Portrait of Fairuza Balk

Acting

Fairuza Balk

Career

Active from 1983 to 2023, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Paradise City
Paradise City
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fairuza Balk Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Wonder
    2.6, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    2.1, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 7
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Indie Drama 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Non-Linear Storytelling 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Introspective 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles Β· average score 68
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale (2023)

as narrator

Paradise City
Paradise City (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Lizzie Thomas

Close Enough
Close Enough (2020)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show Β· as Roxy (voice)

The Craft: Legacy
The Craft: Legacy (2020)
GoodWatch score 46

as Nancy Downs

2010s

7 titles Β· average score 50
Trespassers
Trespassers (2019)
GoodWatch score 52

as Visitor

August Falls
August Falls (2017)

as Anna Ellison

Battle Scars
Battle Scars (2017)
GoodWatch score 25

as Rifka

Beyond Clueless
Beyond Clueless (2015)
GoodWatch score 65

as Narrator

Dose of Reality
Dose of Reality (2013)
GoodWatch score 40

as Rose

Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan (2013)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show Β· as Ginger

Shit Year
Shit Year (2010)
GoodWatch score 43

as Message Voice (voice)

2000s

14 titles Β· average score 58
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
GoodWatch score 71

as Heidi

Humboldt County
Humboldt County (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

as Bogart

Grindstone Road
Grindstone Road (2008)
GoodWatch score 35

as Hannah

Pick Me Up
Pick Me Up (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

as Stacia

Orpheus
Orpheus (2006)

as Karen

Wild Tigers I Have Known
Wild Tigers I Have Known (2006)
GoodWatch score 51

as Logan's Mom

Don't Come Knocking
Don't Come Knocking (2005)
GoodWatch score 47

as Amber

Deuces Wild
Deuces Wild (2002)
GoodWatch score 31

as Annie

Personal Velocity
Personal Velocity (2002)
GoodWatch score 65

as Paula

Justice League
Justice League (2001)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show Β· as Penny Dee (voice)

Red Letters
Red Letters (2000)
GoodWatch score 39

as Gretchen Van Buren

Almost Famous
Almost Famous (2000)
GoodWatch score 86

as Sapphire

1990s

18 titles Β· average score 56
Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show Β· as Connie D'Amico (voice)

American History X
American History X (1998)
GoodWatch score 79

as Stacey

The Waterboy
The Waterboy (1998)
GoodWatch score 51

as Vicki Vallencourt

There's No Fish Food in Heaven
There's No Fish Food in Heaven (1998)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mona

The Maker
The Maker (1997)
GoodWatch score 53

as Bella Sotto

The Craft
The Craft (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

as Nancy

The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
GoodWatch score 34

as Aissa

Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt (1996)
GoodWatch score 49

as Angel Harwell

Imaginary Crimes
Imaginary Crimes (1994)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sonya

Tollbooth
Tollbooth (1994)
GoodWatch score 51

as Doris

Murder in the Heartland
Murder in the Heartland (1993)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show Β· as Caril Ann Fugate

Gas Food Lodging
Gas Food Lodging (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

as Shade

1980s

8 titles Β· average score 63
Valmont
Valmont (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

as CΓ©cile

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1989)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show Β· as Barbara (age 12)

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (1988)
GoodWatch score 57

as Celia Brzjinski

The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mildred Hubble

Return to Oz
Return to Oz (1985)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dorothy

Deceptions
Deceptions (1985)
GoodWatch score 76

as Penny Roberts

Deceptions
Deceptions (1985)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show Β· as Penny Roberts

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983)
GoodWatch score 62

as Beth Bradley