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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-05-31 (63 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.

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Known For

Acting

2024

BRATS as Self

The Chicken Sisters as Nancy Hillier

2023

Lynch/Oz as Lorraine Baines (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Spencer Sisters as Victoria Spencer

2022

Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll as Self

Unplugging as Perkins

Ten Tricks as Grace

The Disappearance of Cari Farver as Nancy Farver

2021

Next Stop, Christmas as Evelyn

Mark, Mary + Some Other People as Aunty Carol

INVINCIBLE as Carol (voice)

2020

Dinner in America as Betty

Star Trek: Picard as Diane Werner

Stars in the House as Self

Reunited Apart as Self

2019

Cool Cat's Crazy Dream as Dream World Lea

The Ready Room as Self

2018

The Year of Spectacular Men as Deb Klein

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser as Mrs. Burgess

Little Women as Margaret "Marmee" March

Who We Are Now as Alana

25 Words or Less

2017

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

2016

The Dog Lover as Liz Holloway

Stars Are Already Dead as Aunt Sophia

2015

Back in Time as Self

Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute as Self

The Muppets as Self

Celebrity Family Feud as Self

2014

Ping Pong Summer as Mrs. Miracle

Left Behind as Irene Steele

My Mother's Future Husband as René Henderson

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Vonnie (voice)

Scorpion as Veronica Dineen

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest

A to Z as Lea Thompson

2013

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Julia

Milius as Self

Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self

The Goldbergs as Fran

2012

Thin Ice as Jo Ann Prohaska

The Trouble with the Truth as Emily

Love at the Christmas Table as Elissa Beth

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast as Self

Bound by Flesh as Voiceover

2011

Mayor Cupcake as Mary Maroni

J. Edgar as Lela Rogers

The Cabin as Lily MacDougal

Game of Your Life as Abbie

Switched at Birth as Kathryn Kennish

2010

Rock Slyde as Master Bartologist

Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer as Laura

Tales from the Future as Self

2009

Splinterheads as Susan Frost

Fatal Secrets as Rebecca

Looking Back to the Future as Self

2008

Senior Skip Day as Cathleen Harris

Spy School as Claire Miller

Final Approach as Alicia Bender

Exit Speed as Maudie McMinn

The Christmas Clause as Sophie

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

2007

California Dreaming as Ginger Gainor

A Life Interrupted as Debbie Smith

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

Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss as Cathy Davis

Greek as April

Head Case as Self

2006

The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful as Self

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

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall as Cathy Davis

Looking Back at the Future as Herself

Celebrity Duets

2005

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

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face as Cathy Davis

Jane Doe: Vanishing Act as Cathy Davis

Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part as Cathy Davis

Come Away Home as Carol

Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant

American Dad! as Caroline Duffy (voice)

2004

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made as Beverly Switzler (archive footage)

The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest

2003

Stealing Christmas as Sarah Gibson

Haunted Lighthouse 4-D as Peg Van Legge

2002

Fish Don't Blink as Clara

For the People as Camille Paris

2000

Ed as Liz Stevens

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Jennifer Rhodes

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Michelle Osborne

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest

Family Guy as Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice)

Family Guy as Lorraine McFly (voice)

1998

The Unknown Cyclist as Melissa Cavatelli

Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist

A Will of their Own as Amanda Steward

1996

The Right to Remain Silent as Christine Paley

E! True Hollywood Story

1995

The Unspoken Truth as Brianne Hawkins

Caroline in the City as Caroline Duffy

1994

The Little Rascals as Ms. Roberts

The Substitute Wife as Amy Hightower

Friends as Caroline Duffy (uncredited)

1993

Dennis the Menace as Alice Mitchell

The Beverly Hillbillies as Laura Jackson

Stolen Babies as Annie Beales

Intimate Portrait as Self

1992

Article 99 as Dr. Robin Van Dorn

The Larry Sanders Show as Herself

1990

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

Montana as Peg Guthrie

1989

Back to the Future Part II as Lorraine

Nightbreaker as Sally Matthews

Tales from the Crypt as Sylvia Vane

1988

Casual Sex? as Stacy

Going Undercover as Marigold de la Hunt

The Wizard of Loneliness as Sybil

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1987

Some Kind of Wonderful as Amanda Jones

1986

Howard the Duck as Beverly Switzler

SpaceCamp as Kathryn

The Making of Back to the Future as Self

1985

Back to the Future as Lorraine Baines

1984

Red Dawn as Erica

The Wild Life as Anita

1983

Jaws 3-D as Kelly Ann Bukowski

All the Right Moves as Lisa

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

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Queen as Dr. Page

A Pretty Good Movie as Ramona

You Are Here as Helen

Crew

2009

Looking Back to the Future as Thanks

2008

My Best Friend's Girl as Thanks

Directing

2023

Will Trent as Director

2021

Resident Alien as Director

2020

DC's Stargirl as Director

Star Trek: Picard as Director

2019

Schooled as Director

2018

The Year of Spectacular Men as Director

2017

Young Sheldon as Director

2016

American Housewife as Director

2013

The Goldbergs as Director

Mom as Director

2011

Switched at Birth as Director

2008

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder as Director

2006

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall as Director

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Manville as Director

Production

2009

Fatal Secrets as Associate Producer