Actor profile

Thora Birch

11th March 1982 Los Angeles, California, USA Acting

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.

49 Movies 18 TV Shows 67 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Chronology of Water poster

The Chronology of Water 15th October 2025 as Claudia

Thirsty poster

Thirsty 6th June 2025 as Sonia Allen

The Midway Point poster

The Midway Point 26th October 2024 as Cristina

The Gabby Petito Story poster

The Gabby Petito Story 1st October 2022 as Nichole Schmidt

13 Minutes poster

13 Minutes 29th October 2021 as Jess

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover poster

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover 30th October 2020 as Dani

Above Suspicion poster

Above Suspicion 20th June 2019 as Jolene

Kindred Spirits poster

Kindred Spirits 16th June 2019 as Chloe

The Last Black Man in San Francisco poster

The Last Black Man in San Francisco 7th June 2019 as Becca

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash poster

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash 20th October 2018 as Self

Affairs of State poster

Affairs of State 15th June 2018 as Callie Roland

The Etruscan Smile poster

The Etruscan Smile 12th April 2018 as Emily

The Competition poster

The Competition 26th January 2018 as Lauren

Petunia poster

Petunia 28th June 2013 as Vivian Petunia

The Pregnancy Pact poster

The Pregnancy Pact 23rd January 2010 as Sidney Bloom

Deadline poster

Deadline 5th October 2009 as Lucy Woods

Capitalism: A Love Story poster

Capitalism: A Love Story 6th September 2009 as Self

Winter of Frozen Dreams poster

Winter of Frozen Dreams 1st June 2009 as Barbara Hoffman

Train poster

Train 16th October 2008 as Alex

Dark Corners poster

Dark Corners 10th May 2006 as Karen Clarke / Susan Hamilton

My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime poster

My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime 12th August 2005 as Vega (voice)

Slingshot poster

Slingshot 10th March 2005 as April

Silver City poster

Silver City 17th September 2004 as Karen Cross

The Dot poster

The Dot 1st July 2004 as Narrator

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story poster

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story 7th April 2003 as Liz Murray

Shadow Realm poster

Shadow Realm 27th July 2002 as Susan Thornhill

Ghost World poster

Ghost World 20th July 2001 as Enid

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored 31st May 2001 as Self

The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons" poster

The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons" 22nd May 2001 as Empress Savina (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Hole poster

The Hole 20th April 2001 as Liz Dunn

Dungeons & Dragons poster

Dungeons & Dragons 8th December 2000 as Empress Savina

American Beauty: Look Closer... poster

American Beauty: Look Closer... 24th October 2000 as Self

The Smokers poster

The Smokers 5th March 2000 as Lincoln Roth

Anywhere but Here poster

Anywhere but Here 12th November 1999 as Mary

American Beauty poster

American Beauty 15th September 1999 as Jane Burnham

Night Ride Home poster

Night Ride Home 7th February 1999 as Clea Mahler

Alaska poster

Alaska 14th August 1996 as Jessie Barnes

Now and Then poster

Now and Then 20th October 1995 as Teeny

Clear and Present Danger poster

Clear and Present Danger 3rd August 1994 as Sally Ryan

Monkey Trouble poster

Monkey Trouble 18th March 1994 as Eva

Hocus Pocus poster

Hocus Pocus 16th July 1993 as Dani Dennison

The Itsy Bitsy Spider poster

The Itsy Bitsy Spider 31st July 1992 as Little Girl (voice)

Patriot Games poster

Patriot Games 4th June 1992 as Sally Ryan

All I Want For Christmas poster

All I Want For Christmas 8th November 1991 as Hallie O'Fallon

Paradise poster

Paradise 18th September 1991 as Billie Pike

Dark Avenger poster

Dark Avenger 11th October 1990 as Susie Donovan

Purple People Eater poster

Purple People Eater 1st December 1988 as Molly Johnson

Civilian

Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil poster

Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil as Mary

Mayfair Witches poster

Mayfair Witches 8th January 2023 as Gifford Mayfair

Colony poster

Colony 14th January 2016 as Morgan

The Walking Dead poster

The Walking Dead 31st October 2010 as Gamma

Celebrities Uncensored poster

Celebrities Uncensored 4th June 2003 as Self

Punk'd poster

Punk'd 17th March 2003 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 30th March 1999 as Self - Guest

The Rosie O'Donnell Show poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show 10th June 1996 as Self - Guest

The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits 26th March 1995 as Aggie Travers

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Erin

Monty poster

Monty 11th January 1994

Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien 13th September 1993 as Self - Guest

Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman 30th August 1993 as Self - Guest

Parenthood poster

Parenthood 20th August 1990 as Taylor Buckman

Doogie Howser, M.D. poster

Doogie Howser, M.D. 19th September 1989

Day by Day poster

Day by Day 29th February 1988 as Molly Farrell

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Clea