- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 11, 1982
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Thora Birch
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
movieThe Chronology of Water
2025 · Claudia
movieThirsty
2025 · Sonia Allen
movieThe Midway Point
2024 · Cristina
tvMayfair Witches
2023 · Gifford Mayfair
movieThe Gabby Petito Story
2022 · Nichole Schmidt, Director, Co-Executive Producer
movie13 Minutes
2021 · Jess
movieIn Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020 · Dani
movieAbove Suspicion
2019 · Jolene
movieKindred Spirits
2019 · Chloe
movieThe Last Black Man in San Francisco
2019 · Becca
movieHocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018 · Self
movieAffairs of State
2018 · Callie Roland
movieThe Etruscan Smile
2018 · Emily
movieThe Competition
2018 · Lauren, Producer
tvColony
2016 · Morgan
moviePetunia
2013 · Vivian Petunia
tvThe Walking Dead
2010 · Mary, Gamma
movieThe Pregnancy Pact
2010 · Sidney Bloom
movieDeadline
2009 · Lucy Woods
movieCapitalism: A Love Story
2009 · Self
movieWinter of Frozen Dreams
2009 · Barbara Hoffman
movieTrain
2008 · Alex
movieDark Corners
2006 · Karen Clarke / Susan Hamilton
movieMy Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime
2005 · Vega (voice)
movieSlingshot
2005 · April
movieSilver City
2004 · Karen Cross
movieThe Dot
2004 · Narrator
tvCelebrities Uncensored
2003 · Self
movieHomeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
2003 · Liz Murray
tvPunk'd
2003 · Self
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
movieShadow Realm
2002 · Susan Thornhill
movieGhost World
2001 · Enid
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001 · Self
movieThe Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
2001 · Empress Savina (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Hole
2001 · Liz Dunn
movieDungeons & Dragons
2000 · Empress Savina
movieAmerican Beauty: Look Closer...
2000 · Self
movieThe Smokers
2000 · Lincoln Roth
movieAnywhere but Here
1999 · Mary
movieAmerican Beauty
1999 · Jane Burnham
tvThe Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 · Self - Guest
movieNight Ride Home
1999 · Clea Mahler
movieAlaska
1996 · Jessie Barnes
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self - Guest
movieNow and Then
1995 · Teeny
tvThe Outer Limits
1995 · Aggie Travers
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Erin
movieClear and Present Danger
1994 · Sally Ryan
movieMonkey Trouble
1994 · Eva
tvMonty
1994
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
movieHocus Pocus
1993 · Dani Dennison
movieThe Itsy Bitsy Spider
1992 · Little Girl (voice)
moviePatriot Games
1992 · Sally Ryan
movieAll I Want For Christmas
1991 · Hallie O'Fallon
movieParadise
1991 · Billie Pike
movieDark Avenger
1990 · Susie Donovan
tvParenthood
1990 · Taylor Buckman
tvDoogie Howser, M.D.
1989 · Megan
moviePurple People Eater
1988 · Molly Johnson
tvDay by Day
1988 · Molly Farrell
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Clea
movieHurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil
— · Mary
Civilian
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Mr. Paradise
— · Director