Thora Birch
Acting
Born March 11, 1982 · 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.
Known for
Filmography
The Chronology of Water
2025 · Claudia
The Gabby Petito Story
2022 · Nichole Schmidt
13 Minutes
2021 · Jess
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020 · Dani
Above Suspicion
2019 · Jolene
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
2019 · Becca
Kindred Spirits
2019 · Chloe
The Competition
2018 · Lauren
The Etruscan Smile
2018 · Emily
Affairs of State
2018 · Callie Roland
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018 · Self
Petunia
2013 · Vivian Petunia
The Pregnancy Pact
2010 · Sidney Bloom
Winter of Frozen Dreams
2009 · Barbara Hoffman
Capitalism: A Love Story
2009 · Self
Deadline
2009 · Lucy Woods
Train
2008 · Alex
Dark Corners
2006 · Karen Clarke / Susan Hamilton
Slingshot
2005 · April
Silver City
2004 · Karen Cross
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
2003 · Liz Murray
The Hole
2001 · Liz Dunn
Ghost World
2001 · Enid
Dungeons & Dragons
2000 · Empress Savina
The Smokers
2000 · Lincoln Roth
American Beauty: Look Closer...
2000 · Self
American Beauty
1999 · Jane Burnham
Anywhere but Here
1999 · Mary
Alaska
1996 · Jessie Barnes
Now and Then
1995 · Teeny
Clear and Present Danger
1994 · Sally Ryan
Monkey Trouble
1994 · Eva
Hocus Pocus
1993 · Dani Dennison
Patriot Games
1992 · Sally Ryan
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
1992 · Little Girl (voice)
All I Want For Christmas
1991 · Hallie O'Fallon
Paradise
1991 · Billie Pike
Purple People Eater
1988 · Molly Johnson