Thora Birch (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress. She was one of the most popular child actors of the 1990s in movies, such as "Hocus Pocus" (1993), "Now and Then" (1995) and "Alaska" (1996). Since the 1990's she has had more serious roles, with good acting in movies, such as "American Beauty" (1999) and "Ghost World" (2001).