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Thora Birch

Actor

Thora Birch

Born March 11, 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA44 films

Thora Birch (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress. She was a child actor in the 1990s, starring in movies such as All I Want for Christmas (1991), Patriot Games (1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), Now and Then (1995), and Alaska (1996). She came to prominence in 1999 after earning worldwide attention and praise for her performance in American Beauty. She then starred in the well received film Ghost World (2001), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination.

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American Beauty posterFirst watchAmerican Beauty19998.0as Jane BurnhamLester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Hocus Pocus poster7.0Hocus Pocus1993Ghost World poster7.1Ghost World2001Patriot Games poster6.7Patriot Games1992Clear and Present Danger poster6.6Clear and Present Danger1994Now and Then poster6.9Now and Then1995The Hole poster6.2The Hole2001The Last Black Man in San Francisco poster7.0The Last Black Man in San Francisco2019Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story poster7.3Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story2003

Filmography

44 films as actor
  1. TBAHurricane Bianca: The Roots of All EvilMary
  2. TBACivilian
  3. TBAThe Last Seder
  4. 2025The Chronology of WaterClaudia
  5. 2025ThirstySonia Allen
  6. 2024The Midway PointCristina
  7. 2022The Gabby Petito StoryNichole Schmidt
  8. 202113 MinutesJess
  9. 2019Above SuspicionJolene
  10. 2019Kindred SpiritsChloe
  11. 2019The Last Black Man in San FranciscoBecca
  12. 2018Affairs of StateCallie Roland
  13. 2018The Etruscan SmileEmily
  14. 2018The CompetitionLauren
  15. 2013PetuniaVivian Petunia
  16. 2010The Pregnancy PactSidney Bloom
  17. 2009DeadlineLucy Woods
  18. 2009Winter of Frozen DreamsBarbara Hoffman
  19. 2008TrainAlex
  20. 2006Dark CornersKaren Clarke / Susan Hamilton
  21. 2005My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster PrimeVega (voice)
  22. 2005SlingshotApril
  23. 2004Silver CityKaren Cross
  24. 2004The DotNarrator
  25. 2003Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray StoryLiz Murray
  26. 2002Shadow RealmSusan Thornhill
  27. 2001Ghost WorldEnid
  28. 2001The HoleLiz Dunn
  29. 2000Dungeons & DragonsEmpress Savina
  30. 2000The SmokersLincoln Roth
  31. 1999Anywhere but HereMary
  32. 1999American BeautyJane Burnham
  33. 1999Night Ride HomeClea Mahler
  34. 1996AlaskaJessie Barnes
  35. 1995Now and ThenTeeny
  36. 1994Clear and Present DangerSally Ryan
  37. 1994Monkey TroubleEva
  38. 1993Hocus PocusDani Dennison
  39. 1992The Itsy Bitsy SpiderLittle Girl (voice)
  40. 1992Patriot GamesSally Ryan
  41. 1991All I Want For ChristmasHallie O'Fallon
  42. 1991ParadiseBillie Pike
  43. 1990Dark AvengerSusie Donovan
  44. 1988Purple People EaterMolly Johnson