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Fiona Dourif

Fiona Dourif, American actress

Born
October 30, 1981
Age in 2026
45
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1981

About Fiona Dourif

Fiona Christianne Dourif (born October 30, 1981) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for portraying Dr. Cassie McKay in the HBO Max medical drama series The Pitt (2025–present), for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and won, alongside the cast, an Actor's Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. As an actress, Dourif has worked with directors including Christopher Nolan (Tenet), Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master), and Gus Van Sant (When We Rise). Dourif starred as Nica Pierce in the Child's Play franchise (2013–2024), Bart Curlish in the BBC America science fiction series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016–2017), and as Diane Jones in the ABC miniseries When We Rise (2017). She had recurring roles in the HBO fantasy drama series True Blood (2011), the NBC crime thriller series The Blacklist (2018–2021), the USA Network action horror series The Purge (2018), and the CBS All Access miniseries The Stand (2020). Dourif has appeared in films such as Garden Party (2008), Fear Clinic (2014), Blood Is Blood (2016), The Shuroo Process (2021), Don't Look at the Demon (2022), and Unsinkable (2024). After college, Dourif became a segment producer for documentaries on History and TLC.

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The world when Fiona Dourif was born

Fiona Dourif was born in 1981. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1981

  • #1 song"Bette Davis Eyes" – Kim Carnes
  • Top movieChariots of Fire
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Hotel New Hampshire – John Irving

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSugar Ray Leonard defeats Thomas Hearns
  • Top headlineMTV launches
  • Technology milestoneIBM launches the PC
  • Defining fadPac-Man fever
  • Notable inventionIBM PC (personal computer)
  • World population4.53 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population229.5M

1981 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Fiona Dourif's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19812026
Gas$1.31$3.45/gal
Average home$68,900$435,000
Average income$22,388$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.78$11.95
Postage stamp$0.18$0.73
Population229.5M341 million

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