Thora Birch is an American actress and producer. She rose to prominence as a child star with appearances in films, such as All I Want for Christmas, Patriot Games, Hocus Pocus, Monkey Trouble, Now and Then, and Alaska. Her breakthrough role came in 1999 when she played Jane Burnham in the highly acclaimed film American Beauty. She then starred as Enid in the cult hit Ghost World, earning a nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Actress. In 2003, Birch received an Emmy Award nomination for playing the title role in Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story.
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Thora Birch is an American actress and producer. She rose to prominence as a child star with appearances in films, such as All I Want for Christmas, Patriot Games, Hocus Pocus, Monkey Trouble, Now and Then, and Alaska. Her breakthrough role came in 1999 when she played Jane Burnham in the highly acclaimed film American Beauty. She then starred as Enid in the cult hit Ghost World, earning a nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Actress. In 2003, Birch received an Emmy Award nomination for playing the title role in Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story. After taking a break from acting, Birch resumed her career in 2016 and has since starred in several independent films. She also played Whisperer Mary Gamma on season 10 of The Walking Dead. Birch was born in Los Angeles, the eldest child of Jack Birch and Carol Connors. She is of German-Jewish, Scandinavian, French-Canadian and Italian ancestry. Her name, Thora, is derived from that of Norse god of thunder and lightning, \”Thor\”, which would have been her name, had she been a boy. She has one brother, Kian Bolt Birch. Birch’s parents are former adult film actors who both appeared in the film Deep Throat.
They were reluctant to encourage her, but were persuaded to show Thora’s photograph to agents by a babysitter who noticed her imitating commercials. Birch appeared in commercials in the late 1980s for Burger King, California Raisins, Quaker Oats, and Vlasic Pickles. She made her film debut in the 1988 science-fiction comedy Purple People Eater, for which she won a Youth In Film Award and a Young Artist Award in the category of \”Best Young Actress Under Nine Years of Age\”. Also in 1988, she guest-starred in an episode of Doogie Howser, M. D., and was cast as Molly in the NBC television series Day By Day. In 1990, Birch had one of the lead roles in the sitcom Parenthood, based on the 1989 film of the same name. In 1994, she reprised her role in Patriot Games, which was a commercial success, grossing US$178 million at the worldwide box office. In 1995, she played the younger version of Melanie Griffith’s character in the sequel, Clear and Present Danger, which grossed over US$215 million globally. In the 1994 comedy Monkey Trouble, Birch portrayed a girl who adopts a monkey trained to pick pockets and burglarize houses.
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