Thora Birch

Thora Birch

Born: March 11, 1982
in Los Angeles, California, USA
Thora Birch (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress. She was a child actor in the 1990s, starring in movies such as All I Want for Christmas (1991), Patriot Games (1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), Now and Then (1995), and Alaska (1996). She came to prominence in 1999 after earning worldwide attention and praise for her performance in American Beauty. She then starred in the well received film Ghost World (2001), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination.

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The Gabby Petito Story
Title: The Gabby Petito Story
Character: Nichole Schmidt
Released: October 1, 2022
Type: Movie
Follows Gabby's tragic murder. Centering in her complicated relationship with her fiancé Brian Laundrie and what may have gone wrong during their cross-country trip. The disappearance of Gabby Petito captured America’s attention, setting off a nationwide search for the 22-year-old travel blogger after her parents reported her missing in September 2021, when she failed to return home following her cross country “van-life” trip with her fiancé Brian Laundrie. Non-stop coverage on the news drove amateur sleuths to dissect Gabby’s social media posts for clues about what happened to her during her trip, leading to the eventual discovery of her body in Wyoming. As the one-year anniversary of her tragic death approaches, the movie will bring to life Gabby and Brian’s doomed love story, including the warning signs that Gabby’s life was in danger, the ensuing search for her, the eventual discovery of her murder and ultimately, Brian’s suicide.
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13 Minutes
Title: 13 Minutes
Character: Jess
Released: October 29, 2021
Type: Movie
As a new day begins in the small American town of Minninnewah, the residents start their day as ordinary as the next. Mother Nature, however, has other plans for them. Inhabitants have just 13 minutes to seek shelter before the largest tornado on record ravages the town, leaving them struggling to protect their loved ones and fighting for their lives. Left to deal with the aftermath, four families must overcome their differences and find strength in each other in order to survive.
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In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Title: In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Character: Dani
Released: October 30, 2020
Type: Movie
"In Search of the Sanderson Sisters" is a hilarious mockumentary to benefit The New York Restoration Project, starring "Hocus Pocus's" Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker.
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Above Suspicion
Title: Above Suspicion
Character: Jolene
Released: June 20, 2019
Type: Movie
The chilling true story of a newly married FBI poster boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky. There he is drawn into an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman who becomes his star informant. She sees in him her means of escape; instead, it's a ticket to disaster for both of them.
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Kindred Spirits
Title: Kindred Spirits
Character: Chloe
Released: June 16, 2019
Type: Movie
Single mother Chloe has her life turned upside down when her younger sister, Sadie, comes home after a long, unexplained absence. Though Sadie seems to want to settle in with her sister and 17-year-old niece, it soon becomes apparent that she may have sinister intentions.
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Title: The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Character: Becca
Released: June 7, 2019
Type: Movie
Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind.
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The Etruscan Smile
Title: The Etruscan Smile
Character: Emily
Released: May 3, 2019
Type: Movie
Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman, reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in with his estranged son, Rory sees his life transformed through a newly found bond with his baby grandson.
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Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Title: Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Character: Self
Released: October 20, 2018
Type: Movie
Join us for a night of celebration, packed with celebrity guests and Hocus Pocus throwbacks, at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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Affairs of State
Title: Affairs of State
Character: Callie Roland
Released: June 15, 2018
Type: Movie
A young campaign aide gets in way over his head when he sleeps with the wife of a presidential candidate, sending him into a downward spiral of corruption and blackmail.
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The Competition
Title: The Competition
Character: Lauren
Released: January 26, 2018
Type: Movie
A romantic comedy about a woman who thinks all people eventually cheat and a man who challenges her to a competition to prove that she's wrong.
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Art as Dialogue
Title: Art as Dialogue
Character: Self
Released: May 30, 2017
Type: Movie
Documentary on acting in the movie Ghost World (2001).
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Title: Colony
Character: Morgan
Released: January 14, 2016
Type: TV
In the near future a family must make difficult decisions as they balance staying together with trying to survive. They live in Los Angeles, which has been occupied by a force of outside intruders. While some people have chosen to collaborate with the authorities and benefit from the new order, others have rebelled — and suffer the consequences.
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Petunia
Title: Petunia
Character: Vivian Petunia
Released: June 28, 2013
Type: Movie
Brothers Charlie, Adrian and Michael try to unlearn everything their psychoanalyst parents have taught them about life, as their family unit teeters on the edge of a collapse.
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Title: The Walking Dead
Character: Mary
Released: October 31, 2010
Type: TV
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
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Title: The Walking Dead
Character: Gamma
Released: October 31, 2010
Type: TV
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
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The Pregnancy Pact
Title: The Pregnancy Pact
Character: Sidney Bloom
Released: January 23, 2010
Type: Movie
Inspired by the true story of teenagers at Gloucester High School who agreed to get pregnant at the same time.
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Deadline
Title: Deadline
Character: Lucy Woods
Released: October 5, 2009
Type: Movie
A screenwriter travels to an abandoned house to finish a script on time, but a series of strange events lead her to a psychological breakdown.
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Capitalism: A Love Story
Title: Capitalism: A Love Story
Character: Self
Released: September 6, 2009
Type: Movie
Michael Moore comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world).
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Winter of Frozen Dreams
Title: Winter of Frozen Dreams
Character: Barbara Hoffman
Released: June 1, 2009
Type: Movie
Barbara Hoffman is a University of Wisconsin science student. She is a part-time employee at a local massage parlor. She is also a killer. Now all Detective Lulling has to do is prove it.
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Train
Title: Train
Character: Alex
Released: October 16, 2008
Type: Movie
After a night of wild partying and missing their train, the group of students is invited to board another which happens to be heading their way. Once on board, members of the team begin to go missing, and their would-be saviors claim to have no idea what could have happened to them... When they discover the truth, it is too late to escape and they must fight for their lives against their captors to put an end to their ride to hell.
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Dark Corners
Title: Dark Corners
Character: Karen Clarke / Susan Hamilton
Released: May 10, 2006
Type: Movie
A troubled young woman wakes up one day as a different person - someone who is stalked by creatures.
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My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime
Title: My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime
Character: Vega (voice)
Released: August 12, 2005
Type: Movie
A Nickelodeon television special. Jenny/XJ9 accidentally ruins everybody's day by causing massive collateral damage to the town. Shunned by everyone but her closest friends, she wanders the wreckage and stumbles onto a transporter Vexus used to escape. She is transported to Cluster Prime - a supposed robot utopia.
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Slingshot
Title: Slingshot
Character: April
Released: March 10, 2005
Type: Movie
Two cunning and manipulative drifters venture into Farifield County, Connecticut looking to seduce wealthy and lonely housewives.
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Silver City
Title: Silver City
Character: Karen Cross
Released: September 17, 2004
Type: Movie
The discovery of a corpse threatens to unravel a bumbling local politician's campaign for governor of Colorado.
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The Dot
Title: The Dot
Character: Narrator
Released: July 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can’t draw - she’s no artist. To prove her point, Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to make an unremarkable and angry mark. "There!" she says. That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti’s journey of surprise and self-discovery. That special moment is the core of Peter H. Reynolds’s delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us.
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Title: Celebrities Uncensored
Character: Self
Released: June 4, 2003
Type: TV
Celebrities Uncensored is a TV program on the E! network that edited together amusing paparazzi footage of celebrities, usually in public places such as public sidewalks, restaurants, nightclubs, etc. The celebrities were often friendly, but sometimes their more unfriendly antics were featured in an amusing and entertaining way. It was very popular with stars on the rise and created a stir in the Hollywood community. Paris Hilton was first brought to the public's attention by this show.
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Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
Title: Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
Character: Liz Murray
Released: April 7, 2003
Type: Movie
Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.
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Title: Punk'd
Character: Self
Released: March 17, 2003
Type: TV
What happens when the biggest stars in the world get too high on the Hollywood hog? When their bank accounts start swelling bigger than their heads? Master prankster Ashton Kutcher is there to punk 'em down to earth.
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Title: Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Released: January 26, 2003
Type: TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.
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Shadow Realm
Title: Shadow Realm
Character: Susan Thornhill
Released: July 27, 2002
Type: Movie
Shadow Realm is a compilation of four episodes of the short-lived Fox Network television series Night Visions. Each episode contained two stories and were originally hosted by musician/actor/writer Henry Rollins. The Sci-Fi Channel acquired the rights to broadcast the episodes, including the last two unaired episodes and strung them together as an anthology movie. Title sequences and end credits were changed and the Henry Rollins introductions were removed from the final product.
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Ghost World
Title: Ghost World
Character: Enid
Released: July 20, 2001
Type: Movie
Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record collector, one of them befriends him, which causes a rift in the girls' friendship.
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Title: Night Visions
Character: Susan Thornhill
Released: July 12, 2001
Type: TV
Horror anthology series, with each episode comprising two half-hour stories dealing with themes of the supernatural or simply the dark side of human nature.
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Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Title: Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Character: Self
Released: May 31, 2001
Type: Movie
See inside the exclusive Playboy Mansion, with parties attended by all the A-List celebrities
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The Hole
Title: The Hole
Character: Liz Dunn
Released: April 20, 2001
Type: Movie
Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.
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Dungeons & Dragons
Title: Dungeons & Dragons
Character: Empress Savina
Released: December 8, 2000
Type: Movie
The Empire of Izmer is a divided land: elite magicians called “mages” rule while lowly commoners are powerless. When Empress Savina vows to bring equality and prosperity to her land, the evil mage Profion plots to depose her.
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American Beauty: Look Closer...
Title: American Beauty: Look Closer...
Character: Self
Released: October 24, 2000
Type: Movie
A promotional short documentary on the making of the film American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball.
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The Smokers
Title: The Smokers
Character: Lincoln Roth
Released: March 5, 2000
Type: Movie
Tired of being used and abused by the opposite sex, three girlfriends decide to turn the tables on the guys who cross them by teaching them a sex-ed lesson they'll never forget! But their little scheme backfires when their secret gets out, and when one of the school's jocks goes too far, he sets into motion a chain of events that could change all their lives forever.
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Anywhere but Here
Title: Anywhere but Here
Character: Mary
Released: November 12, 1999
Type: Movie
Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.
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American Beauty
Title: American Beauty
Character: Jane Burnham
Released: September 15, 1999
Type: Movie
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
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Title: The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Character: Self - Guest
Released: March 30, 1999
Type: TV
Craig Kilborn hosted this zany talk show, which followed David Letterman's show, from 1999 until 2004. Kilborn left The Daily Show in 1999 to be this show's host after Tom Synder retired. The segment "5 Questions" was carried over from when he was on The Daily Show. Kilborn was frequently beaten in the ratings by his NBC timeslot rival, Conan O'Brien. Kilborn left The Late Late Show to pursue new opportunities.
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Night Ride Home
Title: Night Ride Home
Character: Clea Mahler
Released: February 7, 1999
Type: Movie
When a devastating accident tears apart the already frayed marriage of Neal and Nora Mahler, each family member must learn that their own emotions are best dealt with by relying on each other and their bonds as a family.
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Alaska
Title: Alaska
Character: Jessie Barnes
Released: August 14, 1996
Type: Movie
Jake Barnes and his two kids, Sean and Jessie, have moved to Alaska after his wife died. He is a former airline pilot now delivering toilet paper across the mountains. During an emergency delivery in a storm his plane goes down somewhere in the mountains. Annoyed that the authorities aren't doing enough, Jessie and Sean set out on an adventure to find their father with the help of a polar bear which they have saved from a ferocious poacher. Conflict ensues.
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Title: The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 10, 1996
Type: TV
The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six seasons from 1996 to 2002. Topics often discussed on the show include Broadway, children, extended families and charitable works, people and organizations. The show was based out of Studio 8G at NBC's Rockefeller Center studios in New York City, NY, USA and was produced and syndicated by KidRo Productions, Telepictures Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
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Now and Then
Title: Now and Then
Character: Teeny
Released: October 20, 1995
Type: Movie
Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty, four childhood girlfriends — Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta — recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more.
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Title: The Outer Limits
Character: Aggie Travers
Released: March 26, 1995
Type: TV
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.
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Clear and Present Danger
Title: Clear and Present Danger
Character: Sally Ryan
Released: August 3, 1994
Type: Movie
CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.
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Monkey Trouble
Title: Monkey Trouble
Character: Eva
Released: March 18, 1994
Type: Movie
Dodger, a criminal monkey, belongs to a crooked street performer but escapes his life of crime only to end up in the arms of Eva, an innocent little girl whose mother has no idea that her daughter is harboring a fugitive.
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Title: Monty
Released: January 11, 1994
Type: TV
Monty is a short lived American sitcom that aired on the FOX network in 1994. The series starred Henry Winkler as Monty Richardson, a loud, obnoxious conservative TV commentator. Richardson had also written a best-selling book titled I'm Right. I'm Right. I'm Right. Shut Up. The series also starred Tom McGowan as his executive producer and David Schwimmer as his left-leaning son. Monty hoped to capitalize on the same family dynamic that made the television show All in the Family a success in the 1970s. However, the show was canceled after only five episodes. Following the show's cancellation, David Schwimmer moved on to star in Friends.
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Hocus Pocus
Title: Hocus Pocus
Character: Dani
Released: July 16, 1993
Type: Movie
After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Title: The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Character: Little Girl (voice)
Released: July 31, 1992
Type: Movie
During a piano lesson, a music teacher discovers a harmless spider, so she calls in The Exterminator.
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Patriot Games
Title: Patriot Games
Character: Sally Ryan
Released: June 4, 1992
Type: Movie
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
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All I Want for Christmas
Title: All I Want for Christmas
Character: Hallie O'Fallon
Released: November 8, 1991
Type: Movie
Siblings Ethan and Hallie O'Fallon plot to get their divorced parents back together in time for Christmas.
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Paradise
Title: Paradise
Character: Billie Pike
Released: September 18, 1991
Type: Movie
A 10-year-old boy spends a summer in the country with a childless couple and a precocious girl.
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Dark Avenger
Title: Dark Avenger
Character: Susie Donovan
Released: October 11, 1990
Type: Movie
An acid-scarred judge turns masked avenger, backed by an electronics expert and her crime lab.
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Title: Parenthood
Character: Taylor Buckman
Released: August 20, 1990
Type: TV
Parenthood is an American comedy-drama series based on the 1989 film of the same name. Executive produced by Ron Howard, the series aired for one season on NBC. Parenthood was one of many failed movie-to-TV adaptations in the fall of 1990 which included Working Girl, Baby Talk, Ferris Bueller and Uncle Buck.
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Title: Doogie Howser, M.D.
Released: September 19, 1989
Type: TV
Doogie Howser is a doctor. He is also a 16-year-old genius who graduated college at age 10 and finished medical school at age 14. But he is still a teenager, with normal teenage friends and problems. But unlike a normal teenager, he is just learning to drive while also consulting on serious medical cases like heart transplants.
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Purple People Eater
Title: Purple People Eater
Character: Molly Johnson
Released: December 1, 1988
Type: Movie
A kid plays the old novelty song "Purple People Eater" and the creature actually appears. The two then proceed to help an elderly couple who are being evicted by their greedy landlord.
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Title: Day by Day
Character: Molly Farrell
Released: February 29, 1988
Type: TV
Day by Day is an American sitcom starring Douglas Sheehan, Linda Kelsey, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and Thora Birch. Day by Day was telecast from February 29, 1988, through June 25, 1989, on NBC.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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Title: Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character: Clea
Released: December 24, 1951
Type: TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
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Thirsty
Title: Thirsty
Character: Sonia Allen
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
An Oakland mayoral candidate struggles to figure out her personal and professional lives.
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The Midway Point
Title: The Midway Point
Character: Cristina
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Jake, a high schooler on the autistic spectrum, feels disillusioned with the world. When he meets Alice, he begins to experience the world in other ways. Little does Jake know, Alice may have more in common with him than he could imagine.
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Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil
Title: Hurricane Bianca: The Roots of All Evil
Character: Mary
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Richard Martinez is lured back into a decades-old feud with his mother, who owns a homophobic fast-food chain restaurant, and he decides to go under-cover as Bianca Del Rio to put her out of business.
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The Chronology of Water
Title: The Chronology of Water
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The story of a lifelong swimmer-turned-artist, exploring the issues of sexuality, grief, and addiction.