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Fairuza Balk began her career as a child on the ABC special The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and the Disney movie Return to Oz. She attended the Bush Davies Performing Arts School in the UK for two and a half years, where she landed a series of jobs. She won a CableAce award as Best Actress for her role in the TV movie Shame and won the Independent Spirit Award for Best actress for Gas, Food Lodging... See full bio »

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Fairuza Alejandra Feldthouse
in Point Reyes, California, USA
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2012 Thicker (pre-production)
Lonely
 
2012 Dose of Reality (completed)
Rose
 
2010 Shit Year
Message Voice (voice)
 
2009 The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Heidi
 
2008 Grindstone Road
Hannah
 
2008 Humboldt County
Bogart
 
2006 Masters of Horror (TV series)
Stacia
– Pick Me Up (2006) … Stacia
 
2006 Orpheus (TV movie)
Karen
 
2006 Wild Tigers I Have Known
Logan's Mom
 
2005 A Year and a Day
Lola
 
2005 Don't Come Knocking
Amber
 
2005 What Is It?
Screaming Snail (voice) / Insect (voice) / Monkey Girl (voice)
 
2003 Lords of Everquest (Video Game)
Lady T'Lak (voice)
 
2003 Justice League (TV series)
Penny Dee
– Only a Dream (2003) … Penny Dee (voice)
 
2002 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Video Game)
Mercedes Cortez (voice)
 
2002 Deuces Wild
Annie
 
2002 Personal Velocity: Three Portraits
Paula
 
2001 The Sopranos (TV series)
Agent Deborah Ciccerone / Danielle Ciccolella
– Army of One (2001) … Agent Deborah Ciccerone (scenes deleted) / Danielle Ciccolella (scenes deleted)
 
2000 Almost Famous
Sapphire
 
1999-2000 Family Guy (TV series)
Connie D'Amico
– Let's Go to the Hop (2000) … Connie D'Amico (voice)
– Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater (1999) … Connie D'Amico (voice)
 
2000 Red Letters
Gretchen Van Buren
 
1998 The Waterboy
Vicki Vallencourt
 
1998 American History X
Stacey
 
1998 Life in the Fast Lane
Mona
 
1997 The Maker
Bella Sotto
 
1997 American Perfekt
Alice Thomas
 
1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau
Aissa
 
1996 The Craft
Nancy Downs
 
1995 Shadow of a Doubt (TV movie)
Angel Harwell
 
1995 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Lucinda
 
1994 Tollbooth
Doris
 
1994 Imaginary Crimes
Sonya Weiler
 
1994 ZZ Top: Breakaway (TV movie)
Vampire Girl
 
1993 Murder in the Heartland (TV movie)
Caril Ann Fugate
 
1992 The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (TV movie)
Lisa
 
1992 Shame (TV movie)
Lizzie Curtis
 
1992 Gas, Food Lodging
Shade
 
1991 Deadly Intentions... Again? (TV movie)
Stacey
 
1989 Valmont
Cecile
 
1988 The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
Celia Brzjinski
 
1987 Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (TV movie)
Barbara - age 12
 
1986 The Worst Witch (TV movie)
Mildred Hubble
 
1986 Discovery
Molly
 
1985 Return to Oz
Dorothy
 
1985 Deceptions (TV movie)
Penny Roberts
 
1983 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (TV movie)
Beth Bradley
 
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2008 Humboldt County (performer: "I Want You To Be My Baby")
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2010/I Cupcake (short) (special thanks)
 
2007 Return to Oz: The Joy That Got Away (documentary) (dedicatee)
 
1999 Fairuza Returns to Oz (video documentary) (special thanks - as Ms. Fairuza Balk)
 
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2011 Celebrity Ghost Stories (TV series)
Herself
– Susan Olsen/Rita Coolidge/Fairuza Balk/Enrico Colantoni (2011) … Herself
– Alan Thicke/Fairuza Balk Hollywood/Kevin Pollak/Laila Ali (2011) … Herself
 
2010 Blood Into Wine (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 The Heart Is a Drum Machine (documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Personal Velocity: In Conversation Rebecca, Parker, Fairuza, and Kyra (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2003 Personal Velocity: Creating 'Personal Velocity' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2002 Film Trix 2002 (documentary short)
Herself
 
2000 Conjuring 'The Craft' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2000 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1999 Fairuza Returns to Oz (video documentary)
Herself (interview)
 
1996 The Witching Hour (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
1985 The Whimsical World of Oz (TV documentary)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2001 Moby: Play - The DVD (video)
Moby's Love (uncredited)
 
1985 The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (video short)
Dorothy
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Appeared in techno-superstar Moby's music video for "Natural Blues" which began airing in early 2000, along with Christina Ricci. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Ms. Fairuza Balk

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Trivia:

Enjoys listening to punk rock See more »

Trademark:

Large, icy blue eyes See more »

Nickname:

Ru See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini