Acting

Thora Birch

Born 1982-03-11 · 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.

Credits

Newest first

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