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| Thora Birch Facts |
She is 5 ft 5 inches tall.
Thora still has aspirations to become a director.
In response to the question: Who would you like to trade places with for a day -- George W. Bush, Britney Spears or Oprah Winfrey?
Thora: Bush is tempting, but Britney would travel more. And I'd love to take a look at all that glitter in her closet.
Thora is a vegetarian.
Thora has co-starred with Chris Cooper in two movies, Silver City and American Beauty, but has never appeared onscreen with him.
Thora beat out 4,000 young actresses for her part in Paradise.
Thora won a Youth in Film Award for her performance in Purple People Eater.
She was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie at Emmy Awards for Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003).
Her first time on television was for a California Raisin commercial in 1986.
In American Beauty, she was only 17, so filming her brief nude scene required permission from her parents, who were both on the set during the filming along with child labor representatives.
She gained 20 pounds for her role in Ghost World.
She is of German, Scandinavian, and Italian descent.
Her parents thought that she would be a boy, and planned on naming the child Thor, after the Norse God of Thunder and Lightning. When she was born, however, her parents feminized the name and called her Thora.
She does her own stunts.
She has a Blue Belt in Karate.
Thora Birch was born on a Thursday (as in Thor's Day)
The name Thora is the female version of Thor, the Norse god of thunder.
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