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Thora Birch
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Thora Birch (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress. She made her film debut with a starring role in Purple People Eater (1988) and won a Young Artist Award for "Best Actress Under Nine Years of Age". Birch rose to prominence as a child star during the 1990s through a string of parts in films, such as Paradise (1991), Patriot Games (1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), Monkey Trouble (1994), Now and Then (1995), and Alaska (1996). Her breakthrough into adult-oriented roles came with her portrayal of Jane Burnham in American Beauty (1999), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress. Birch received further acclaim—and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress—for starring as Enid Coleslaw in the cult hit Ghost World (2001). Her other film credits during the 2000s included Dungeons & Dragons (2000), The Hole (2001), Silver City (2004), and Dark Corners (2006). Birch took a break from acting after producing and starring in Petunia (2012). She returned in 2016 and has since appeared in various independent films, such as The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) and The Chronology of Water (2025). On television, Birch played the title role in Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story—for which she received an Emmy nomination—and the recurring role of Gamma / Mary on The Walking Dead (2019–2020). She made her directorial debut with the Lifetime film The Gabby Petito Story.
Career
- 1982Born
- Won Young Hollywood Awards
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Los Angeles
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: actor, film actor, television actor, voice actor
- •Spouse: Michael Benton Adler
What happened recently
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Thora Birch, 44, Comes Out as Bisexual While Uplifting LGBTQ+ Community: "I Don’t Want to Get Too Political"
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Hocus Pocus Star Thora Birch Reveals She's Bisexual: 'Find Your Community Where You Can'
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'Hocus Pocus' Actress Thora Birch Comes Out as Bisexual, Voices Support for LGBTQ+ Community
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Thora Birch on The Chronology of Water, Eschewing Competitiveness and Playing Cult Characters
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The return of Thora Birch: ‘I wouldn’t trade child stardom… but it has a heavy price’
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Thora Birch Spills the Game-Changing Wisdom She Got from Harrison Ford and Bette Midler
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Thora Birch Returns: How the 'American Beauty' Child Star is Conquering Acting and Directing in Her 40s
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'Hocus Pocus 2' Cast Reveals What Thora Birch's Role Would've Been: 'We Went to Her for Help'
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Thora Birch Reveals Reason 'Hocus Pocus 2' Return Didn't Work Out and If She'll Still Watch (Exclusive)
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