Thora Birch
Born
March 11, 1982 (age 43)
Birthplace
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.

Movies

The Chronology of Water
The Chronology of Water
2025 ★ 6.9
Claudia
Thirsty
Thirsty
2025 ★ 3.0
Sonia Allen
The Midway Point
The Midway Point
2024
Cristina
The Gabby Petito Story
The Gabby Petito Story
2022 ★ 5.2
Nichole Schmidt
13 Minutes
13 Minutes
2021 ★ 5.9
Jess
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020 ★ 7.1
Dani
Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion
2019 ★ 5.9
Jolene
Kindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits
2019 ★ 6.0
Chloe
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
2019 ★ 7.0
Becca
Affairs of State
Affairs of State
2018 ★ 4.9
Callie Roland
The Etruscan Smile
The Etruscan Smile
2018 ★ 6.3
Emily
The Competition
The Competition
2018 ★ 4.0
Lauren
Petunia
Petunia
2013 ★ 4.7
Vivian Petunia
The Pregnancy Pact
The Pregnancy Pact
2010 ★ 5.1
Sidney Bloom
Deadline
Deadline
2009 ★ 5.0
Lucy Woods
Winter of Frozen Dreams
Winter of Frozen Dreams
2009 ★ 4.6
Barbara Hoffman
Train
Train
2008 ★ 5.3
Alex
Dark Corners
Dark Corners
2006 ★ 5.0
Karen Clarke / Susan Hamilton
My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime
My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime
2005 ★ 7.4
Vega (voice)
Slingshot
Slingshot
2005 ★ 3.5
April
Silver City
Silver City
2004 ★ 6.1
Karen Cross
The Dot
The Dot
2004
Narrator
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
2003 ★ 7.3
Liz Murray
Shadow Realm
Shadow Realm
2002 ★ 3.5
Susan Thornhill
Ghost World
Ghost World
2001 ★ 7.1
Enid
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
2001
Empress Savina (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Hole
The Hole
2001 ★ 6.2
Liz Dunn
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
2000 ★ 4.4
Empress Savina
The Smokers
The Smokers
2000 ★ 3.3
Lincoln Roth
Anywhere but Here
Anywhere but Here
1999 ★ 6.0
Mary
American Beauty
American Beauty
1999 ★ 8.0
Jane Burnham
Night Ride Home
Night Ride Home
1999 ★ 5.6
Clea Mahler
Alaska
Alaska
1996 ★ 5.8
Jessie Barnes
Now and Then
Now and Then
1995 ★ 6.9
Teeny
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
1994 ★ 6.6
Sally Ryan
Monkey Trouble
Monkey Trouble
1994 ★ 5.7
Eva
Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus
1993 ★ 7.0
Dani Dennison
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
1992 ★ 6.3
Little Girl (voice)
Patriot Games
Patriot Games
1992 ★ 6.7
Sally Ryan
All I Want For Christmas
All I Want For Christmas
1991 ★ 5.6
Hallie O'Fallon
Paradise
Paradise
1991 ★ 6.2
Billie Pike
Dark Avenger
Dark Avenger
1990 ★ 3.8
Susie Donovan
Purple People Eater
Purple People Eater
1988 ★ 4.8
Molly Johnson
Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil
Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil
Mary

TV Series

Mayfair Witches
Mayfair Witches
2023 ★ 7.3
Gifford Mayfair
1 Episode
Colony
Colony
2016 ★ 6.9
Morgan
2 Episodes
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
2010 ★ 8.1
Mary
8 Episodes
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
1995 ★ 7.7
Aggie Travers
1 Episode
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
1994 ★ 7.2
Erin
1 Episode
Monty
Monty
1994
1 Episode
Parenthood
Parenthood
1990 ★ 5.0
Taylor Buckman
12 Episodes
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989 ★ 6.5
1 Episode
Day by Day
Day by Day
1988 ★ 6.0
Molly Farrell
33 Episodes
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 ★ 8.6
Clea
1 Episode