
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.

American Beauty
1999 · as Jane Burnham

Patriot Games
1992 · as Sally Ryan

Clear and Present Danger
1994 · as Sally Ryan

Hocus Pocus
1993 · as Dani Dennison

Dungeons & Dragons
2000 · as Empress Savina

The Chronology of Water
2025 · as Claudia

Now and Then
1995 · as Teeny

Above Suspicion
2019 · as Jolene

The Hole
2001 · as Liz Dunn

13 Minutes
2021 · as Jess

Monkey Trouble
1994 · as Eva

Affairs of State
2018 · as Callie Roland

Ghost World
2001 · as Enid

Anywhere but Here
1999 · as Mary

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
2003 · as Liz Murray

The Last Black Man in San Francisco
2019 · as Becca

Alaska
1996 · as Jessie Barnes

Capitalism: A Love Story
2009 · as Self