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Trivia and QuotesQuotes For me, romance isn`t an over-the-top act. It`s someone offering to help and to support me. Or if that person thinks I`m making the wrong decision, he`ll tell me. I want him to be honest. because being that honest takes a lot of guts.Trivia Appeared in Moby`s video "We Are All Made Of Stars"(2002) and "Eat You Alive" by Limp Bizkit(2003) Is a contributing director for sketch comedy group "The Doomed Planet. Is a vegetarian. Brother is Bolt Birch. Gained 20 pounds for her role in "Ghost World"(2001) Has co-starred with Chris Cooper in two movies, "Silver City"(2004) and "American Beauty"(1999), but has never appeared onscreen together with him. She is of German, Scandinavian, and Italian descent. Was actually only 16 years old at the time she filmed nude for a scene in "American Beauty"(1999). She told TV talk show host Craig Kilborn when she appeared on his show 2002 that her parents didn`t have a problem with her doing a nude scene, depite her being under age, and they encouraged her to go ahead and do it. They agreed that her character`s nude scene was so important to the development of her character that they gave their approval. Does her own stunts. Has a Blue Belt in Karate. Her parents, Jack & Carol Connors, thought that she would be a boy, and planned on naming the child Thor, after the Norse God of Thunder and Lightning. When she was born, however, her parents feminized the name and called her Thora. Used to live on her family ranch in East Los Angeles, but now lives in an apartment in LA. Was fired from "Election"(1999) due to differences with director Alexandra Payne. | ||
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