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Fairuza Balk Biography
Birth Name:
Fairuza Alejandra Feldthouse
Birth Place:
Point Reyes, California, United States
Profession
Dancer, actor, singer, artist
Fast Facts
- First name in Persian translates to "turquoise
- " Relocated with her mother to Vancouver at age 3
- Made her screen debut as Dorothy Gale in Return to Oz (1985)
- Studied at the Royal Academy of Ballet in London; the Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts in the U
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- ; and Vancouver Academy of Music
- Bought an occult store while doing research for her role in The Craft (1996) and sold the business in 2001
- Art creations were displayed in 2008 at the Melissa Morgan Fine Arts Gallery in Palm Desert, Cal
- Recorded and independently released single "Stormwinds" in 2010
Awards
- 2000Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 1993Independent Spirit Awards-Best Female Lead: winner
Relationships
- Solomon Feldthouse -- Father
- Cathryn Balk -- Mother