Thora Birch
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Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Chronology of Water
2025
as Claudia
Thirsty
2025
as Sonia Allen
The Midway Point
2024
as Cristina
Mayfair Witches
2023
as Gifford Mayfair
The Gabby Petito Story
2022
as Nichole Schmidt
13 Minutes
2021
as Jess
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
as Dani
Above Suspicion
2019
as Jolene
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
2019
as Becca
Kindred Spirits
2019
as Chloe
The Competition
2018
as Lauren
The Etruscan Smile
2018
as Emily
Affairs of State
2018
as Callie Roland
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018
as Self
Art as Dialogue
2017
as Self
Colony
2016
as Morgan
Petunia
2013
as Vivian Petunia
The Pregnancy Pact
2010
as Sidney Bloom
The Walking Dead
2010
as Mary
The Walking Dead
2010
as Gamma
Winter of Frozen Dreams
2009
as Barbara Hoffman
Capitalism: A Love Story
2009
as Self
Deadline
2009
as Lucy Woods
Train
2008
as Alex
Dark Corners
2006
as Karen Clarke / Susan Hamilton
Slingshot
2005
as April
My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime
2005
as Vega (voice)
Silver City
2004
as Karen Cross
The Dot
2004
as Narrator
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
2003
as Liz Murray
Punk'd
2003
as Self
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Shadow Realm
2002
as Susan Thornhill
The Hole
2001
as Liz Dunn
Ghost World
2001
as Enid
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
2001
as Empress Savina (archive footage) (uncredited)
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001
as Self
Dungeons & Dragons
2000
as Empress Savina
The Smokers
2000
as Lincoln Roth
American Beauty: Look Closer...
2000
as Self
American Beauty
1999
as Jane Burnham
Night Ride Home
1999
as Clea Mahler
Anywhere but Here
1999
as Mary
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
Alaska
1996
as Jessie Barnes
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Now and Then
1995
as Teeny
The Outer Limits
1995
as Aggie Travers
Clear and Present Danger
1994
as Sally Ryan
Monkey Trouble
1994
as Eva
Monty
1994
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Erin
Hocus Pocus
1993
as Dani Dennison
Patriot Games
1992
as Sally Ryan
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
1992
as Little Girl (voice)
All I Want For Christmas
1991
as Hallie O'Fallon
Paradise
1991
as Billie Pike
Dark Avenger
1990
as Susie Donovan
Parenthood
1990
as Taylor Buckman
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Purple People Eater
1988
as Molly Johnson
Day by Day
1988
as Molly Farrell
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Clea