Thora Birch
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.
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Acting History
2025
The Chronology of Water as Claudia
2025Thirsty as Sonia Allen
2024The Midway Point as Cristina
2023Mayfair Witches as Gifford Mayfair
2022The Gabby Petito Story as Nichole Schmidt
202113 Minutes as Jess
2020In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover as Dani
2019Above Suspicion as Jolene
2019Kindred Spirits as Chloe
2019The Last Black Man in San Francisco as Becca
2018Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash as Self
2018Affairs of State as Callie Roland
2018The Etruscan Smile as Emily
2018The Competition as Lauren
2017Art as Dialogue as Self
2016Colony as Morgan
2013Petunia as Vivian Petunia
2010The Walking Dead as Mary
2010The Walking Dead as Gamma
2010The Pregnancy Pact as Sidney Bloom
2009Deadline as Lucy Woods
2009Capitalism: A Love Story as Self
2009Winter of Frozen Dreams as Barbara Hoffman
2008Train as Alex
2006Dark Corners as Karen Clarke / Susan Hamilton
2005My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime as Vega (voice)
2005Slingshot as April
2004Silver City as Karen Cross
2004The Dot as Narrator
2003Celebrities Uncensored as Self
2003Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story as Liz Murray
2003Punk'd as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002Shadow Realm as Susan Thornhill
2001Ghost World as Enid
2001Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored as Self
2001The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons" as Empress Savina (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001The Hole as Liz Dunn
2000Dungeons & Dragons as Empress Savina
2000American Beauty: Look Closer... as Self
2000The Smokers as Lincoln Roth
1999Anywhere but Here as Mary
1999American Beauty as Jane Burnham
1999The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
1999Night Ride Home as Clea Mahler
1996Alaska as Jessie Barnes
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
1995Now and Then as Teeny
1995The Outer Limits as Aggie Travers
1994Touched by an Angel as Erin
1994Clear and Present Danger as Sally Ryan
1994Monkey Trouble as Eva
1994Monty
1993Hocus Pocus as Dani Dennison
1992The Itsy Bitsy Spider as Little Girl (voice)
1992Patriot Games as Sally Ryan
1991All I Want For Christmas as Hallie O'Fallon
1991Paradise as Billie Pike
1990Dark Avenger as Susie Donovan
1990Parenthood as Taylor Buckman
1989Doogie Howser, M.D.
1988Purple People Eater as Molly Johnson
1988Day by Day as Molly Farrell
1953The Oscars as Self
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Clea
—Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil as Mary