Thora Birch

Thora Birch, born March 11 1982 is an American actress. Her first film role was in Purple People Eater (1988) and she won the Young Artist Award for "Best Young Artistress under nine years of age". Birch became a household name as a child star and was featured in films like 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 for an BAFTA nomination. After that, she starred in Ghost World (2001) as Enid. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. Birch was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in Homeless to Harvard The Liz Murray Story in 2003. Birch was also on Dungeons & Dragons (2000) (2001), The Hole (2004), Silver City (2004), Dark Corners (2006) and Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009). Birch also played the character of Whisperer Maryand Gamma on The Walking Dead's season 10. Birch was Jack Birch's eldest son was born in Los Angeles. Birch is German-Jewishwith Scandinavian and French-Canadian in her ancestry. "Thora" is her birth name. It is derived from the Norse god Thor thunder and lightning. If she were a child, it would have been her full name. Kian Bolt Birch is her younger brother. Both parents have been actors in adult films and appeared in Deep Throat. Based on their own experiences in the entertainment industry, they were hesitant to help the actress, but were convinced to show her photo to agents by a babysitter who spotted her imitation of commercials. Birch was four when she received her first major break when the babysitter took her on a audition for a Quaker Oats advertisement.



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