Thora Birch is an American actress and producer. She made her feature film debut in 1988 with a starring role in Purple People Eater, for which she received a Young Artist Award for “Best Young Actress Under Nine Years of Age”.
Her breakthrough into adult-oriented roles came at the end of that decade when she earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Jane Burnham in American Beauty (1999). Birch took a break from acting between 2012 and 2016 but has since had parts in several independent features, such as The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019).
From 2019 to 2020, she played the role of Gamma / Mary on the tenth season of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Deadline reported on May 5, 2022, that Birch would make her directorial debut and co-star in an upcoming Lifetime feature film about Gabby Petito. Birch previously worked with Lifetime on two films in which she starred.
Thora Birch Parents: Meet Carol Connors, Jack Birch
Thora was born to her parents, Carol Connors and Jack Birch, on March 11, 1982, in the USA. Her whole family is involved in showbiz, including her parents and siblings.
Her father, Jack Birch, is an actor and producer. Jack Birch was an adult film star in the 1970s, best known as the husband of Carol Connors. Jack co-starred in four hardcore films with his wife, including the three films that marked the height of Carol Connors’ adult entertainment career.
Carol Connors was a regular in the adult film industry in the 1970s, creating a reputation for herself in films like Deep Throat (1972) and Erotic Adventures of Candy (1978). She switched to the adult industry in the 1970s, bringing a career as a hardcore adult performer into the new decade.
Connors’ adult entertainment career peaked in 1978–79 when she participated in four intimate videos with her husband, Jack Birch. She left the adult cinema after one more film, Consenting Adults (1982), to focus on motherhood.