Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born March 11, 1982
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.
MovieThe Chronology of Water
2025
as Claudia
MovieThirsty
2025
as Sonia Allen
MovieThe Midway Point
2024
as Cristina
TVMayfair Witches
2023
as Gifford Mayfair
MovieThe Gabby Petito Story
2022
as Nichole Schmidt
Movie13 Minutes
2021
as Jess
MovieIn Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
as Dani
MovieAbove Suspicion
2019
as Jolene
MovieKindred Spirits
2019
as Chloe
MovieThe Last Black Man in San Francisco
2019
as Becca
MovieHocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018
as Self
MovieAffairs of State
2018
as Callie Roland
MovieThe Etruscan Smile
2018
as Emily
MovieThe Competition
2018
as Lauren
TVColony
2016
as Morgan
MoviePetunia
2013
as Vivian Petunia
TVThe Walking Dead
2010
as Mary
MovieThe Pregnancy Pact
2010
as Sidney Bloom
MovieDeadline
2009
as Lucy Woods
MovieCapitalism: A Love Story
2009
as Self
MovieWinter of Frozen Dreams
2009
as Barbara Hoffman
MovieTrain
2008
as Alex
MovieDark Corners
2006
as Karen Clarke / Susan Hamilton
MovieMy Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime
2005
as Vega (voice)
MovieSlingshot
2005
as April
MovieSilver City
2004
as Karen Cross
MovieThe Dot
2004
as Narrator
TVCelebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
MovieHomeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
2003
as Liz Murray
TVPunk'd
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieShadow Realm
2002
as Susan Thornhill
MovieGhost World
2001
as Enid
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001
as Self
MovieThe Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
2001
as Empress Savina (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Hole
2001
as Liz Dunn
MovieDungeons & Dragons
2000
as Empress Savina
MovieAmerican Beauty: Look Closer...
2000
as Self
MovieThe Smokers
2000
as Lincoln Roth
MovieAnywhere but Here
1999
as Mary
MovieAmerican Beauty
1999
as Jane Burnham
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
MovieNight Ride Home
1999
as Clea Mahler
MovieAlaska
1996
as Jessie Barnes
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieNow and Then
1995
as Teeny
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Aggie Travers
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Erin
MovieClear and Present Danger
1994
as Sally Ryan
MovieMonkey Trouble
1994
as Eva
TVMonty
1994
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieHocus Pocus
1993
as Dani Dennison
MovieThe Itsy Bitsy Spider
1992
as Little Girl (voice)
MoviePatriot Games
1992
as Sally Ryan
MovieAll I Want For Christmas
1991
as Hallie O'Fallon
MovieParadise
1991
as Billie Pike
MovieDark Avenger
1990
as Susie Donovan
TVParenthood
1990
as Taylor Buckman
TVDoogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Megan
MoviePurple People Eater
1988
as Molly Johnson
TVDay by Day
1988
as Molly Farrell
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Clea
MovieHurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil
as Mary
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