Fairuza Balk is a famous American actress. Nominated for the Saturn Award, MTV, and the Guild of Actors Award. She starred in movies, TV shows and video clips. Appeared in the music videos of the ZZ Top group and singer and actress Christina Ricci.
The most famous films of Fairuza Balk are Valmon (1999), Return to Oz (1985), American History X (1998), Almost Famous (2000). Balk has played in the television series Masters of Horror and Ray Donovan.
General information
According to the biography, the heroine of the article was born on 05/21/1974 in California, USA. The full name of the actress is Fairuza Alejandra Balk. Fairuza since childhood was brought up in a creative atmosphere. Her name is translated from Arabic as "turquoise." The girl was named by her father, Salomon Feldhouse.
Salomon lived for some time in Turkey and was very interested in oriental culture there. Feldhouse worked as a musician, played in folk style on more than thirty musical instruments. The girl’s mother, Katherine Balk, was a belly dancer.
Back in school, Balk survived the scandalous divorce of her parents. The girl stayed with her mother and moved to the city of Vancouver with her.
First roles
In Vancouver, Fairuza first tried her hand as an actress. In 1983 (at the age of 9), the girl played in a children's television series. The role was performed successfully, and the future celebrity was determined to continue to build an acting career. Together with her mother, she often moved from city to city and from country to country.
In 1985, when Balk was 11 years old, she enrolled at the Royal Dance Academy in the UK. Fairuza already had a bright appearance and artistic character, many directors wanted to use her in their projects.
Balk has contracted for filming in the children's film Return to Oz. She was entrusted with the performance of a key character - Dorothy from Kansas.
At the age of 15, actress Fairuza Balk played one of the main roles in the film "Valmont". In those years, the girl lived in Paris. The director of the picture was Milos Forman. Other roles were played by actors Colin Firth, Meg Tilly and Annette Bening. The melodrama was nominated for an Oscar in 1990, received the Cesar Award in two categories.
At 16, the girl returned to the United States in order to graduate from high school and enroll in a higher educational institution.
Adult career
In parallel with her studies, Fairuza starred in the films of the best Hollywood directors. Critics have repeatedly noted the extraordinary talent of the young actress. The girl’s career was going up. The following films of Fairuza Balk were published in those years: “The Worst Witch”, “Deceits”, “Poor Little Rich Girl”, “Shame”, “Imaginary Crimes”, “Murder in the Province”, “Box by the Road”, “Magic” , "Witchcraft", "Island of Dr. Moreau" and others.
From 2005 to 2007, Balk starred in the television series "Masters of Horror" Mick Harris.
To date, the girl has more than 40 roles in film and television. Recently, Fairuza has starred in the television series Ray Donovan.
Also in 2015, the actress took part in the film "Back with a Different Person" directed by Danny Bedey. In this war drama, Balk played the role of Rifka.
Often the girl took part in the filming of music videos. One of the first works of this type in the girl’s career was the video for the Moby song by Christina Ricci, known for her role in the fantasy comedy “The Adams Family”. Music videos with her participation were repeatedly nominated for various awards.
In 2010, Fairuza created her own musical project - Armed Love Militia. The girl Stormwinds was recorded by the famous musician David Jay, a former guitarist of the English rock band Bauhaus.
Balk took part in the scoring of the popular computer game GTA: Vice City. The character of the girl in the game is called Mercedes Cortez.
In his free time, Balk tries his hand at writing, writing short stories and poems.
Gothic image
Representatives of the subculture are well aware of Fairuza. Largely due to the role of Nancy Downs, which the actress performed in the film "Witchcraft" in 1996. The mystical thriller "Witchcraft" directed by Andrew Fleming was nominated for a Saturn Award and received the MTV Channel Award.
The actress really likes the gothic image. She is interested in rock music, often playing the roles of vampires and witches.
After the release of the painting "Witchcraft," Fairuza kept her own occult goods store in Hollywood for some time.
Personal life
Fairuza Balk is not officially married. She has a close friend with whom the actress lives in a civil marriage. His name was not disclosed. Five of her cats also live at Fairuza’s house. Balk House is located in California.