Thora Birch

Quick Facts

Full Name	Thora Birch
Occupation	Movie Actress
Date Of Birth	Mar 11, 1982(1982-03-11)
Age	42
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Pisces

Thora Birch Biography

Thora Birch is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on March 11, 1982 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Actress who performed an memorable performance in the role of Jane Burnham in the 1999 Academy Award winning film American Beauty. In the next year, she was as Jane Burnham in Dungeons & Dragons and The Smokers. Her childhood credits were memorable like Hocus Pocus, Now and Then and Alaska.

She appeared as a character in Hocus Pocus with She starred in Hocus Pocus with Sarah Jessica Parker..

Thora Birch (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress and producer. She made her film debut in Purple People Eater (1988), for which she won a Young Artist Award for “Best Young Actress Under Nine Years of Age”, and rose to prominence as a child star with appearances 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).

In 1990, Birch had one of the lead roles in the sitcom Parenthood, based on the 1989 film of the same name. It aired on NBC and was cancelled after one season. In the next year, she starred in the drama Paradise, with Don Johnson, Melanie Griffith and Elijah Wood. She won her role over more than 4,000 other young hopefuls who auditioned for it. Roger Ebert felt she played her part with “strong, simple charm” and later earned another Young Artist Award nomination. For the rest of the 1990s, Birch continued to find steady recognition as a child and teen actress through leading parts in numerous comedy and family feature films.

She was a lover of She dated Bill Maher in 2004. She has a younger brother named Bolt who also is an actor. in 2004. There is a brother younger than her called Bolt who is also an actor.

Thora Birch Net Worth

Thora Birch is one of the richest Movie Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thora Birch 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was as a character in Burger King, California Raisins and Quaker Oats commercials during the 1980s.

She co-starred in 2001 alongside In 2001, she co-starred with Scarlett Johansson in the comedy drama Ghost World. in the comedy drama Ghost World.

Birch appeared in commercials in the late 1980s for Burger King, California Raisins, Quaker Oats (alongside Wilford Brimley), 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, being credited as “Thora”. The show aired for two seasons on NBC and earned her two Young Artist Award nominations.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Thora Birch height 5 ft 4 in Thora weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Thora Birch Dating?

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Her breakthrough role came in 1999 when she played Jane Burnham in the highly acclaimed film American Beauty, for which she earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She then starred as Enid in the cult hit Ghost World (2001), earning a nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Actress. In 2003, she received an Emmy Award nomination for playing the title role in Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story. Her other films include Dungeons & Dragons (2000), The Hole (2001), Silver City (2004), Dark Corners (2006), Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009), and Petunia (2012).

Facts & Trivia

Thora Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Thora Birch celebrates birthday on March 11 of every year.

Birch headlined the 2001 black comedy Ghost World, directed by Terry Zwigoff and co-starring Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi and Brad Renfro. The film, focused on the lives of two teenage outsiders (Birch and Johansson) in an unnamed American city, was released in a specialty theatrical run, to a highly favorable critical reception. James Berardinelli found Birch’s part to be her “first effectively developed role” since American Beauty and positively singled out the actress for the “quirkiness [and the] underlying sense of melancholy and ennui” in her portrayal. She earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Musical or Comedy.

Did Thora Birch gain weight for Ghost World?

By the third meeting, I hired her.” Though Zwigoff never instructed Birch to change her looks drastically, other than to cut her hair and wear glasses in the film, she purposely gained 20 pounds between the time she was hired to play Enid and the time production began.

Why was Thora Birch exiled?

In 2010, she was fired from the off-Broadway theatrical revival of Dracula after it was alleged that Birch’s father, Jack, her manager and a frequent presence at his daughter’s rehearsals, had physically threatened one of the other actors.

Is Thora Birch in Hocus Pocus 2?

The Disney+ sequel Hocus Pocus 2 will bring back the Sanderson Sisters in a major way by having all three original main stars reprising their roles, and while there will be some of their original Hocus Pocus co-stars joining them for this new adventure, Thora Birch will not be among them.

Why did Thora Birch stop acting?

Why? According to Paul Alexander, “Dracula’s” director, he removed her from the production after her father/manager, Jack Birch, threatened another actor. Alexander told ABCNews.com that Jack Birch objected to another actor rubbing Thora Birch’s back during a scene.

Are Scarlett Johansson and Thora Birch friends?

We’re still friends. SM: Ghost World comes out in 2001 and someone asks, “Thora Birch or Scarlett Johansson, who’s going to grow up and become a Hollywood superstar?” My money’s on Birch. DC: That’s what everybody would have said. We had inklings of Scarlett — she was only 16 when we made Ghost World.