Fairuza Balk

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
May 21, 1974 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Point Reyes, California, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Crime TV Movie
Career Span
– Present

Fairuza Balk

1 win
210 nominations
1 Oscar
47 credits

Fairuza Balk (born Fairuza Alejandra Feldthouse; May 21, 1974) is an American actress and musician. She made her theatrical film debut as Dorothy Gale in Disney's 1985 film Return to Oz. Balk also appeared in Valmont, The Craft, The Island of Dr. Moreau, American History X, The Waterboy, Almost Famous, and Personal Velocity: Three Portraits. Wikipedia

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Personal Info

Born
May 21, 1974
From
Point Reyes, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
– Present

Award Recognition

1
Win
210
Nominations
1
Oscar

Complete Filmography

2025

It's Dorothy! as Self

2021

Val as Self (archive footage) Award
Remembering Return to Oz as Self

2020

The Craft: Legacy as Nancy Downs Award

2019

Trespassers as The Visitor

2017

Battle Scars as Rifka
August Falls as Anna Ellison

2015

Beyond Clueless as Narrator

2014

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau as Self

2013

Dose of Reality as Rose

2010

Shit Year as Message Voice (voice)

2009

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans as Heidi Award

2008

Humboldt County as Bogart
Grindstone Road as Hannah

2006

Wild Tigers I Have Known as Logan's Mom
Orpheus as Karen
Pick Me Up as Stacie

2005

Don't Come Knocking as Amber Award
What Is It? as Screaming Snail / Insect / Monkey Girl (voice)
A Year and a Day

2002

Personal Velocity as Paula Award
Deuces Wild as Annie

2000

Almost Famous as Sapphire Award
Red Letters as Gretchen Van Buren

1998

American History X as Stacey Award
The Waterboy as Vicki Vallencourt Award
There's No Fish Food in Heaven as Mona

1997

American Perfekt as Alice Award
The Maker as Bella Sotto Award

1996

The Craft as Nancy Award
The Island of Dr. Moreau as Aissa Award
Shadow of a Doubt as Angel Harwell

1995

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Lucinda Award

1994

Imaginary Crimes as Sonya Award
Tollbooth as Doris

1992

Gas Food Lodging as Shade Award
Shame as Lizzie Curtis Award
The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story as Lisa

1991

Deadly Intentions... Again? as Stacey

1989

Valmont as Cécile Award

1988

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick as Celia Brzjinski

1986

The Worst Witch as Mildred Hubble

1985

Return to Oz as Dorothy Award
Deceptions as Penny Roberts Award
The Whimsical World of Oz as Self

1983

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever as Beth Bradley

ZZ Top: Breakaway as Female Vampire

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

American History X
The Craft
Almost Famous
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
The Craft: Legacy
Return to Oz
Val
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Valmont
The Waterboy

Career Statistics

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