Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1982-03-11
- Works
- 3
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA
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…
Known for
- The Chronology of Water — Claudia2025
- Thirsty — Sonia Allen2025
- The Midway Point — Cristina2024
- Mayfair Witches — Gifford Mayfair2023
- The Gabby Petito Story — Nichole Schmidt2022
- 13 Minutes — Jess2021
- In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover — Dani2020
- Above Suspicion — Jolene2019
- The Last Black Man in San Francisco — Becca2019
- Kindred Spirits — Chloe2019
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 5
- Total plays
- 8
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,419x
- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,075x
- Finite Elastic Strain of Cubic Crystals
· 1947 · cited 5,958x
- Safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against SARS-CoV-2: an interim analysis of four randomised controlled trials in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK
· 2021 · cited 4,133x
- Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger<sup>*</sup>
· 2017 · cited 3,589x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1982-03-11 ) March 11, 1982 (age 44) , Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1988–present
- Spouse
- Michael Benton Adler ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2018 )
- Parent s
- Jack Birch (father), Carol Connors (mother)
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 11 March 1982
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Birch
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Mother
- Carol Connors
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
Article
Thora Josephine Birch (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress. She made her film debut with a starring role in Purple People Eater (1988) and won a Young Artist Award for "Best Actress Under Nine Years of Age". Birch rose to prominence as a child star during the 1990s through a string of parts in films, such as Paradise (1991), Patriot Games (1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), Monkey Trouble (1994), Now and Then (1995), and Alaska (1996). Her breakthrough into adult-oriented roles came with her portrayal of Jane Burnham in American Beauty (1999), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress.
Birch received further acclaim—and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress—for starring as Enid Coleslaw in the cult hit Ghost World (2001). Her other film credits during the 2000s included Dungeons & Dragons (2000), The Hole (2001), Silver City (2004), and Dark Corners (2006). Birch took a break from acting after producing and starring in Petunia (2012). She returned in 2016 and has since appeared in various independent films, such as The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) and The Chronology of Water (2025).
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