Television Shutterstock ByThompson SmithUpdated: Nov. 2, 2023 8:48 pm EST Thora Birch means different things to different generations.If you were an '80s or '90s kid,you probably think of Birch as a child star, and, later, as a promising up-and-comer known for playing snarky, angst-ridden teens in American Beauty (1999) and Ghost World (2001). If you were born after the '90s, you probably recognize Thora Birch as the subject of many "Where are they now?" articles.Seriously — we folks in the media have been writing "Where is she now?" articles about Thora Birch for about as long as her Hollywood heyday lasted. Pop culture journalists love reminding everyone where Thora Birch is.The Guardian printed one of the better writeups on the "Where is Thora Birch?" genrein 2016; in that interview, Birch hardly sounds bitter about her reduced degree of celebrity. Falling short of the heights reached by her Ghost World costar Scarlett Johansson isn't even close to a worst-case scenario for Birch, a...
