Thora Birch

Thora Birch, born March 11 1982 is an American actress. Her debut film was Purple People Eater (1988), where she won the Young Artist Award for "Best Young Artistress Under Nine Years of age". Birch was a child actress who appeared in films like All I Want For Christmas (1991), the Patriot Games(1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), Monkey Trouble (94), Now and Then (1995), and Alaska (1996). The actress won a Young Artist Award for "Best Young Actress under Nine Years of Age." In 1999, Birch played Jane Burnham in American Beauty. This film brought her an BAFTA nomination. In 2001, she played Enid in the cult film Ghost World (2001), getting a nomination to the Golden Globe for Best Actress. In 2003, Birch received an Emmy Award nomination for her role in 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 Whisperer Mary as well as Gamma in Season 10 of The Walking Dead (2019-2020). Birch, Jack Birch's eldest son was born in Los Angeles. Birch, whose family originally included the surname Biersch is German-Jewish as well as Scandinavian. Birch also has French-Canadian, French-Canadian, and Italian ancestry. [6] Her name, Thora, is derived from the Norse god of lightning and thunder "Thor", which would be her name were she a boy. She has a younger brothernamed Kian Bolt Birch.Birch's parents were both former film actors, both of whom appeared in the film Deep Throat. They were reluctant to encourage Thora because of their experiences working in the entertainment industry. But a babysitter noticed Thora performing commercials in a similar way and convinced them to display Thora's photo to agents. Birch's first big break came at the age of four, when her babysitter took her along to auditions for a Quaker Oats commercial.