
Lea Thompson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 31, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Biography
Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and director. She is best known for her roles as Lorraine Baines-McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990), Beverly Switzler in Howard the Duck (1986), and Amanda Jones in Some Kind of Wonderful (1987). Other films for which she is known include All the Right Moves (1983), Red Dawn (1984), Dennis the Menace (1993), and The Beverly Hillbillies (1993). In the 1990s, she played the title character in the sitcom Caroline in the City. From 2011 to 2017, she co-starred as Kathryn Kennish in the ABC Family-turned-Freeform series Switched at Birth.
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Filmography
Queen
Movie · as Dr. Page

A Pretty Good Movie
Movie · as Ramona
What If
Movie

Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
Movie · as Self
The Kiddieland Murders
Movie

SEGAL
Movie · as Self

BRATS
Movie · as Self

The Chicken Sisters
TV · as Nancy Hillier · 16 eps

The Spencer Sisters
TV · as Victoria Spencer · 10 eps

Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon
Movie · as Self

Unplugging
Movie · as Perkins

Ten Tricks
Movie · as Grace

The Disappearance of Cari Farver
Movie · as Nancy Farver

Dinner in America
Movie · as Betty

Next Stop, Christmas
Movie · as Evelyn

Mark, Mary + Some Other People
Movie · as Aunty Carol

INVINCIBLE
TV · as Carol (voice) · 1 ep

Star Trek: Picard
TV · as Diane Werner · 1 ep

Stars in the House
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Reunited Apart
TV · as Self · 1 ep

You Are Here
Movie · as Helen

Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
Movie · as Dream World Lea

The Ready Room
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Year of Spectacular Men
Movie · as Deb Klein

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Movie · as Mrs. Burgess

Little Women
Movie · as Margaret "Marmee" March

Who We Are Now
Movie · as Alana

Over the Hill
Movie · as Sally

25 Words or Less
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
TV · as Lorraine Baines-McFly · 11 eps

Literally, Right Before Aaron
Movie · as Deb (Adam's Mom)

The Dog Lover
Movie · as Liz Holloway

Stars Are Already Dead
Movie · as Aunt Sophia

Back in Time
Movie · as Self

Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
Movie · as Self

The Muppets
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Celebrity Family Feud
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Ping Pong Summer
Movie · as Mrs. Miracle

Left Behind
Movie · as Irene Steele

My Mother's Future Husband
Movie · as René Henderson

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
TV · as Vonnie (voice) · 61 eps

Scorpion
TV · as Veronica Dineen · 4 eps

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

A to Z
TV · as Lea Thompson · 1 ep

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
Movie · as Julia

Milius
Movie · as Self

Whose Line Is It Anyway?
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Goldbergs
TV · as Fran · 2 eps

Thin Ice
Movie · as Jo Ann Prohaska

The Trouble with the Truth
Movie · as Emily

Love at the Christmas Table
Movie · as Elissa Beth

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Movie · as Self

Bound by Flesh
Movie · as Voiceover

Mayor Cupcake
Movie · as Mary Maroni

J. Edgar
Movie · as Lela Rogers

The Cabin
Movie · as Lily MacDougal

Game of Your Life
Movie · as Abbie

Switched at Birth
TV · as Kathryn Kennish · 103 eps

Rock Slyde
Movie · as Master Bartologist

Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer
Movie · as Laura

Tales from the Future
Movie · as Self

Splinterheads
Movie · as Susan Frost

Fatal Secrets
Movie · as Rebecca

Looking Back to the Future
Movie · as Self

Senior Skip Day
Movie · as Cathleen Harris

Spy School
Movie · as Claire Miller

Final Approach
Movie · as Alicia Bender

Exit Speed
Movie · as Maudie McMinn

The Christmas Clause
Movie · as Sophie

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Movie · as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe

California Dreaming
Movie · as Ginger Gainor

A Life Interrupted
Movie · as Debbie Smith

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
Movie · as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe

Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
Movie · as Cathy Davis

Greek
TV · as April · 1 ep

Head Case
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
Movie · as Self

Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
Movie · as Cathy Davis

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
Movie · as Cathy Davis
Looking Back at the Future
Movie · as Herself

Celebrity Duets
TV · 9 eps

Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Movie · as Cathy Davis

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Movie · as Cathy Davis

Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
Movie · as Cathy Davis

Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
Movie · as Cathy Davis

Come Away Home
Movie · as Carol

Dancing with the Stars
TV · as Self - Contestant · 11 eps

American Dad!
TV · as Caroline Duffy (voice) · 1 ep
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

Stealing Christmas
Movie · as Sarah Gibson

Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
Movie · as Peg Van Legge

Fish Don't Blink
Movie · as Clara

Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
Movie · as Self - Lorraine Baines
For the People
TV · as Chief Deputy District Attorney Camille Paris · 18 eps

Ed
TV · as Liz Stevens · 3 eps

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Jennifer Rhodes · 1 ep

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Michelle Osborne · 1 ep

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Family Guy
TV · as Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice), Lorraine McFly (voice) · 1 ep

The Unknown Cyclist
Movie · as Melissa Cavatelli

Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist · 5 eps

A Will of their Own
TV · as Amanda Steward · 2 eps

The Right to Remain Silent
Movie · as Christine Paley

E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep

The Unspoken Truth
Movie · as Brianne Hawkins

Caroline in the City
TV · as Caroline Duffy · 97 eps

The Little Rascals
Movie · as Ms. Roberts

The Substitute Wife
Movie · as Amy Hightower

Friends
TV · as Caroline Duffy (uncredited) · 1 ep

Dennis the Menace
Movie · as Alice Mitchell

The Beverly Hillbillies
Movie · as Laura Jackson

Stolen Babies
Movie · as Annie Beales

Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Article 99
Movie · as Dr. Robin Van Dorn

The Larry Sanders Show
TV · as Lea Thompson · 1 ep

Back to the Future Part III
Movie · as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly

Montana
Movie · as Peg Guthrie

Back to the Future Part II
Movie · as Lorraine

Nightbreaker
Movie · as Sally Matthews

Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Sylvia Vane · 1 ep

Casual Sex?
Movie · as Stacy

Going Undercover
Movie · as Marigold de la Hunt

The Wizard of Loneliness
Movie · as Sybil

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Some Kind of Wonderful
Movie · as Amanda Jones

Howard the Duck
Movie · as Beverly Switzler

SpaceCamp
Movie · as Kathryn

The Making of Back to the Future
Movie · as Self

Back to the Future
Movie · as Lorraine Baines

Red Dawn
Movie · as Erica

The Wild Life
Movie · as Anita

Jaws 3-D
Movie · as Kelly Ann Bukowski

All the Right Moves
Movie · as Lisa

The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
Movie

American Playhouse
TV · as Aunt Sybil · 1 ep






