Thora Birch

Thora Birch was born March 11th 1983. She is an American actor, producer and director. Her film debut was in Purple People Eater (1988), for which she won a Young Artist Award for "Best Young Actress Under Nine Years Old". Birch was a big star when she was when she was a child actor as she appeared in films such as 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 to receive a BAFTA nomination. In 2001, she won for Best Actress for Ghost World. Birch was also nominated for an Emmy Award in 2003 for her performance as the lead character in Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story. Other films she has appeared in include Dungeons & Dragons (2000), The Hole (2001), Silver City (2004), Dark Corners (2006), Winter of Frozen Dreams (2009) and Petunia (2012).After taking an absence from acting, Birch was back in the spotlight in 2016 and has since starred in numerous independent films. Birch played the role of Whisperer Mary/Gamma in season 10 of The Walking Dead (2019-202). Birch was Jack Birch's eldest son, was born in Los Angeles. Birch is German-Jewish, Scandinavian and French-Canadian 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. Kian Bolt Birch is her younger brother, is her mother. They are both former adult film actors, and have been in Deep Throat. They were reluctant to help Thora because of their experiences in the entertainment business. However, a babysitter noticed Thora acting out commercials, and convinced them to show Thora’s photograph to agents. Birch received her first major break at the age of four when her babysitter accompanied her to a successful audition for an Quaker Oats commercial.