Thora Birch
Known for acting · Born 11 March 1982 · 44 · Los Angeles, California, USA
72 credits
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
American Beauty
1999
Hocus Pocus
1993
Patriot Games
1992
Ghost World
2001
The Hole
2001
The Walking Dead
2010
Dungeons & Dragons
2000
Now and Then
1995
Monkey Trouble
1994
Train
2008
Capitalism: A Love Story
2009
Alaska
1996
Acting (69)
2025The Chronology of WaterClaudiaFilm
2025ThirstySonia AllenFilm
2024The Midway PointCristinaFilm
2023Mayfair WitchesGifford MayfairSeries
2022The Gabby Petito StoryNichole SchmidtFilm
202113 MinutesJessFilm
2020In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween TakeoverDaniFilm
2019The Last Black Man in San FranciscoBeccaFilm
2019Above SuspicionJoleneFilm
2019Kindred SpiritsChloeFilm
2018The Etruscan SmileEmilyFilm
2018Affairs of StateCallie RolandFilm
2018Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween BashSelfFilm
2018The CompetitionLaurenFilm
2016ColonyMorgan · 2 episodesSeries
2013PetuniaVivian PetuniaFilm
2010The Walking DeadMary · 8 episodes, GammaSeries
2010The Pregnancy PactSidney BloomFilm
2009Capitalism: A Love StorySelfFilm
2009DeadlineLucy WoodsFilm
2009Winter of Frozen DreamsBarbara HoffmanFilm
2008TrainAlexFilm
2006Dark CornersKaren Clarke / Susan HamiltonFilm
2005SlingshotAprilFilm
2005My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster PrimeVega (voice)Film
2004Silver CityKaren CrossFilm
2004The DotNarratorFilm
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - GuestSeries
2003Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray StoryLiz MurrayFilm
2003Punk'dSelfSeries
2003Celebrities UncensoredSelfSeries
2002Shadow RealmSusan ThornhillFilm
2001Ghost WorldEnidFilm
2001The HoleLiz DunnFilm
2001Playboy Mansion Parties UncensoredSelfFilm
2001The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"Empress Savina (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2000Dungeons & DragonsEmpress SavinaFilm
2000The SmokersLincoln RothFilm
2000American Beauty: Look Closer...SelfFilm
1999American BeautyJane BurnhamFilm
1999Anywhere but HereMaryFilm
1999The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSelf - GuestSeries
1999Night Ride HomeClea MahlerFilm
1996AlaskaJessie BarnesFilm
1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - GuestSeries
1996TFI FridaySeries
1995Now and ThenTeenyFilm
1995The Outer LimitsAggie TraversSeries
1994Clear and Present DangerSally RyanFilm
1994Monkey TroubleEvaFilm
1994Touched by an AngelErinSeries
1994MontySeries
1993Hocus PocusDani DennisonFilm
1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - GuestSeries
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
1992Patriot GamesSally RyanFilm
1992The Itsy Bitsy SpiderLittle Girl (voice)Film
1991All I Want For ChristmasHallie O'FallonFilm
1991ParadiseBillie PikeFilm
1990Dark AvengerSusie DonovanFilm
1990ParenthoodTaylor Buckman · 12 episodesSeries
1989Doogie Howser, M.D.MeganSeries
1988Purple People EaterMolly JohnsonFilm
1988Day by DayMolly Farrell · 33 episodesSeries
1953The OscarsSelfSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameCleaSeries
—Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All EvilMaryFilm
—CivilianFilm
—The Last SederFilm
Directing (2)
2022The Gabby Petito StoryDirector, Co-Executive ProducerFilm
—Mr. ParadiseDirectorFilm
Production (1)
2018The CompetitionProducerFilm