Thora Birch

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Jane Burnham, played by Thora Birch, sits on the floor using a device while Angela Hayes, played by Mena Suvari, lies on a bed looking over her shoulder in a scene from American Beauty.

Thora Birch

American actress

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American Beauty
…unhappy teenage daughter, Jane (Thora Birch). Lester also hates his job. Lester and Carolyn go to a basketball game at Jane’s high school to see Jane perform with the other cheerleaders, and Lester becomes thoroughly infatuated with another cheerleader, Jane’s friend Angela (Mena Suvari), to Jane’s horror. Angela, however,…
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…unhappy teenage daughter, Jane (Thora Birch). Lester also hates his job. Lester and Carolyn go to a basketball game at Jane’s high school to see Jane perform with the other cheerleaders, and Lester becomes thoroughly infatuated with another cheerleader, Jane’s friend Angela (Mena Suvari), to Jane’s horror. Angela, however,…
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