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Fairuza Balk
Sign in to saveAlso known as Fairuza Alejandra Feldthouse, Fairuza Alejandra Balk, Fairuza Feldthouse
American actress
Person · Open Library
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Film & TV
Acting · Point Reyes, California, USA
Fairuza Balk (born Fairuza Alejandra Feldthouse; May 21, 1974) is an American actress and musician. She made her theatrical film debut as Dorothy Gale in Disney's 1985 film Return to Oz. Balk also appeared in Valmont, The Craft, The Island of Dr. Moreau, American History X, The Waterboy, Almost Famous, and Personal Velocity: Three Portraits. Wikipedia
Known for
- It's Dorothy! — Self2025
- The Skull — narrator2023
- Remembering Return to Oz — Self2021
- Paradise City — Lizzie Thomas2021
- The Craft: Legacy — Nancy Downs2020
- Close Enough — Roxy (voice)2020
- Trespassers — Visitor2019
- Battle Scars — Rifka2017
- August Falls — Anna Ellison2017
- Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry — Self - Guest2016
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1974
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 79
- Total plays
- 402
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Definitions for Sepsis and Organ Failure and Guidelines for the Use of Innovative Therapies in Sepsis
· 1992 · cited 7,255x
- Global trends in emerging infectious diseases
· 2008 · cited 6,646x
- National Kidney Foundation Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease: Evaluation, Classification, and Stratification
· 2003 · cited 3,532x
- Integrative Clinical Genomics of Advanced Prostate Cancer
· 2015 · cited 2,961x
- The
<i>Chlamydomonas</i>
Genome Reveals the Evolution of Key Animal and Plant Functions
· 2007 · cited 2,369x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1974-05-21 ) May 21, 1974 (age 52) , Point Reyes , California , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actress musician visual artist
- Years active
- 1983–present
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Encyclopedic overview
Fairuza Balk (born May 21, 1974) is an American actress, musician, and visual artist. Known for her portrayals of distinctive characters—often with a dark edge and "goth-girl" persona—she has appeared in numerous independent films and blockbuster features.
Following a series of television roles, Balk made her feature film debut as Dorothy Gale in Return to Oz (1985), for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award and a Young Artist Award for Best Starring Performance. Her career progressed with parts in films such as Valmont (1989) and Gas Food Lodging (1992), the latter earning her an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. After roles in Imaginary Crimes (1994) and Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), Balk received acclaim and a cult following for her portrayal of Nancy Downs in The Craft (1996), which earned her an MTV Movie Award. Her other credits include The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), American History X (1998), The Waterboy (1998), Almost Famous (2000), Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002), Deuces Wild (2002), Don't Come Knocking (2005), Wild Tigers I Have Known (2006), Humboldt County (2008), and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fairuza Balk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.