Thora Birch

Thora Birch

Known for
Acting
Born
March 11, 1982 (age 44)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA

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

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Filmography

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Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil poster

Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil

Movie · as Mary

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Civilian

Civilian

Movie

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The Last Seder

The Last Seder

Movie

2025
The Chronology of Water poster

The Chronology of Water

Movie · as Claudia

2025
Thirsty poster

Thirsty

Movie · as Sonia Allen

2024
The Midway Point poster

The Midway Point

Movie · as Cristina

2023
Mayfair Witches poster

Mayfair Witches

TV · as Gifford Mayfair · 1 ep

2022
The Gabby Petito Story poster

The Gabby Petito Story

Movie · as Nichole Schmidt

2021
13 Minutes poster

13 Minutes

Movie · as Jess

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

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

Movie · as Dani

2019
Above Suspicion poster

Above Suspicion

Movie · as Jolene

2019
The Last Black Man in San Francisco poster

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Movie · as Becca

2019
Kindred Spirits poster

Kindred Spirits

Movie · as Chloe

2018
The Competition poster

The Competition

Movie · as Lauren

2018
The Etruscan Smile poster

The Etruscan Smile

Movie · as Emily

2018
Affairs of State poster

Affairs of State

Movie · as Callie Roland

2018
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash poster

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

Movie · as Self

2016
Colony poster

Colony

TV · as Morgan · 2 eps

2013
Petunia poster

Petunia

Movie · as Vivian Petunia

2010
The Pregnancy Pact poster

The Pregnancy Pact

Movie · as Sidney Bloom

2010
The Walking Dead poster

The Walking Dead

TV · as Mary, Gamma · 8 eps

2009
Winter of Frozen Dreams poster

Winter of Frozen Dreams

Movie · as Barbara Hoffman

2009
Capitalism: A Love Story poster

Capitalism: A Love Story

Movie · as Self

2009
Deadline poster

Deadline

Movie · as Lucy Woods

2008
Train poster

Train

Movie · as Alex

2006
Dark Corners poster

Dark Corners

Movie · as Karen Clarke / Susan Hamilton

2005
Slingshot poster

Slingshot

Movie · as April

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

My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime

Movie · as Vega (voice)

2004
Silver City poster

Silver City

Movie · as Karen Cross

2004
The Dot poster

The Dot

Movie · as Narrator

2003
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story poster

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

Movie · as Liz Murray

2003
Punk'd poster

Punk'd

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Celebrities Uncensored poster

Celebrities Uncensored

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2002
Shadow Realm poster

Shadow Realm

Movie · as Susan Thornhill

2001
The Hole poster

The Hole

Movie · as Liz Dunn

2001
Ghost World poster

Ghost World

Movie · as Enid

2001
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons" poster

The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"

Movie · as Empress Savina (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Movie · as Self

2000
Dungeons & Dragons poster

Dungeons & Dragons

Movie · as Empress Savina

2000
The Smokers poster

The Smokers

Movie · as Lincoln Roth

2000
American Beauty: Look Closer... poster

American Beauty: Look Closer...

Movie · as Self

1999
American Beauty poster

American Beauty

Movie · as Jane Burnham

1999
Night Ride Home poster

Night Ride Home

Movie · as Clea Mahler

1999
Anywhere but Here poster

Anywhere but Here

Movie · as Mary

1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1996
Alaska poster

Alaska

Movie · as Jessie Barnes

1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 1 ep

1995
Now and Then poster

Now and Then

Movie · as Teeny

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Aggie Travers · 1 ep

1994
Clear and Present Danger poster

Clear and Present Danger

Movie · as Sally Ryan

1994
Monkey Trouble poster

Monkey Trouble

Movie · as Eva

1994
Monty poster

Monty

TV · 1 ep

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Erin · 1 ep

1993
Hocus Pocus poster

Hocus Pocus

Movie · as Dani Dennison

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1993
Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1992
Patriot Games poster

Patriot Games

Movie · as Sally Ryan

1992
The Itsy Bitsy Spider poster

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Movie · as Little Girl (voice)

1991
All I Want For Christmas poster

All I Want For Christmas

Movie · as Hallie O'Fallon

1991
Paradise poster

Paradise

Movie · as Billie Pike

1990
Parenthood poster

Parenthood

TV · as Taylor Buckman · 12 eps

1989
Doogie Howser, M.D. poster

Doogie Howser, M.D.

TV · as Megan · 1 ep

1988
Purple People Eater poster

Purple People Eater

Movie · as Molly Johnson

1988
Day by Day poster

Day by Day

TV · as Molly · 26 eps

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Clea · 1 ep