Lea Thompson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

132

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-05-31 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

  • Lea Katherine Thompson
  • 리 톰프슨
  • لی تامپسون

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

Back to the Future
8.3%

Back to the Future

Jul 3, 1985

Friends
8.4%

Friends

Sep 22, 1994

INVINCIBLE
8.6%

INVINCIBLE

Mar 25, 2021

Family Guy
7.4%

Family Guy

Jan 31, 1999

Family Guy
7.4%

Family Guy

Jan 31, 1999

Scorpion
8.2%

Scorpion

Sep 22, 2014

J. Edgar
6.2%

J. Edgar

Nov 9, 2011

American Dad!
7.0%

American Dad!

Feb 6, 2005

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Acting

Queen as Dr. Page
A Pretty Good Movie as Ramona
You Are Here as Helen
What If
2024
The Chicken Sisters as Nancy Hillier
2024
BRATS as Self
2023
Lynch/Oz as Lorraine Baines (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
The Spencer Sisters as Victoria Spencer
2022
The Disappearance of Cari Farver as Nancy Farver
2022
Ten Tricks as Grace
2022
Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll as Self
2022
Unplugging as Perkins
2021
Next Stop, Christmas as Evelyn
2021
Mark, Mary + Some Other People as Aunty Carol
2021
INVINCIBLE as Carol (voice)
2020
Dinner in America as Betty
2020
Reunited Apart as Self
2020
Stars in the House as Self
2020
Star Trek: Picard as Diane Werner
2019
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream as Dream World Lea
2019
The Ready Room as Self
2018
Little Women as Margaret "Marmee" March
2018
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser as Mrs. Burgess
2018
25 Words or Less
2018
The Year of Spectacular Men as Deb Klein
2018
Who We Are Now as Alana
2017
Literally, Right Before Aaron as Deb (Adam's Mom)
2016
The Dog Lover as Liz Holloway
2016
Stars Are Already Dead as Aunt Sophia
2015
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute as Self
2015
Back in Time as Self
2015
The Muppets as Self
2015
Celebrity Family Feud as Self
2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Vonnie (voice)
2014
Left Behind as Irene Steele
2014
A to Z as Lea Thompson
2014
Scorpion as Veronica Dineen
2014
Ping Pong Summer as Mrs. Miracle
2014
My Mother's Future Husband as René Henderson
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
2013
The Goldbergs as Fran
2013
Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Julia
2013
Milius as Self
2012
Love at the Christmas Table as Elissa Beth
2012
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast as Self
2012
Bound by Flesh as Voiceover
2012
The Trouble with the Truth as Emily
2012
Thin Ice as Jo Ann Prohaska
2011
Game of Your Life as Abbie
2011
J. Edgar as Lela Rogers
2011
The Cabin as Lily MacDougal
2011
Mayor Cupcake as Mary Maroni
2011
Switched at Birth as Kathryn Kennish
2010
Tales from the Future as Self
2010
Rock Slyde as Master Bartologist
2010
Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer as Laura
2009
Splinterheads as Susan Frost
2009
Looking Back to the Future as Self
2009
Fatal Secrets as Rebecca
2008
The Christmas Clause as Sophie
2008
Exit Speed as Maudie McMinn
2008
Final Approach as Alicia Bender
2008
Senior Skip Day as Cathleen Harris
2008
Spy School as Claire Miller
2008
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
2007
Greek as April
2007
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss as Cathy Davis
2007
A Life Interrupted as Debbie Smith
2007
Head Case as Self
2007
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
2007
California Dreaming as Ginger Gainor
2006
Celebrity Duets
2006
Looking Back at the Future as Herself
2006
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall as Cathy Davis
2006
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well as Cathy Davis
2006
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful as Self
2005
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face as Cathy Davis
2005
Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
2005
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part as Cathy Davis
2005
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't as Cathy Davis
2005
American Dad! as Caroline Duffy (voice)
2005
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act as Cathy Davis
2005
Come Away Home as Carol
2004
The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
2004
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made as Beverly Switzler (archive footage)
2003
Stealing Christmas as Sarah Gibson
2003
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D as Peg Van Legge
2002
For the People as Camille Paris
2002
Fish Don't Blink as Clara
2000
Ed as Liz Stevens
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Jennifer Rhodes
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Michelle Osborne
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
1999
Family Guy as Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice)
1999
Family Guy as Lorraine McFly (voice)
1998
A Will of their Own as Amanda Steward
1998
The Unknown Cyclist as Melissa Cavatelli
1998
Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Right to Remain Silent as Christine Paley
1995
The Unspoken Truth as Brianne Hawkins
1995
Caroline in the City as Caroline Duffy
1994
Friends as Caroline Duffy (uncredited)
1994
The Little Rascals as Ms. Roberts
1994
The Substitute Wife as Amy Hightower
1993
Intimate Portrait as Self
1993
The Beverly Hillbillies as Laura Jackson
1993
Dennis the Menace as Alice Mitchell
1993
Stolen Babies as Annie Beales
1992
The Larry Sanders Show as Herself
1992
Article 99 as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
1990
Back to the Future Part III as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
1990
Montana as Peg Guthrie
1989
Back to the Future Part II as Lorraine
1989
Tales from the Crypt as Sylvia Vane
1989
Nightbreaker as Sally Matthews
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1988
The Wizard of Loneliness as Sybil
1988
Going Undercover as Marigold de la Hunt
1988
Casual Sex? as Stacy
1987
Some Kind of Wonderful as Amanda Jones
1986
The Making of Back to the Future as Self
1986
Howard the Duck as Beverly Switzler
1986
SpaceCamp as Kathryn
1985
Back to the Future as Lorraine Baines
1984
The Wild Life as Anita
1984
Red Dawn as Erica
1983
All the Right Moves as Lisa
1983
Jaws 3-D as Kelly Ann Bukowski
1983
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die

Crew

Directing

Manville as Director
2023
Will Trent as Director
2021
Resident Alien as Director
2020
DC's Stargirl as Director
2020
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
2013
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

Production

2009
Fatal Secrets as Associate Producer
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