an outspoken feminist who was a founder of the Ms. Foundation for Women and creator of women's website MarloThomas.com.
Thomas has taken home four Emmy awards, a Golden Globe and a Grammy award.
She has been married to former chat show king Phil Donahue since 1980 and is a stepmother to his five children.
The 86-year-old has garnered a large fanbase over the years, and frequently shares pictures and videos on Instagram with her 134,000 followers.
However, recent posts have attracted speculation about the star's possible plastic surgery procedures.
In a video uploaded three weeks of Thomas getting ready to appear on the Today Show, users in the comments pointed out her 'frightening' features.
Marlo Thomas played Ann Marie, beautiful up-and-coming actress, in That Girl from 1966 to 1971 and produced 136 episodes of the widely adored TV show. She's pictured attending a Hollywood dinner with Henry Kissinger in 1970
Even though fans have discussed the work that Thomas has potentially undergone to change her appearance - the star herself has never confirmed suspicions
Thomas is pictured with her husband Phil Donahue in New York City in 2014
The couple are pictured here at the 1996 Emmy Awards in Pasadena, California
Another snap of Thomas and Donahue shows them together in 1985 - at the height of Donahue's chat show fame
One user said: 'What the hell happened to her?'
'Why did she do that. She was such a beautiful woman. Why do women do this to themselves such a shame,' another user commented.
Someone else said 'how sad to be in an industry that makes you feel like you have to get so much work done that you are unrecognizable! So very sad.'
Her followers agreed that she looked very different: 'Omg I had no idea who this person was! I’ll NEVER understand why people do this to themselves. It’s horrific. And the doctors should be ashamed.'
Another said 'I only recognized her by her voice.'
Not all of the comments were negative - with one user saying 'oh to be this stunning at 85 years young!'
Other viewers speculated that the video could be edited: 'I seriously thought that that was Photoshopped somehow… why would anyone intentionally do that to themselves?'
Even though fans have discussed the work that Thomas has potentially undergone to change her appearance - the star herself has never confirmed suspicions.
People have suggested that Thomas might have had a nose job, a face lift and other kinds of Botox and filler treatments.
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