Fairuza Balk

Biography

Born 05/21/1974

Blue-eyed, dark-haired Fairuza Balk weathered the storms of Oz, gradually breaking free from her fresh-faced little kid persona to plunge into dark and depressing film scenarios that ultimately reveal an optimism at her core. She worked first on TV in NBC's "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" (1983)...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 1997, received MTV Movie Award for Best Fight
In 1993, received Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead

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Highlights

In 2008, Cast opposite Frances Conroy in the comedy "Humboldt County" about a community of counterculture pot farmers
In 2006, Co-starred in Wim Wenders' neo-Western "Don't Come Knocking" with Sam Shepard
In 2002, Co-starred in the drama feature "Personal Velocity"

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Family & Companions

C.M. Talkington: Companion (Directed the cult classic, "Love and a .45." (1994); no longer together)
David Thewlis: met during filming of "Island of Dr. Moreau"; no longer together
grandmother: Was the first woman to open a dance studio in Stockton, CA

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