Thora Birch
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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
Credits
American Beauty (1999)
as Jane Burnham
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
as Sally Ryan
Hocus Pocus (1993)
as Dani Dennison
Patriot Games (1992)
as Sally Ryan
The Chronology of Water (2025)
as Claudia
13 Minutes (2021)
as Jess
Now and Then (1995)
as Teeny
The Hole (2001)
as Liz Dunn
Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
as Empress Savina
Above Suspicion (2019)
as Jolene
Anywhere but Here (1999)
as Mary
Ghost World (2001)
as Enid
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
as Self
Monkey Trouble (1994)
as Eva
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003)
as Liz Murray
Affairs of State (2018)
as Callie Roland
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
as Becca
All I Want For Christmas (1991)
as Hallie O'Fallon
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018)
as Self
Alaska (1996)
as Jessie Barnes
Slingshot (2005)
as April
Paradise (1991)
as Billie Pike
The Etruscan Smile (2018)
as Emily
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001)
as Self
Petunia (2013)
as Vivian Petunia
Purple People Eater (1988)
as Molly Johnson
Silver City (2004)
as Karen Cross
My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime (2005)
as Vega (voice)
The Competition (2018)
as Lauren
Shadow Realm (2002)
as Susan Thornhill
Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009)
as Barbara Hoffman
Night Ride Home (1999)
as Clea Mahler
Train (2008)
as Alex
Deadline (2009)
as Lucy Woods
The Pregnancy Pact (2010)
as Sidney Bloom
Dark Avenger (1990)
as Susie Donovan
Dark Corners (2006)
as Karen Clarke / Susan Hamilton
The Gabby Petito Story (2022)
as Nichole Schmidt
The Smokers (2000)
as Lincoln Roth
American Beauty: Look Closer... (2000)
as Self
Civilian (—)
Actor
The Last Seder (—)
Actor
The Midway Point (2024)
as Cristina
Kindred Spirits (2019)
as Chloe
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover (2020)
as Dani
Thirsty (2025)
as Sonia Allen
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons" (2001)
as Empress Savina (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil (—)
as Mary
The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1992)
as Little Girl (voice)
The Dot (2004)
as Narrator