Thora Birch (March 11, 1982 –) is an American actress. Thora was also a former child star, starring in 1990s hits such as Now and Then, Hocus Pocus and Monkey Trouble. Thora first started acting in more mature films, in the 1999 hit American Beauty.

Biography

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Early life

Birch was born in Los Angeles, California, the eldest child of Jack Birch and Carol Connors, a former adult film actress who appeared in the seminal pornographic film Deep Throat her parents now work as her managers. Birch, who has a brother named Bolt Birch, is of Jewish, Nordic, and Italian descent; the family's original surname was "Biersch", coming from her German Jewish ancestors. Her given name is a feminized form of the name Thor, the God of the Sky and of Thunder in Norse mythology.

Career

From an early age, Birch was encouraged by her parents to audition for commercials. She landed several parts representing companies such as Quaker Oats and Vlasic Pickles. However, it wasn't until 1988 that her acting career really began. She was cast as Molly in the short-lived television series Day By Day, where she was billed simply as "Thora." That same year she played an important role in the movie Purple People Eater opposite Ned Beatty and Neil Patrick Harris for which she won a Youth In Film Award for her performance.

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Oh, i think i've fallen a little in love with thora birch in ghost world.
Scylvendi (Dom Livens) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:32:45 -0000
Oh, i think i've fallen a little in love with thora birch in ghost world.
@Geniusbastard Thora Birch is great in it, too. Never understood why that was ScarJo's breakout movie and not Birch's.
tomandmary (Tom and Mary Russell) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:27:01 -0000
@Geniusbastard Thora Birch is great in it, too. Never understood why that was ScarJo's breakout movie and not Birch's.
@sheepterror Oh shit, I'd forgotten Thora Birch, where's she been lately?
millarca (patience ann) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:46:13 -0000
@sheepterror Oh shit, I'd forgotten Thora Birch, where's she been lately?
@ElleVee scarjo, anna paquin, taylor swift, duff and gellar before they lost weight, thora birch.
sheepterror (Katie Cudmore) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:44:02 -0000
@ElleVee scarjo, anna paquin, taylor swift, duff and gellar before they lost weight, thora birch.
RT @jambajim: There's a plastic bag flying through the air of the MTV lobby. It's like American Beauty up in here. With less Thora Birch ...
fernandorafael (Fernando Quintero) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:32:41 -0000
RT @jambajim: There's a plastic bag flying through the air of the MTV lobby. It's like American Beauty up in here. With less Thora Birch ...
There's a plastic bag flying through the air of the MTV lobby. It's like American Beauty up in here. With less Thora Birch boobz tho.
jambajim (jim cantiello) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:23:35 -0000
There's a plastic bag flying through the air of the MTV lobby. It's like American Beauty up in here. With less Thora Birch boobz tho.

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