What award did the young actress who starred in the 1993 spy thriller film based on the novel by Tom Clancy win for her film debut?
Thora Birch Thora Birch (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress. She made her film debut in "Purple People Eater" (1988), for which she won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress Under Nine Years of Age, and rose to early prominence as a child star with her performances in films such as "All I Want for Christmas" (1991), "Patriot Games" (1992), "Hocus Pocus" (1993), "Monkey Trouble" (1994), "Now and Then" (1995) and "Alaska" (1996).
Michelle Williams on screen and stage Michelle Williams is an American actress who has appeared in film, television and stage. Her first screen appearance was at the age of 13 in a 1993 episode of the television series "Baywatch", and she made her film debut as the love interest of the teenage lead in "Lassie" (1994). She subsequently had guest roles in the television sitcoms "Step by Step" and "Home Improvement" and played the younger version of Natasha Henstridge's character in the science fiction film "Species" (1995). Greater success came to Williams when she began starring as the sexually troubled teenager Jen Lindley in the teen drama "Dawson's Creek" (1998–2003). In 1999, she made her stage debut with the Tracy Letts-written play "Killer Joe", in which she played the naive young daughter of a dysfunctional family.