Thora Birch was born on born March 11, 1982. She is an American actress and She was a leading child actor in the 1990s, starring in movies such as Hocus Pocus.

Biography and Career

Thora Birch was born on born March 11, 1982. She is an American actress and she was a leading child actor in the 1990s, starring in movies like, Hocus Pocus. In the late 1990s she moved on to more mature roles, in films like American Beauty. She was born in Los Angeles, California, the eldest child of Jack Birch and Carol Connors.

Her parents, who were her business managers from the start, are former adult film actors and both appeared in the pornographic films. She has a younger brother, Bolt. From an early age, Birch's parents encouraged her to audition for commercials. She landed several part s, including advertisements for Quaker Oats and Vlasic Pickles.

Her first acting job followed. In 1988, she landed the role of Molly in the short lived television series Day By Day. That same year she won a part in the movie Purple People Eater opposite Ned Beatty and Neil Patrick Harris.

Her performance won her a Youth In Film Award. Later in 1999, Birch won enormous critical praise playing the role of Jane Burnham in American Beauty and was nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award. The movie itself went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

As Birch was 16 at the time she made the film and thus classified as a minor in the U.S., her parents had to approve her brief topless scene in the movie. Birch stars in the film Train in which her brother Birch has a small part. The movie entails a trip to Europe for a group of American college athletes who unknowingly board a train that is occupied by a brutal killer.

Birch has also been negotiating to have a part in the 2009 film Frail. Birch has indicated that she aspires to become a director and she recently began directing short videos for a sketch comedy troupe called The Doomed Planet. They can be seen on her official website.

General Appearance

Birth Name: Thora Birch
Birth: March 11, 1982

Why do we like Thora Birch?

We like her because of she is a talented actress.

Why is Famous Thora Birch?

She is famous for her acting skills direction of various films.

Thora Birch Lists

	American child actors
	American film actors
	American people of Italian descent
	American vegetarians
	American actors of German descent
	Jewish actors
	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners
	People from Los Angeles, California
	1982 births
	Living people

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Thora Birch Pictures

 

Thora Birch Movies
Purple People Eater All I Want for Christmas Paradise Patriot Games The Itsy Bitsy Spider Hocus Pocus Clear and Present Danger Monkey Trouble Now and Then Alaska American Beauty Anywhere But Here Dungeons & Dragons The Smokers Ghost World
Thora Birch Filmography

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Tags: 1982, pisces, actress, los angeles

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Category: Actresses  - ( Actresses Archive)

Date Added: 23 March '10

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