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Thora Birch
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From "Monkey Trouble" to "American Beauty"-- that's Hollywood "Hocus Pocus"! Thora Birch was born on March 11, 1982. Her father Jack, and mom Carol, named her after the Norse God Thor ("Thora" being the feminine), the God of thunder; she has a younger brother named Bolt. Thora appeared in one of the "classic" California raisin commercials in 1986 (at age 4), and later did other commercials. At age 6, Thora appeared in "Purple People Eater" (1988) and won a Youth in Film Award for her performance. Then she appeared in the television series "Parenthood," which co-starred a not-yet-discovered Leonardo DiCaprio. Thora's breakout movie was "Paradise" (1991) with bona fide stars Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith; Thora bested 4,000 young hopefuls to land the role, and she again got great reviews. Thora appeared in "Hocus Pocus" (1993) with major stars; however, she got real recognition by having a starring role in "Monkey Trouble" (1994), in which her affection for her pet (and sometimes scene-stealing) monkey basically carried the entire movie (she and the monkey did their own stunts). All grown up, this petite beauty (5'4") with green eyes had a major role in "American Beauty" (1999) which won 5 Oscar awards. Thora delivered a strong, effective performance as the alienated daughter of parents whose mid-life crises drive them to affairs and destruction; her acting was convincing and inspired, and once again received good reviews. A down-to-earth young woman in real life, she loves Italian food and diet root beer.

Thora Birch stared in:

Title Year Saw with/at: Scene On Rating
Patriot Games 1992 Don't Remember 0000-00-00 ***
Hocus Pocus 1993 Suzy and Hanna 2014-11-14 **
Clear and Present Danger 1994 Don't Remember 0000-00-00 ***
Monkey Trouble 1994 kids on DVD 2007-11-26 ** 1/2
Now and Then 1994 Suzy and Hanna 2015-12-25 ***
American Beauty 1999 Showcase Orange 0000-00-00 ****
Ghost World 2001 Suzy at York Square 2001-09-14 *** 1/2