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Thora Birch is a Actor and Producer American born on 11 march 1982 at Los Angeles (USA)

Thora Birch

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Birth name Thora Birch
Nationality USA
Birth 11 march 1982 (42 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Thora Birch (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress. She made her early roles in the short-lived sitcom Day by Day and in Purple People Eater (1988), in which she won a Young Artist Award for "Best Young Actress Under Nine Years of Age". Her profile was raised significantly with major parts in films, such as All I Want for Christmas (1991), Patriot Games (1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), Monkey Trouble (1994), Now and Then (1995) and Alaska (1996).

Her breakthrough role came in 1999 with the Academy Award winning film, American Beauty. Her performance was well received by both critics and audiences and brought Birch to international recognition. She later played the lead role in Ghost World (2001) for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. She appeared in independent films, such as Dark Corners (2006), Train (2008) and Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009). Birch took a break from acting to focus on her personal life, but decided to resume her acting career in 2015.

Biography

D'ascendance scandinave, italienne et allemande, elle est la fille de Jack Birch et de Carol Connors, acteurs de films pornographiques dans les années 1970 (notamment dans Gorge profonde).

Elle commence sa carrière à 4 ans en auditionnant pour des publicités. À 6 ans, elle tourne dans son premier film Purple People Eater (1988) et gagne un Young Artist Award pour ce rôle. Elle tourne ensuite dans plusieurs séries télévisées, ainsi que dans plusieurs autres films comme Hocus Pocus (1993). Mais c'est le rôle de Jane Burnham dans le film de Sam Mendes American Beauty (1999) qui la révèle au public. Le film est salué par la critique et remporte cinq Oscars dont celui du meilleur film en 2000.

Elle obtient ensuite le rôle d'Enid, une adolescente sarcastique et un peu perdue, dans Ghost World (2001) aux côtés de Scarlett Johansson et Steve Buscemi, puis se fait remarquer la même année dans The Hole, un thriller horrifique qui remporte un petit succès critique et commercial. Dès lors, l'actrice apparaît surtout dans des films de genre comme Deadline, Train et Vision des ténèbres (Dark Corners). Depuis, sa carrière semble à l'arrêt.

En 2016, elle participe en tant que personnage récurrent à la série Colony, où elle interprète le rôle de Morgan, une informaticienne en lutte contre l'occupant.

Elle a un frère, l'acteur et assistant réalisateur Bolt Birch.

Best films

American Beauty (1999)
(Actress)
Patriot Games (1992)
(Actress)
Ghost World (2001)
(Actress)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Thora Birch (29 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2019The Last Black Man in San FranciscoActressBecca
2019Above SuspicionActressJolene
2013PetuniaActress, ProducerVivian Petunia
2012The Story of Bonnie and ClydeActress
2010The Pregnancy PactActressSidney Bloom
2009Capitalism: A Love StoryActressSelf
2009Winter of Frozen DreamsActressBarbara Hoffman
2009DeadlineActressLucy Woods
2008TrainActressAlex
2006Dark CornersActressKaren Clarke / Susan Hamilton
2005SlingshotActressApril
2004Silver CityActressKaren Cross
2003Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray StoryActressLiz Murray
2001Ghost WorldActressEnid
2001The HoleActressLiz Dunn
2000Dungeons & DragonsActressEmpress Savina
2000The SmokersActressLincoln Roth
1999American BeautyActressJane Burnham
1999Anywhere but HereActressMary
1996AlaskaActressJessie Barnes
1995Now and ThenActressTeeny
1994Clear and Present DangerActressSally Ryan
1994Monkey TroubleActressEva
1993Hocus PocusActressDani
1992The Itsy Bitsy SpiderActressLittle Girl (voice)
1992Patriot GamesActressSally Ryan
1991All I Want for ChristmasActressHallie O'Fallon
1991ParadiseActressBillie Pike
1988Purple People EaterActressMolly Johnson