Thora Birch
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.
Known for
2025The Chronology of Water
Claudia
2025Thirsty
Sonia Allen
2024The Midway Point
Cristina
2022The Gabby Petito Story
Nichole Schmidt
202113 Minutes
Jess
2020In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Dani
2019Above Suspicion
Jolene
2019The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Becca
2019Kindred Spirits
Chloe
2018The Competition
Lauren
2018The Etruscan Smile
Emily
2018Affairs of State
Callie Roland
2018Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Self
2013Petunia
Vivian Petunia
2010The Pregnancy Pact
Sidney Bloom
2009Winter of Frozen Dreams
Barbara Hoffman
2009Capitalism: A Love Story
Self
2009Deadline
Lucy Woods
2008Train
Alex
2006Dark Corners
Karen Clarke / Susan Hamilton
2005Slingshot
April
2005My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime
Vega (voice)
2004Silver City
Karen Cross
2004The Dot
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