Thora Birch

Thora Birch (born March 11 1982) is an American actor and producer. Her debut in film was Purple People Eater (1988) in which she was awarded the Young Artist Award for "Best Young Artistress under nine years old". Birch was a child-star who appeared in movies such as All I Want For Christmas (1991) and the Patriot Games(1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), Monkey Trouble (94), Now and Then (1995) and Alaska (1996). The actress received a Young Artistic Award for "Best Young Actress Under Nine Years of Age." In 1999, Birch played Jane Burnham in American Beauty. This film resulted in an BAFTA nomination. In 2001, she won as Best Actress for Ghost World. Birch was also nominated for an Emmy Award in 2003 for her role as the lead character in Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story. Other films she has appeared in include Dungeons & Dragons (2000), The Hole (2001), Silver City (2004), Dark Corners (2006), Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009), and Petunia (2012).After taking off from acting, Birch resumed her career in 2016 and has since starred in several independent films. Birch also played Whisperer Mary and Gamma on season 10 of The Walking Dead (2019-2020). Birch is Jack Birch's oldest son was born in Los Angeles. Birch is of German-Jewish, Scandinavian as well as French-Canadian. "Thora" is her birth name. It comes from the Norse god Thor, thunder and lightning. If she were a child, this would have been her full name. Kian Bolt Birch is her younger brother, is also her mother. They are both former adult film actors, and have been in Deep Throat. They were not keen to support Thora because of their experiences in the industry of entertainment. But, an infantsitter saw Thora mimicking commercials and encouraged them to show her image to agents. Birch was four when she got her first big break when her babysitter invited her to audition for the Quaker Oats advertisement.



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