Thora Birch
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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 Ghost World (2001), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination.
Known for
Credits
American Beauty (1999)
as Jane Burnham
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
as Sally Ryan
Hocus Pocus (1993)
as Dani Dennison
Patriot Games (1992)
as Sally Ryan
Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
as Empress Savina
Above Suspicion (2019)
as Jolene
The Chronology of Water (2025)
as Claudia
Now and Then (1995)
as Teeny
The Hole (2001)
as Liz Dunn
Anywhere but Here (1999)
as Mary
13 Minutes (2021)
as Jess
Affairs of State (2018)
as Callie Roland
Monkey Trouble (1994)
as Eva
Ghost World (2001)
as Enid
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
as Self
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003)
as Liz Murray
Slingshot (2005)
as April
Purple People Eater (1988)
as Molly Johnson
Paradise (1991)
as Billie Pike
All I Want For Christmas (1991)
as Hallie O'Fallon
Civilian (—)
Actor
Alaska (1996)
as Jessie Barnes
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001)
as Self
American Beauty: Look Closer... (2000)
as Self
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
as Becca
Train (2008)
as Alex
Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009)
as Barbara Hoffman
Thirsty (2025)
as Sonia Allen
The Pregnancy Pact (2010)
as Sidney Bloom
The Etruscan Smile (2018)
as Emily
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018)
as Self
Dark Avenger (1990)
as Susie Donovan
Deadline (2009)
as Lucy Woods
The Competition (2018)
as Lauren
Silver City (2004)
as Karen Cross
The Smokers (2000)
as Lincoln Roth
The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1992)
as Little Girl (voice)
The Gabby Petito Story (2022)
as Nichole Schmidt
Dark Corners (2006)
as Karen Clarke / Susan Hamilton
Petunia (2013)
as Vivian Petunia
Night Ride Home (1999)
as Clea Mahler
Kindred Spirits (2019)
as Chloe
My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime (2005)
as Vega (voice)
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover (2020)
as Dani
The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons" (2001)
as Empress Savina (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shadow Realm (2002)
as Susan Thornhill
The Midway Point (2024)
as Cristina
Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil (—)
as Mary
The Dot (2004)
as Narrator