Thora Birch
Known for Acting · 67 credits
- Born
- 1982-03-11 (age 44)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Thora
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
TV Shows (18)
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Walking Dead
2010
as Mary / Gamma
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Erin
The Outer Limits
1995
as Aggie Travers
Colony
2016
as Morgan
Punk'd
2003
as Self
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Mayfair Witches
2023
as Gifford Mayfair
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Day by Day
1988
as Molly Farrell
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Clea
Parenthood
1990
as Taylor Buckman
Monty
1994
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Movies (49)
American Beauty
1999
as Jane Burnham
Hocus Pocus
1993
as Dani Dennison
The Chronology of Water
2025
as Claudia
Clear and Present Danger
1994
as Sally Ryan
Patriot Games
1992
as Sally Ryan
Now and Then
1995
as Teeny
Dungeons & Dragons
2000
as Empress Savina
Affairs of State
2018
as Callie Roland
Ghost World
2001
as Enid
Above Suspicion
2019
as Jolene
13 Minutes
2021
as Jess
Anywhere but Here
1999
as Mary
The Hole
2001
as Liz Dunn
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001
as Self
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
2003
as Liz Murray
All I Want For Christmas
1991
as Hallie O'Fallon
Monkey Trouble
1994
as Eva
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
2019
as Becca
Alaska
1996
as Jessie Barnes
Capitalism: A Love Story
2009
as Self
The Etruscan Smile
2018
as Emily
Paradise
1991
as Billie Pike
Silver City
2004
as Karen Cross
Train
2008
as Alex
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
as Dani
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018
as Self
My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime
2005
as Vega (voice)
Slingshot
2005
as April
American Beauty: Look Closer...
2000
as Self
Winter of Frozen Dreams
2009
as Barbara Hoffman
Deadline
2009
as Lucy Woods
Purple People Eater
1988
as Molly Johnson
Shadow Realm
2002
as Susan Thornhill
The Competition
2018
as Lauren
The Smokers
2000
as Lincoln Roth
The Pregnancy Pact
2010
as Sidney Bloom
The Midway Point
2024
as Cristina
Dark Corners
2006
as Karen Clarke / Susan Hamilton
Kindred Spirits
2019
as Chloe
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
1992
as Little Girl (voice)
Petunia
2013
as Vivian Petunia
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
2001
as Empress Savina (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Gabby Petito Story
2022
as Nichole Schmidt
Dark Avenger
1990
as Susie Donovan
Night Ride Home
1999
as Clea Mahler
Thirsty
2025
as Sonia Allen
Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil
as Mary
The Dot
2004
as Narrator
Civilian
About 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. With 67 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Thora Birch has appeared in 49 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Thora Birch Movies
- American Beauty (1999) — as Jane Burnham
- Hocus Pocus (1993) — as Dani Dennison
- The Chronology of Water (2025) — as Claudia
- Clear and Present Danger (1994) — as Sally Ryan
- Patriot Games (1992) — as Sally Ryan
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