Thora Birch

Thora Birch, born March 11, 1982 was an American actress. Her debut film was Purple People Eater (1988) in which she was awarded the Young Artist Award for "Best Young Artistress Under Nine Years old". Birch became a cult young actress, appearing 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 for a BAFTA nomination. In 2001, she won for Best Actress for Ghost World. In 2003, Birch received an Emmy Award nomination for her role in the title character in Homeless to Harvard The Liz Murray Story. Birch has also appeared in Dungeons & Dragons (2000) and The Hole (2001), Silver City (2004) and Dark Corners (2006). She was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2003. Birch was also the Whisperer Mary/Gamma in the season 10 episode of The Walking Dead (2019-202). Birch was the eldest of children born to Jack Birch (and Carol Connors) in Los Angeles. Birch who's family's first surname was Biersch was of German-Jewish, Scandinavian, French-Canadian and Italian descent. [6] Her name, "Thora," is the name that comes from Thora, the Norse god of thunder and lightning ("Thor") (which could be her name had she were a young boy. Kian Bolt Birch is her younger brother. Both of her parents had roles in adult-oriented films and starred in Deep Throat. Due to their experience in the entertainment industry, they were reluctant to encourage her, but were convinced to show Thora's photograph to agents through a babysitter who observed her imitating commercials. The first time she got noticed was at age four after her babysitter brought her to an audition for a Quaker Oats commercial.