Fairuza Balk
Fairuza Balk (born May 21, 1974) is an American actress, musician, and visual artist. Known for her portrayals of distinctive characters—often with a dark edge and "goth-girl" persona—she has appeared in numerous independent films and blockbuster features.
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| Full name at birth | Fairuza Alejandra Feldthouse
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| Claim to fame | her roles as Nancy Downs in the 1996 teen supernatural horror film The Craft, Dorothy Gale in the 1985 dark fantasy film Return to Oz, Vicki Vallencourt in the 1998 sports comedy film The Waterboy, Sapphire in the 2000 comedy-drama film Almost Famous, and Stacey in the 1998 crime drama film American History X
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| Date of birth | 21 May 1974
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| Place of birth | Point Reyes, California, USA
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| Occupation | Actress, musician, visual artist
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| Height | 5' 3" (160 cm)
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| Weight | 119 lbs (54 kg)
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| Net worth | $4,000,000 USD
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| Talent agency | Don Buchwald & Associates
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- In 2017, Fragile Rock, an American collective of musicians and puppeteers, had performed a song titled Fairuza Balk when they were invited for an episode of NPR‘s (National Public Radio) Tiny Desk Concert, a video series of live concerts hosted by NPR Music.
- She has voiced the characters of Mercedes Cortez in the action-adventure video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) and Lady T’Lak in the 3D fantasy real-time strategy video game Lords of EverQuest (2003).
- Her parents had parted ways soon after her birth and she was raised by her mother thereafter. She had lived, with her mother, in Cloverdale, California, until she was 2 years old. They had then relocated to Vancouver in Canada, where she had learned how to act by the time she had turned 6. They had later lived for a while in London and Paris as well, before returning to Vancouver.
- Her father had named Fairuza due to the color of her eyes at the time of her birth. Fairuza means ‘turquoise’ in Persian. The word also means ‘victory’ or ‘precious one’ in Persian and Arabic. Her father had lived in Turkey, for about 5 years in his childhood, and he had learned Greek, Turkish, Iraqi, and Iranian music there.
- Ranked #88 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002)
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