Thora Birch

Known for: Acting

Born: 1982-03-11 (age 44)

From: Los Angeles, California, USA

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 (67)

MOVIE★ 6.8
The Chronology of Water
2025
as Claudia
MOVIE★ 3.0
Thirsty
2025
as Sonia Allen
MOVIE
The Midway Point
2024
as Cristina
TV★ 7.3
Mayfair Witches
2023
as Gifford Mayfair
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Gabby Petito Story
2022
as Nichole Schmidt
MOVIE★ 5.8
13 Minutes
2021
as Jess
MOVIE★ 7.1
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
as Dani
MOVIE★ 5.9
Above Suspicion
2019
as Jolene
MOVIE★ 5.9
Kindred Spirits
2019
as Chloe
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
2019
as Becca
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.9
Affairs of State
2018
as Callie Roland
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Etruscan Smile
2018
as Emily
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Competition
2018
as Lauren
TV★ 6.9
Colony
2016
as Morgan
MOVIE★ 4.7
Petunia
2013
as Vivian Petunia
TV★ 8.1
The Walking Dead
2010
as Mary
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Pregnancy Pact
2010
as Sidney Bloom
MOVIE★ 4.9
Deadline
2009
as Lucy Woods
MOVIE★ 7.1
Capitalism: A Love Story
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.5
Winter of Frozen Dreams
2009
as Barbara Hoffman
MOVIE★ 5.3
Train
2008
as Alex
MOVIE★ 5.1
Dark Corners
2006
as Karen Clarke / Susan Hamilton
MOVIE★ 7.0
My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime
2005
as Vega (voice)
MOVIE★ 3.8
Slingshot
2005
as April
MOVIE★ 6.1
Silver City
2004
as Karen Cross
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Dot
2004
as Narrator
TV★ 4.8
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
2003
as Liz Murray
TV★ 5.1
Punk'd
2003
as Self
TV★ 5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.3
Shadow Realm
2002
as Susan Thornhill
MOVIE★ 7.1
Ghost World
2001
as Enid
MOVIE★ 6.1
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001
as Self
MOVIE
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons"
2001
as Empress Savina (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Hole
2001
as Liz Dunn
MOVIE★ 4.4
Dungeons & Dragons
2000
as Empress Savina
MOVIE★ 7.8
American Beauty: Look Closer...
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.5
The Smokers
2000
as Lincoln Roth
MOVIE★ 6.1
Anywhere but Here
1999
as Mary
MOVIE★ 8.0
American Beauty
1999
as Jane Burnham
TV★ 5.2
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.8
Night Ride Home
1999
as Clea Mahler
MOVIE★ 5.8
Alaska
1996
as Jessie Barnes
TV★ 4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.9
Now and Then
1995
as Teeny
TV★ 7.7
The Outer Limits
1995
as Aggie Travers
TV★ 7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Erin
MOVIE★ 6.6
Clear and Present Danger
1994
as Sally Ryan
MOVIE★ 5.7
Monkey Trouble
1994
as Eva
TV★ 7.0
Monty
1994
TV★ 7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hocus Pocus
1993
as Dani Dennison
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
1992
as Little Girl (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Patriot Games
1992
as Sally Ryan
MOVIE★ 5.7
All I Want For Christmas
1991
as Hallie O'Fallon
MOVIE★ 6.2
Paradise
1991
as Billie Pike
MOVIE★ 4.6
Dark Avenger
1990
as Susie Donovan
TV★ 5.8
Parenthood
1990
as Taylor Buckman
TV★ 6.5
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Megan
MOVIE★ 5.1
Purple People Eater
1988
as Molly Johnson
TV★ 6.3
Day by Day
1988
as Molly Farrell
TV★ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
as Self
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Clea
MOVIE
Civilian
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MOVIE
Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil
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as Mary