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6	Fairuza Balk (born Fairuza Alejandra Feldthouse; May 21, 1974 in Point Reyes, California) is an American actress. The Farsi word for turquoise is "Fairuza", which is what her dad exclaimed when he first saw her eye color.
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8	She has played witches in two movies. She also appeared in ''Celebrity Ghost Stories'' once or twice, along with an episode of ''Tyler Henry: Hollywood Medium.''
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10	To casual filmgoers, she is best-known as the antagonist in ''Film/TheCraft'' and as Creator/EdwardNorton's ex-girlfriend in ''Film/AmericanHistoryX''. This was a bit of [[IronyAsSheIsCast tongue-in-cheek casting]]: a Roma woman playing a neo-Nazi.
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12	Fans of ''Series/TheSopranos'' fans may recall that when the third-season finale "Army of One" first aired, it starred Balk as FBI Agent Ciccerone, who entraps Adriana into becoming an informant. After Balk declined to join the series as a regular the following season, David Chase [[TheOtherMarty had all of her scenes reshot and replaced her]] with Lola Glaudini, who took over the role. Since this OrwellianRetcon, any imagery of Balk in the role has been scrubbed; it only exists in old issues of ''Magazine/TVGuide'' and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rff7-6ejd9Q VHS copies]]. Even her credit on Website/{{IMDb}} for the original episode was removed at some point.
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14	She is the frontwoman of Armed Love Militia, a collaborative band. Fairuza was inspired by traditional folk songs taught by her father when she was younger.
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17	!Film Roles
18	* 1983 ''Literature/TheBestChristmasPageantEver'' as Beth Bradley
19	* 1985 ''Film/ReturnToOz'' as Dorothy Gale
20	* 1986 ''Literature/TheWorstWitch'' as Mildred Hubble
21	* 1989 ''Film/{{Valmont}}'' as Cécile de Volanges
22	* 1992 ''Film/GasFoodLodging'' as Shade
23	* 1995 ''Film/ThingsToDoInDenverWhenYoureDead'' as Lucinda
24	* 1996 ''Film/TheCraft'' as Nancy Downs
25	** 2020 ''Film/TheCraftLegacy'' as Nancy Downs (cameo)
26	* 1996 ''[[Film/TheIslandOfDrMoreau1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau]]'' as Aissa
27	* 1998 ''Film/AmericanHistoryX'' as Stacey
28	* 1998 ''Film/TheWaterboy'' as Vicki Vallencourt
29	* 2000 ''Film/AlmostFamous'' as Sapphire
30	* 2000 ''Red Letters'' as Gretchen Van Buren
31	* 2009 ''Film/TheBadLieutenantPortOfCallNewOrleans'' as Officer Heidi
32	* 2013 ''Dose of Reality'' as Rose
33	* 2015 ''Battle Scars'' as Rifka
34	* 2017 ''August Falls'' as Anna Ellison
35	!Television Roles
36	* 2000 ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' as Connie D'Amico (episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS2E14LetsGoToTheHop Let's Go to the Hop]]")
37	* 2001 ''Series/TheSopranos'' as Agent Deborah Ciccerone (original airing only)
38	* 2003 ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' as Penny Dee (episode "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueS2E5And6OnlyADream Only a Dream]]")
39	* 2006 ''Series/MastersOfHorror'' as Stacia (episode "[[Recap/MastersOfHorrorS1E11PickMeUp Pick Me Up]]")
40	* 2015 ''Series/RayDonovan'' as Ginger
41	* 2021 ''Paradise City'' as Lizzie Thomas
42	* 2022 ''WesternAnimation/CloseEnough'' as Roxy
43	!Videogame Roles
44	* 2002 ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity'' as Mercedes Cortez

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