Thora Birch | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

Highest Rated: 93% The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)

Lowest Rated: 7% All I Want for Christmas (1991)

Birthday: Mar 11, 1982

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

A pretty, rambunctious child actress who began acting in commercials at the age of four, Thora Birch appeared opposite Wilford Brimley (in 14 Quaker Oats spots) and Jimmy Stewart (for Campbell's Soup), not to mention turning up in the "Just Say No" to drugs campaign. Early in her career, when she was a pretty blonde moppet, she was billed simply as 'Thora' in such efforts as her regular series roles in "Day by Day" (NBC, 1988-89) and "Parenthood" (NBC, 1990) and for her feature acting debut "Purple People Eater" (1988). The tot utilized her full name in the role that first attracted real attention, the precocious young neighbor of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith in "Paradise" (1991), which she followed with the hollow holiday-themed "All I Want for Christmas" (also 1991). Birch went on to portray Harrison Ford's daughter in the thriller "Patriot Games" (1992), then appeared as one of three children who must contend with a trio of witches in the Disney comedy "Hocus Pocus" (1993).

Highest rated movies

93% 84% The Last Black Man in San Francisco Watchlist 93% 84% Ghost World Watchlist 91% 60% Kindred Spirits Watchlist 87% 93% American Beauty Watchlist 81% 74% Clear and Present Danger Watchlist 74% 74% Capitalism: A Love Story Watchlist 72% 72% Patriot Games Watchlist 70% 75% The Etruscan Smile Watchlist 55% 41% Monkey Trouble Watchlist 53% 53% The Hole Watchlist

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Thora Birch Thora Birch ALASKA, from left: Vincent Karsheiser, Thora Birch, 1996, © Columbia HOCUS POCUS, Kathy Najimy, Sarah Jessica Parker (top), Thora Birch (bottom), Bette Midler, 1993. ©Buena Vista Pictures GHOST WORLD, Thora Birch, Steve Buscemi, 2001. GHOST WORLD, Thora Birch, Terry Zwigoff (director), Steve Buscemi, 2001. GHOST WORLD, Scarlett Johansson, Charles C. Stevenson Jr., Thora Birch, 2001. GHOST WORLD, Scarlett Johansson, Thora Birch, 2001. GHOST WORLD, Thora Birch in Catwoman mask, 2001. HOCUS POCUS, Thora Birch, 1993, © Buena Vista View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 33% The Gabby Petito Story Nichole Schmidt (Character),
Director
- 2022
27% 61% 13 Minutes Jess (Character) - 2021
24% 45% Above Suspicion Jolene (Character) - 2019
91% 60% Kindred Spirits Chloe (Character) - 2019
93% 84% The Last Black Man in San Francisco Becca (Character) $4.5M 2019
70% 75% The Etruscan Smile Emily (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet 53% Affairs of State Callie Roland (Character) - 2018
17% 53% The Competition Lauren (Character),
Producer
- 2018
20% 36% Petunia Vivian Petunia (Character),
Producer
- 2012
No Score Yet 42% The Pregnancy Pact Sidney Bloom (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 20% Deadline Lucy (Character) - 2009
74% 74% Capitalism: A Love Story Self $14.4M 2009
No Score Yet 10% Winter of Frozen Dreams Barbara Hoffman (Character) $7.3K 2009
No Score Yet 23% Train Alex (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 27% Dark Corners Karen Clarke/Susan Hamilton (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 12% Slingshot April (Character) - 2005
48% 33% Silver City Karen Cross (Character) $1.0M 2004
No Score Yet 81% Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story Liz Murray (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shadow Realm Susan Thornhill (Character) - 2002
53% 53% The Hole Liz Dunn (Character) - 2001
93% 84% Ghost World Enid (Character) $6.2M 2001
No Score Yet 42% The Smokers Lincoln Roth (Character) - 2000
9% 20% Empress Savina (Character) $15.2M 2000
87% 93% American Beauty Jane Burnham (Character) $130.1M 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Night Ride Home Clea Mahler (Character) - 1999
17% 44% Alaska Jessie Barnes (Character) $11.6M 1996
33% 82% Now and Then Teeny (Character) $27.1M 1995
81% 74% Clear and Present Danger Sally Ryan (Character) $121.5M 1994
55% 41% Monkey Trouble Eva (Character) $16.3M 1994
41% 72% Hocus Pocus Dani (Character) $55.9M 1993
72% 72% Patriot Games Sally Ryan (Character) $82.7M 1992
33% 50% Paradise Billie Pike (Character) $18.6M 1991
7% 59% All I Want for Christmas Hallie O'Fallon (Character) $13.9M 1991
No Score Yet 59% The Purple People Eater Molly Johnson (Character) - 1988

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 81% Talking Dead Guest 2019-2020
92% 79% Colony Morgan (Guest Star) 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Touched by an Angel Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Promised Land Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Outer Limits Aggie Travers (Character) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Parenthood Taylor Buckman (Character) 1990-1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Day by Day Molly (Character) 1988-1989
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