Fairuza Balk - wikipedia Fairuza Balk This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( September 2009 ) Fairuza Balk Fairuza Balk at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2006 Fairuza Alejandra Feldthouse ( 1974 - 05 - 21 ) May 21, 1974 ( age 43 ) Point Reyes, California, United States Occupation Actress Years active 1983 -- present Fairuza Balk ( born May 21, 1974 ) is an American film actress. She made her theatrical film debut as Dorothy Gale in Disney 's 1985 film Return to Oz. Balk also made appearances in Valmont, The Craft, The Island of Dr. Moreau, American History X, The Waterboy, Almost Famous, and Personal Velocity : Three Portraits. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Early life Balk was born as Fairuza Alejandra Feldthouse in Point Reyes, California. Until age two, Balk lived in Cloverdale, California with her mother. They then moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she began acting at age six. They moved to London and then to Paris for another role. They remained there for six months before returning to Vancouver. Balk moved to Los Angeles as a young woman upon signing to act in The Craft. Fairuza 's mother, Cathryn Balk, has studied, performed, and taught the ethnic and traditional dance forms of many countries such as Egypt, Turkey, Morocco and Spain. Her father, Solomon Feldthouse, was one of the founding members of the 1960s psychedelic rock group Kaleidoscope, and is also a traveling folk musician. He was born in Pingree, Idaho and between the ages of 6 and 10, he lived in Turkey where he learned Greek, Turkish, Iraqi and Iranian music. Balk has stated that her father is of Romani and Cherokee ancestry, and that her mother is of Irish and French descent. Career Balk 's debut role was in a television film titled The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, produced in 1983. While in London, Balk was cast by Walt Disney Productions to star as Dorothy Gale in Return to Oz, the unofficial sequel to MGM 's 1939 musical The Wizard of Oz. This role led to other, minor roles, including that of Mildred Hubble in The Worst Witch, and in 1988, at age 14, she moved to Paris to work on Valmont with Miloš Forman. By 1989 she was back in Vancouver, where she attended high school. However, she soon decided to take correspondence courses instead and went back to Hollywood, where she gained increasing notice as an actress. In 1992 she was awarded an Independent Spirit Award as best actress for her performance in the Allison Anders film Gas Food Lodging. In 1996, she appeared in a lead role in The Craft, in which her character formed a teenage coven with characters portrayed by Neve Campbell, Rachel True and Robin Tunney. Since then, Balk has continued to find roles, primarily dark ones. In 1996, she co-starred in The Island of Dr Moreau. In 1998, played a neo-Nazi goth - punk opposite Edward Norton in American History X, and was featured in The Waterboy, alongside Adam Sandler. Since 2000, she has appeared in over a dozen films. She has also done voice work for animated films, TV shows and video games, including Justice League, Family Guy, Grand Theft Auto : Vice City and Lords of EverQuest. The 2007 documentary Return to Oz : The Joy That Got Away was dedicated to her. In 2010, Balk released the single `` Stormwinds '' under the artist title `` Armed Love Militia ''. In 2011, Balk began to exhibit art in Los Angeles and New York. On August 4, 2012, she participated in the group show ' MiXTAPE ', with other notable artists Mark Ryden, Camille Rose Garcia, Jessicka Addams, and Marion Peck. Artists were asked to pick a song and create art inspired by that song. Fairuza chose the song `` Nuages '' by Django Reinhardt and created a 16 `` x20 '' x12 '' mixed - media sculpture. The eclectic mix of songs chosen were featured for digital download on iTunes. In 2017, the emo puppet band Fragile Rock performed a song entitled `` Fairuza Balk '' on their NPR Tiny Desk Concert. Balk tweeted that the song was `` wonderful and hilarious '' and made her year. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1985 Return to Oz Dorothy Gale 1986 The Worst Witch Mildred Hubble 1986 Discovery Molly Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick, The The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick Celia Brzjinski Valmont Cecile 1992 Gas Food Lodging Shade Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead 1994 Imaginary Crimes Sonya Weiler 1994 Tollbooth Doris 1995 Things to Do in Denver When You 're Dead Lucinda Craft, The The Craft Nancy Downs MTV Movie Award for Best Fight ( shared with Robin Tunney ) Nominated -- Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Island of Dr. Moreau, The The Island of Dr. Moreau Aissa 1997 American Perfekt Alice Thomas 1997 Maker, The The Maker Bella Sotto 1998 Life in the Fast Lane Mona 1998 American History X Stacey 1998 Waterboy, The The Waterboy Vicki Vallencourt 2000 Red Letters Gretchen Van Buren 2000 Almost Famous Sapphire 2002 Personal Velocity : Three Portraits Paula 2002 Deuces Wild Annie 2005 What is it ? Screaming Snail / Insect / Monkey Girl ( voice ) 2005 Do n't Come Knocking Amber 2005 Year and a Day, AA Year and a Day Lola 2006 Wild Tigers I Have Known Logan 's Mom 2008 Humboldt County Bogart 2008 Grindstone Road Hannah 2009 Bad Lieutenant : Port of Call New Orleans Heidi Shit Year Message Voice 2013 Dose of Reality Rose 2013 Another Stateside Rifka 2014 Beyond Clueless Narrator 2017 Battle Scars Rifka 2015 August Falls Anna Ellison Post-production 2018 Hell Is Where the Home Is Filming Television Year Title Role Notes Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Beth Bradley Television film 1985 Deceptions Penny Roberts Television film 1986 Worst Witch, The The Worst Witch Mildred Hubble Television film Poor Little Rich Girl : The Barbara Hutton Story Barbara -- Age 12 Television film 1991 Deadly Intentions... Again ? Stacey Television film 1992 Shame Lizzie Curtis Television film 1992 Danger of Love : The Carolyn Warmus Story, The The Danger of Love : The Carolyn Warmus Story Lisa Television film Murder in the Heartland Caril Ann Fugate Television film 1994 ZZ Top : Breakaway Vampire Girl Television film 1995 Shadow of a Doubt Angel Harwell Television film 1999 Family Guy Coco ( voice ) Episode : `` Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater '' 2000 Family Guy Connie D'Amico ( voice ) Episode : `` Let 's Go to the Hop '' The Sopranos Agent Deborah Ciccerone Episode : `` Army of One '' ( original airing only ) 2003 Justice League Penny Dee ( voice ) Episode : `` Only a Dream '' 2006 Orpheus Karen Television film 2006 Masters of Horror Stacia Episode : `` Pick Me Up '' 2011 -- 2012 Celebrity Ghost Stories Herself 3 episodes 2015 Ray Donovan Ginger 7 episodes Video games Year Title Voice role 2002 Grand Theft Auto : Vice City Mercedes Cortez 2003 Lords of EverQuest Lady T'Lak References Jump up ^ California Birth Index 1905 -- 1995. Jump up ^ `` Fairuza Balk Biography ( 1974 - ) ''. FilmReference.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Fairuza Balk Photos, Gossip, Bio & Reviews ''. AskMen.com. IGN Entertainment, Inc. 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 12. Jump up ^ `` The Rise and Fall of the Neoprene Lizards -- the Kaleidoscope Story, p. 1 ''. PulsatingDream.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 2010 - 04 - 21. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 12. Jump up ^ Balk, Fairuza ( 2010 - 09 - 10 ). `` Persecution of the Roma ''. Fairuza.com. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Fairuza Balk on Twitter ''. Twitter. Jump up ^ `` The Wizard of Oz Production Timeline ''. The Walt Disney releases an unofficial sequel to the 1939 film titled Return to Oz and starring Fairuza Balk. The film is not a musical, and is much darker in tone than the 1939 film. Jump up ^ Miller, Bridgette. Frances Bean Cobain & More Create Art That Rocks for MiXTAPE LA Bust ( magazine ) Aug 02, 2012 Jump up ^ LA MIXTAPE : AS A GESTURE OF LOVE L.A. Record August 3, 2012 Jump up ^ Duran, Amy. ( 1 ) IN L.A. : LA MIXTAPE @ LEBASSE PROJECTS CHINA TOWN juxtapoz magazine Monday August 20, 2012 Jump up ^ NPR Music ( 2017 - 07 - 25 ), Fragile Rock : NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert, retrieved 2017 - 08 - 06 Jump up ^ Balk, Fairuza ( 2017 - 07 - 16 ). `` You guys just made my year :) ! You are wonderful an hilarious :) I am honoured to have been sung to by a puppet band ! ! ''. @ fairuza. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 07. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fairuza Balk. Official website Fairuza Balk on IMDb Fairuza Balk at AllMovie Awards for Fairuza Balk Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead Geraldine Page ( 1985 ) Isabella Rossellini ( 1986 ) Sally Kirkland ( 1987 ) Jodie Foster ( 1988 ) Andie MacDowell ( 1989 ) Anjelica Huston ( 1990 ) Judy Davis ( 1991 ) Fairuza Balk ( 1992 ) Ashley Judd ( 1993 ) Linda Fiorentino ( 1994 ) Elisabeth Shue ( 1995 ) Frances McDormand ( 1996 ) Julie Christie ( 1997 ) Ally Sheedy ( 1998 ) Hilary Swank ( 1999 ) Ellen Burstyn ( 2000 ) Sissy Spacek ( 2001 ) Julianne Moore ( 2002 ) Charlize Theron ( 2003 ) Catalina Sandino Moreno ( 2004 ) Felicity Huffman ( 2005 ) Shareeka Epps ( 2006 ) Ellen Page ( 2007 ) Melissa Leo ( 2008 ) Gabourey Sidibe ( 2009 ) Natalie Portman ( 2010 ) Michelle Williams ( 2011 ) Jennifer Lawrence ( 2012 ) Cate Blanchett ( 2013 ) Julianne Moore ( 2014 ) Brie Larson ( 2015 ) Isabelle Huppert ( 2016 ) Frances McDormand ( 2017 ) MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Adam Sandler vs. Bob Barker -- Happy Gilmore ( 1996 ) Fairuza Balk vs. Robin Tunney -- The Craft ( 1997 ) Will Smith vs. Cockroach -- Men in Black ( 1998 ) Ben Stiller vs. Puffy the Dog -- There 's Something About Mary ( 1999 ) Keanu Reeves vs. Laurence Fishburne -- The Matrix ( 2000 ) Zhang Ziyi vs. Entire bar -- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ( 2001 ) Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker vs. Hong Kong gang -- Rush Hour 2 ( 2002 ) Yoda vs. Christopher Lee -- Star Wars : Episode II -- Attack of the Clones ( 2003 ) Uma Thurman vs. Chiaki Kuriyama -- Kill Bill : Volume 1 ( 2004 ) Uma Thurman vs. Daryl Hannah -- Kill Bill : Volume 2 ( 2005 ) Angelina Jolie vs. Brad Pitt -- Mr. & Mrs. Smith ( 2006 ) Gerard Butler vs. Robert Maillet -- 300 ( 2007 ) Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet -- Never Back Down ( 2008 ) Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet -- Twilight ( 2009 ) Beyoncé Knowles vs. Ali Larter -- Obsessed ( 2010 ) Robert Pattinson vs. Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel -- The Twilight Saga : Eclipse ( 2011 ) Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig -- The Hunger Games ( 2012 ) Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner vs. Tom Hiddleston -- The Avengers ( 2013 ) Orlando Bloom and Evangeline Lilly vs. Orcs -- The Hobbit : The Desolation of Smaug ( 2014 ) Dylan O'Brien vs. Will Poulter -- The Maze Runner ( 2015 ) Ryan Reynolds vs. Ed Skrein - Deadpool ( 2016 ) VIAF : 22341573 LCCN : no97037813 ISNI : 0000 0001 1606 2706 GND : 122143485 SUDOC : 099608839 BNF : cb14029750s ( data ) MusicBrainz : a6cda0cb - cc98 - 43a6 - a3d6 - 1b9de346b342 BNE : XX1177440 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fairuza_Balk&oldid=835220545 '' Categories : 1974 births Living people 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Actresses from the San Francisco Bay Area American child actresses American expatriates in Canada American expatriates in France American expatriates in the United Kingdom American film actresses American people of Irish descent American people of Romani descent American television actresses American video game actresses American voice actresses Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead winners People from Cloverdale, California People from Point Reyes, California Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from September 2009 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2018 Articles with unsourced statements from July 2017 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Беларуская Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Română Русский Simple English Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська اردو 15 more Edit links This page was last edited on 7 April 2018, at 09 : 38. 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Question: who plays dorothy in the return to oz
Answer: Fairuza Balk