Torah Birch

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Torah Birch (2006)

Thora Renee Birch (born March 11, 1982 in Los Angeles ) is an American actress .

Life

Birch was born in 1982 in Los Angeles as the first child of the two porn actors Jack Birch and Carol Connors. They met while filming the film Deep Throat and they have another child, a son. Jack Birch later acted as his daughter's manager.

Career

Beginnings

From the age of four, Birch appeared in commercials. As an actress, she first appeared in front of the camera at the age of six when she received a recurring role in the short-lived series Day by Day in 1988 . She made her film debut in the same year in the film Purple People Eater . She received the Youth in Film Award for her portrayal . The film itself was a failure with the audience. In 1991 she starred in the film Summer Paradise on the side of Melanie Griffith , Don Johnson and Elijah Wood . Birch received the Young Artist Award for this role .

Child and youth roles

The following year, Birch stood for director Phillip Noyce for the filming of Tom Clancy's bestseller The Hour of the Patriots in front of the camera. In 1993 she starred in the youth film Hocus Pocus on the side of Bette Midler , Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy . She was once again awarded a Young Artist Award for her portrayal . Birch played her first leading role in 1994 in the comedy Always Trouble for Dojo by Franco Amurri . In Das Kartell , based on another Tom Clancy novel, Thora Birch played the daughter of Harrison Ford again . In 1995, she presented in Now and Then - Then and now , along with the young actresses Gaby Hoffmann , Christina Ricci and Ashleigh Aston Moore , the youthful versions of the characters of Melanie Griffith , Rosie O'Donnell , Rita Wilson and Demi Moore . Constitutes For her performance was the then 13-year-old nominated for the third time for the Young Artist Award .

Change to adult roles

Already established as a performer in children's and youth roles, Birch first played a young adult in 1999 in the film American Beauty . The Oscar-winning film also helped Birch achieve an international breakthrough. For her next role in the film adaptation of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons , the actress received the Young Artist Award for the third time . For her performance in the 2001 film Ghost World , Thora Birch has received critical acclaim and numerous awards. The Oscar-nominated comedy by director Terry Zwigoff is based on the comic of the same name by Daniel Clowes . In 2004 the political satire Silver City followed , in which the actress was seen alongside Chris Cooper , Richard Dreyfuss , Danny Huston and other successful Hollywood actors . Under director Sean McConville Birch played the lead role in the thriller Deadline - Focus Your Fear along with the deceased in 2009 Brittany Murphy .

Filmography (selection)

Music videos

  • 2002: We are all Made of Stars by Moby
  • 2003: Eat you Alive by Limp Bizkit

Awards

MTV Movie Awards
  • 2002 : Nomination in the Best Line category for Ghost World
  • 2002: Nomination in the category Best Outfit for Ghost World
Online Film Critics Society Awards
Young Artist Award
  • 1992: Award for summer paradise
  • 1994: Award for Hocus Pocus
  • 1996: Nomination for Now and Then
  • 2000: Award for American Beauty
Further

Web links

Commons : Thora Birch  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thora Birch's fatherly sex advice. In: monstersandcritics.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010 (English).
  2. ↑ Torah Birch. In: hsx.com. Accessed on March 11, 2010 (English): "Thora Birch began her career as a child actress, landing a recurring role on the 1988 TV show, Day by Day."
  3. ↑ Torah Birch. In: moviefone.com. Retrieved March 11, 2010 .
personal data
SURNAME Birch, Torah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Birch, Thora Renee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California