Thora Birch

Thora Birch was born March 11, 1982. She is an American actress, producer and director. In 1988, she made her film debut with Purple People Eater. For this role, she was awarded a Young Artist Award as "Best Young Actress Under nine years old". Birch became a cult young actress, appearing in films such as All I Want for Christmas (1991), Patriot Games (92), Hocus Pocus (93), Monkey Trouble (1994), Now and Then (1995) and Alaska (1996). In 1999 she was nominated to receive a BAFTA nomination. Birch then appeared as Enid in the critically acclaimed Ghost World (2001), receiving a nomination for the Golden Globe for Best Actress. In 2003, Birch received an Emmy Award nomination for her performance as the lead role in Homeless to Harvard The Liz Murray Story. Birch also appeared on Dungeons & Dragons (2000) (2001), The Hole (2004), Silver City (2004), Dark Corners (2006) and Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009). Birch also played the role of Whisperer Maryand Gamma in the Walking Dead's Season 10. Birch was born in Los Angeles, the eldest child of Jack Birch and Carol Connors. Birch is German-Jewishwith Scandinavian and French-Canadian in her ancestry. "Thora" is her birth name. It's derived from the Norse god Thor thunder and lightning. If she were a child, that would be her full name. Kian Bolt Birch is her younger brother. Both of her parents had roles in adult films , and also appeared in Deep Throat. Because of their own experiences working in the entertainment industry the parents were reluctant initially to promote Thora. However, Thora's photo was seen by agents when a babysitter had seen her fake commercials. Birch was four years old when she got her first big break when the babysitter invited her on a audition for a Quaker Oats advertisement.



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