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- Thora Birch Thora Birch Info For some people, oatmeal starts the day off right - for Thora Birch, it launched a healthy career in front of the camera. It's hard to believe that the raven-haired actress, who slunk into stardom with her turn as the disillusioned daughter in American Beauty (1999), is even related to the apple-cheeked blonde who once gazed up at Quaker Oats (R) spokesman Wilford Brimley and said, "Mmm-hmm. Yeah, grandpa," but Birch still remembers the professional advice Brimley whispered in her ear: maintain eye contact and *really* listen. Since then she's had ample opportunity to study some of Hollywood's top talents at work - in addition to her 'Beauty' scenes with Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening, she's acted alongside Harrison Ford, Harvey Keitel, and Jeremy Irons. Named after the Norse god of thunder, Thora was born in Los Angeles to Jack and Carol Birch (they kept up the tempestuous theme by naming her younger brother Bolt). By age 4 she was a regular at commercial auditions, and by 6 she'd landed a spot on the short-lived daycare sitcom "Day by Day" (1988). Her film career got off to an auspicious start that same year, when she won a Young Artist Award for her debut opposite Neil Patrick Harris in the children's fantasy flick Purple People Eater (1988). After a short break, she picked up a role in another fleeting sitcom, "Parenthood" (1990) (based on the movie of the same name). |
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