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TMC · 05-02-2013, 01:21 AM

http://lebeauleblog.com/2013/05/01/w...o-thora-birch/

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In 1988, at the age of six, Birch landed a role in the short-lived sitcom, Day by Day.

After the success of NBC’s family comedies, The Cosby Show and Family Ties, TV was awash in wholesome situation comedies. Growing Pains was a cheap copy of Family Ties. And Day by Day was a knock off of Growing Pains. The cast included Birch, Courtney Thorne-Smith and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

visaman666 · 05-02-2013, 02:47 AM

I loved her performance in Ghost World. I wish I could have been her character's boyfriend.

MacLeaper · 05-15-2013, 11:02 AM

Thora Birch also did great as a child in one of my favorite Christmas movies ever- 1991's "All I Want for Christmas"- I've seen it many times over- I think I may have seen this in theaters as a child too. Beautiful movie.

TMC · 01-06-2026, 06:06 PM

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Thora Birch reflects on career-defining roles, creative risk-taking, and what drew her to Kristen Stewart’s feature directorial debut, The Chronology of Water.

From Hocus Pocus and American Beauty to Ghost World and beyond, Birch has built a career defined by bold choices — and in this episode of Collider Ladies Night, she opens up about the realities behind those decisions.

I’ve interviewed many incredible actors on Collider Ladies Night, but Thora Birch is different — I grew up watching her.

00:00 Dicey Questions
07:54 Introduction
08:29 Filming with Don Johnson & Melanie Griffith
10:31 Thora’s Parents
13:00 American Beauty
15:08 Harrison Ford, Bette Midler
17:00 Hocus Pocus
20:33 Owning Her Talent Without Apology
23:14 Thora’s Acting Techniques
25:45 Imogen Poots
27:19 Being Accused of Stealing a Bit
28:25 Ghost World
30:06 What a BAFTA Nomination Didn’t Prepare Her For
31:50 Why She Started Choosing the Unexpected
33:22 Put Thora in a Comedy!
33:42 Taking a Break from Acting
36:42 Making Her Directing Debut
38:48 Self-Care as an Actor
39:49 Chronology of Water
43:35 Kristen Stewart
45:55 Imogen Poots
47:13 20 Second Rehearsals
48:37 Immersive Sets
49:52 Thora Wants Projects to Surprise Her
51:01 Now and Then & Chronology of Water

Dude111 · 01-07-2026, 12:14 AM

Thora does a good job in Monkey Business

(1994)

05-15-2013, 11:02 AM	#3
MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,355	Thora Birch also did great as a child in one of my favorite Christmas movies ever- 1991's "All I Want for Christmas"- I've seen it many times over- I think I may have seen this in theaters as a child too. Beautiful movie.
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05-02-2013, 02:47 AM	#2
visaman666 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 818	I loved her performance in Ghost World. I wish I could have been her character's boyfriend.

01-07-2026, 12:14 AM	#5
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,378	Thora does a good job in Monkey Business (1994)