• American actress Fairuza Balk has appeared in several films such as The Craft and The Waterboy.

• 1. Full name: Fairuza Alejandra Feldthouse
  2. Born: May 21, 1974
  3. Birthplace: Point Reyes, California
  4. Studied at a prestigious ballet and performing arts school in the UK
  5. Persian and Romany descent
  6. Is a practicing Wiccan

• Career Highlights

  Balk began her career as a child actor, starring as Dorothy in the 1985 film Return to Oz. She had several other television and film roles growing up before starring as a main character in the 1996 movie The Craft. Balk won a MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Award for Best Fight in 1997 for her role in The Craft. Balk went on to appear in American History X and The Waterboy, both in 1998. In 2000 she appeared as Sapphire in the comedy/drama film Almost Famous. She also did voice acting work in the video game Vice City. More recently Balk had a role in Humboldt County and stars in the 2008 film Grindstone Road.

• Quotes

  1. "I'm beginning to get pigeonholed as the girl who plays the crazies and weirdoes -- and that's not the entirety of who I am. Hopefully, the whole point of being in this profession is that you change into anyone you want to be."
  2. "I got beat up up in Texas because my bootlaces were the wrong color."
  3. "I want love, because love is the best feeling in the whole world."

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