Thora Birch

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Thora Birch

Acting 44 March 11, 1982

Los Angeles, California, USA

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), Hoc…

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The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

8.1 2010 TV Show
American Beauty

American Beauty

8.0 1999 Movie
Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus

7.0 1993 Movie
Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

6.4 1993 TV Show
Patriot Games

Patriot Games

6.7 1992 Movie
Clear and Present Danger

Clear and Present Danger

6.6 1994 Movie
Ghost World

Ghost World

7.1 2001 Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.3 2003 TV Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.3 1993 TV Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

5.3 1999 TV Show
Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

7.2 1994 TV Show
The Hole

The Hole

6.2 2001 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    The Chronology of Water

    Movie Claudia

  2. 2025
    Thirsty

    Movie Sonia Allen

  3. 2024
    The Midway Point

    Movie Cristina

  4. 2023
    Mayfair Witches

    TV show Gifford Mayfair

  5. 2022
    The Gabby Petito Story

    Movie Nichole Schmidt

  6. 2021
    13 Minutes

    Movie Jess

  7. 2020
    In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

    Movie Dani

  8. 2019
    Above Suspicion

    Movie Jolene

  9. 2019
    Kindred Spirits

    Movie Chloe

  10. 2019
    The Last Black Man in San Francisco

    Movie Becca

  11. 2018
    Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

    Movie Self

  12. 2018
    Affairs of State

    Movie Callie Roland

  13. 2018
    The Etruscan Smile

    Movie Emily

  14. 2018
    The Competition

    Movie Lauren

  15. 2016
    Colony

    TV show Morgan

  16. 2013
    Petunia

    Movie Vivian Petunia

More credits
  1. 2010
    The Walking Dead

    TV show Mary

  2. 2010
    The Pregnancy Pact

    Movie Sidney Bloom

  3. 2009
    Deadline

    Movie Lucy Woods

  4. 2009
    Capitalism: A Love Story

    Movie Self

  5. 2009
    Winter of Frozen Dreams

    Movie Barbara Hoffman

  6. 2008
    Train

    Movie Alex

  7. 2006
    Dark Corners

    Movie Karen Clarke / Susan Hamilton

  8. 2005
    My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime

    Movie Vega (voice)

  9. 2005
    Slingshot

    Movie April

  10. 2004
    Silver City

    Movie Karen Cross

  11. 2004
    The Dot

    Movie Narrator

  12. 2003
    Celebrities Uncensored

    TV show Self

  13. 2003
    Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

    Movie Liz Murray

  14. 2003
    Punk'd

    TV show Self

  15. 2003
    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    TV show Self - Guest

  16. 2002
    Shadow Realm

    Movie Susan Thornhill

  17. 2001
    Ghost World

    Movie Enid

  18. 2001
    Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

    Movie Self

  19. 2001
    The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"

    Movie Empress Savina (archive footage) (uncredited)

  20. 2001
    The Hole

    Movie Liz Dunn

  21. 2000
    Dungeons & Dragons

    Movie Empress Savina

  22. 2000
    American Beauty: Look Closer...

    Movie Self

  23. 2000
    The Smokers

    Movie Lincoln Roth

  24. 1999
    Anywhere but Here

    Movie Mary