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Lea Thompson

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
135

Gender
Female

Birthday
May 31, 1961 (65 years old)

Place of Birth
Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Lea Thompson

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.

Known For

Acting

2025SEGALas Self
2024The Chicken Sistersas Nancy Hillier
2024BRATSas Self
2023The Spencer Sistersas Victoria Spencer
2022The Disappearance of Cari Farveras Nancy Farver
2022Ten Tricksas Grace
2022Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenonas Self
2022Unpluggingas Perkins
2021Next Stop, Christmasas Evelyn
2021Mark, Mary + Some Other Peopleas Aunty Carol
2021INVINCIBLEas Carol (voice)
2020Dinner in Americaas Betty
2020Reunited Apartas Self
2020Stars in the Houseas Self
2020Star Trek: Picardas Diane Werner
2019Cool Cat's Crazy Dreamas Dream World Lea
2019The Ready Roomas Self
2018Little Womenas Margaret "Marmee" March
2018Sierra Burgess Is a Loseras Mrs. Burgess
201825 Words or Lessas Self
2018The Year of Spectacular Menas Deb Klein
2018Who We Are Nowas Alana
2018Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chroniclesas Lorraine Baines-McFly
2018Over the Hillas Sally
2017Literally, Right Before Aaronas Deb (Adam's Mom)
2016The Dog Loveras Liz Holloway
2016Stars Are Already Deadas Aunt Sophia
2015Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tributeas Self
2015Back in Timeas Self
2015The Muppetsas Self
2015Celebrity Family Feudas Self
2014Penn Zero: Part-Time Heroas Vonnie (voice)
2014Left Behindas Irene Steele
2014A to Zas Lea Thompson
2014Scorpionas Veronica Dineen
2014Ping Pong Summeras Mrs. Miracle
2014My Mother's Future Husbandas René Henderson
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self - Guest
2013The Goldbergsas Fran
2013Whose Line Is It Anyway?as Self
2013Call Me Crazy: A Five Filmas Julia
2013Miliusas Self
2012Love at the Christmas Tableas Elissa Beth
2012John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fastas Self
2012Bound by Fleshas Voiceover
2012The Trouble with the Truthas Emily
2012Thin Iceas Jo Ann Prohaska
2011Game of Your Lifeas Abbie
2011J. Edgaras Lela Rogers
2011The Cabinas Lily MacDougal
2011Mayor Cupcakeas Mary Maroni
2011Switched at Birthas Kathryn Kennish
2010Tales from the Futureas Self
2010Rock Slydeas Master Bartologist
2010Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayeras Laura
2009Splinterheadsas Susan Frost
2009Looking Back to the Futureas Self
2009Fatal Secretsas Rebecca
2008The Christmas Clauseas Sophie
2008Exit Speedas Maudie McMinn
2008Final Approachas Alicia Bender
2008Senior Skip Dayas Cathleen Harris
2008Spy Schoolas Claire Miller
2008Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholderas Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
2007Greekas April
2007Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Bossas Cathy Davis
2007A Life Interruptedas Debbie Smith
2007Head Caseas Self
2007Jane Doe: Ties That Bindas Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
2007California Dreamingas Ginger Gainor
2006Celebrity Duetsas
2006Looking Back at the Futureas Herself
2006Jane Doe: The Harder They Fallas Cathy Davis
2006Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Wellas Cathy Davis
2006The Making of Some Kind of Wonderfulas Self
2005Jane Doe: The Wrong Faceas Cathy Davis
2005Dancing with the Starsas Self - Contestant
2005Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Partas Cathy Davis
2005Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don'tas Cathy Davis
2005American Dad!as Caroline Duffy (voice)
2005Jane Doe: Vanishing Actas Cathy Davis
2005Come Away Homeas Carol
2004The Tony Danza Showas Self - Guest
2003Stealing Christmasas Sarah Gibson
2003Haunted Lighthouse 4-Das Peg Van Legge
2002For the Peopleas Chief Deputy District Attorney Camille Paris
2002Fish Don't Blinkas Clara
2000Edas Liz Stevens
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Jennifer Rhodes
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Michelle Osborne
1999The Late Late Show with Craig Kilbornas Self - Guest
1999Family Guyas Lorraine McFly (voice)
1999Family Guyas Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice)
1998A Will of their Ownas Amanda Steward
1998The Unknown Cyclistas Melissa Cavatelli
1998Hollywood Squaresas Self - Panelist
1996E! True Hollywood Storyas
1996The Right to Remain Silentas Christine Paley
1995The Unspoken Truthas Brianne Hawkins
1995Caroline in the Cityas Caroline Duffy
1994Friendsas Caroline Duffy (uncredited)
1994The Little Rascalsas Ms. Roberts
1994The Substitute Wifeas Amy Hightower
1993Intimate Portraitas Self
1993The Beverly Hillbilliesas Laura Jackson
1993Dennis the Menaceas Alice Mitchell
1993Stolen Babiesas Annie Beales
1992The Larry Sanders Showas Lea Thompson
1992Article 99as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
1990Back to the Future Part IIIas Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
1990Montanaas Peg Guthrie
1989Back to the Future Part IIas Lorraine
1989Tales from the Cryptas Sylvia Vane
1989Nightbreakeras Sally Matthews
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest
1988The Wizard of Lonelinessas Sybil
1988Going Undercoveras Marigold de la Hunt
1988Casual Sex?as Stacy
1987Some Kind of Wonderfulas Amanda Jones
1986The Making of Back to the Futureas Self
1986Howard the Duckas Beverly Switzler
1986SpaceCampas Kathryn
1985Back to the Futureas Lorraine Baines
1984The Wild Lifeas Anita
1984Red Dawnas Erica
1983All the Right Movesas Lisa
1983Jaws 3-Das Kelly Ann Bukowski
1983The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Dieas
1982American Playhouseas Aunt Sybil
You Are Hereas Helen
Queenas Dr. Page
A Pretty Good Movieas Ramona
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bombas Self
What Ifas

Production

2026Anna Pigeon...Executive Producer
2024The Chicken Sisters...Director
2023Will Trent...Director
2021Resident Alien...Director
2020DC's Stargirl...Director
2020Katy Keene...Director
2020Star Trek: Picard...Director
2019Schooled...Director
2018The Year of Spectacular Men...Director
2017Young Sheldon...Director
2016American Housewife...Director
2013The Goldbergs...Director
2013Mom...Director
2011Switched at Birth...Director
2009Looking Back to the Future...Thanks
2009Fatal Secrets...Associate Producer
2008My Best Friend's Girl...Thanks
2008Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder...Director
2006Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall...Director
Manville...Director