Lea Thompson
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Person

Lea Thompson

Known for
Acting
Born
May 31, 1961
Place of birth
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Also known as
Lea Katherine Thompson

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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

  • Anna PigeonTV · 2026 · Director · 2 episodes
  • SEGALFilm · 2025 · as Self
  • BRATSFilm · 2024 · as Self
  • The Chicken SistersTV · 2024 · as Nancy Hillier · 16 episodes
  • The Chicken SistersTV · 2024 · Director · 2 episodes
  • The Spencer SistersTV · 2023 · as Victoria Spencer · 10 episodes
  • Will TrentTV · 2023 · Director · 3 episodes
  • Dinner in AmericaFilm · 2022 · as Betty
  • Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a PhenomenonFilm · 2022 · as Self
  • Ten TricksFilm · 2022 · as Grace
  • The Disappearance of Cari FarverFilm · 2022 · as Nancy Farver
  • UnpluggingFilm · 2022 · as Perkins
  • INVINCIBLETV · 2021 · as Carol (voice) · 1 episode
  • Mark, Mary + Some Other PeopleFilm · 2021 · as Aunty Carol
  • Next Stop, ChristmasFilm · 2021 · as Evelyn
  • Resident AlienTV · 2021 · Director · 3 episodes
  • DC's StargirlTV · 2020 · Director · 5 episodes
  • Katy KeeneTV · 2020 · Director · 1 episode
  • Reunited ApartTV · 2020 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Star Trek: PicardTV · 2020 · as Diane Werner · 1 episode
  • Star Trek: PicardTV · 2020 · Director · 2 episodes
  • Stars in the HouseTV · 2020 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Cool Cat's Crazy DreamFilm · 2019 · as Dream World Lea
  • SchooledTV · 2019 · Director · 5 episodes
  • The Ready RoomTV · 2019 · as Self · 1 episode
  • You Are HereFilm · 2019 · as Helen
  • 25 Words or LessTV · 2018 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • Back to the Future: The Hill Valley ChroniclesTV · 2018 · as Lorraine Baines-McFly · 11 episodes
  • Little WomenFilm · 2018 · as Margaret "Marmee" March
  • Over the HillFilm · 2018 · as Sally
  • Sierra Burgess Is a LoserFilm · 2018 · as Mrs. Burgess
  • The Year of Spectacular MenFilm · 2018 · as Deb Klein
  • The Year of Spectacular MenFilm · 2018 · Director
  • Who We Are NowFilm · 2018 · as Alana
  • Literally, Right Before AaronFilm · 2017 · as Deb (Adam's Mom)
  • Young SheldonTV · 2017 · Director · 1 episode
  • American HousewifeTV · 2016 · Director · 1 episode
  • Stars Are Already DeadFilm · 2016 · as Aunt Sophia
  • The Dog LoverFilm · 2016 · as Liz Holloway
  • Back in TimeFilm · 2015 · as Self
  • Celebrity Family FeudTV · 2015 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Keith Lemon's Back t'Future TributeFilm · 2015 · as Self
  • The MuppetsTV · 2015 · as Self · 1 episode
  • A to ZTV · 2014 · as Lea Thompson · 1 episode
  • Left BehindFilm · 2014 · as Irene Steele
  • My Mother's Future HusbandFilm · 2014 · as René Henderson
  • Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroTV · 2014 · as Vonnie (voice) · 61 episodes
  • Ping Pong SummerFilm · 2014 · as Mrs. Miracle
  • ScorpionTV · 2014 · as Veronica Dineen · 4 episodes
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTV · 2014 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • Call Me Crazy: A Five FilmFilm · 2013 · as Julia
  • MiliusFilm · 2013 · as Self
  • MomTV · 2013 · Director · 1 episode
  • The GoldbergsTV · 2013 · as Fran · 2 episodes
  • The GoldbergsTV · 2013 · Director · 10 episodes
  • Whose Line Is It Anyway?TV · 2013 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Bound by FleshFilm · 2012 · as Voiceover
  • John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty FastFilm · 2012 · as Self
  • Love at the Christmas TableFilm · 2012 · as Elissa Beth
  • The Trouble with the TruthFilm · 2012 · as Emily
  • Thin IceFilm · 2012 · as Jo Ann Prohaska
  • Game of Your LifeFilm · 2011 · as Abbie
  • J. EdgarFilm · 2011 · as Lela Rogers
  • Mayor CupcakeFilm · 2011 · as Mary Maroni
  • Switched at BirthTV · 2011 · as Kathryn Kennish · 103 episodes
  • Switched at BirthTV · 2011 · Director · 4 episodes
  • The CabinFilm · 2011 · as Lily MacDougal
  • Adventures of a Teenage DragonslayerFilm · 2010 · as Laura
  • Rock SlydeFilm · 2010 · as Master Bartologist
  • Tales from the FutureFilm · 2010 · as Self
  • Fatal SecretsFilm · 2009 · as Rebecca
  • Looking Back to the FutureFilm · 2009 · as Self
  • SplinterheadsFilm · 2009 · as Susan Frost
  • Exit SpeedFilm · 2008 · as Maudie McMinn
  • Final ApproachFilm · 2008 · as Alicia Bender
  • Jane Doe: Eye of the BeholderFilm · 2008 · as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
  • Jane Doe: Eye of the BeholderFilm · 2008 · Director
  • Senior Skip DayFilm · 2008 · as Cathleen Harris
  • Spy SchoolFilm · 2008 · as Claire Miller
  • The Christmas ClauseFilm · 2008 · as Sophie
  • A Life InterruptedFilm · 2007 · as Debbie Smith
  • California DreamingFilm · 2007 · as Ginger Gainor
  • GreekTV · 2007 · as April · 1 episode
  • Head CaseTV · 2007 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Jane Doe: How to Fire Your BossFilm · 2007 · as Cathy Davis
  • Jane Doe: Ties That BindFilm · 2007 · as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
  • Celebrity DuetsTV · 2006 · Acting · 9 episodes
  • Jane Doe: The Harder They FallFilm · 2006 · as Cathy Davis
  • Jane Doe: The Harder They FallFilm · 2006 · Director
  • Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It WellFilm · 2006 · as Cathy Davis
  • Looking Back at the FutureFilm · 2006 · as Herself
  • The Making of Some Kind of WonderfulFilm · 2006 · as Self
  • American Dad!TV · 2005 · as Caroline Duffy (voice) · 1 episode
  • Come Away HomeFilm · 2005 · as Carol
  • Dancing with the StarsTV · 2005 · as Self - Contestant · 11 episodes
  • Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don'tFilm · 2005 · as Cathy Davis
  • Jane Doe: The Wrong FaceFilm · 2005 · as Cathy Davis
  • Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us PartFilm · 2005 · as Cathy Davis
  • Jane Doe: Vanishing ActFilm · 2005 · as Cathy Davis
  • The Tony Danza ShowTV · 2004 · as Self - Guest · 2 episodes
  • Haunted Lighthouse 4-DFilm · 2003 · as Peg Van Legge
  • Stealing ChristmasFilm · 2003 · as Sarah Gibson
  • Fish Don't BlinkFilm · 2002 · as Clara
  • For the PeopleTV · 2002 · as Chief Deputy District Attorney Camille Paris · 18 episodes
  • CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationTV · 2000 · as Jennifer Rhodes · 1 episode
  • EdTV · 2000 · as Liz Stevens · 3 episodes
  • Family GuyTV · 1999 · as Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice) · 1 episode
  • Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV · 1999 · as Michelle Osborne · 1 episode
  • The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornTV · 1999 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • A Will of their OwnTV · 1998 · as Amanda Steward · 2 episodes
  • Hollywood SquaresTV · 1998 · as Self - Panelist · 5 episodes
  • The Unknown CyclistFilm · 1998 · as Melissa Cavatelli
  • E! True Hollywood StoryTV · 1996 · Acting · 1 episode
  • The Right to Remain SilentFilm · 1996 · as Christine Paley
  • Caroline in the CityTV · 1995 · as Caroline Duffy · 97 episodes
  • The Unspoken TruthFilm · 1995 · as Brianne Hawkins
  • FriendsTV · 1994 · as Caroline Duffy (uncredited) · 1 episode
  • The Little RascalsFilm · 1994 · as Ms. Roberts
  • The Substitute WifeFilm · 1994 · as Amy Hightower
  • Dennis the MenaceFilm · 1993 · as Alice Mitchell
  • Intimate PortraitTV · 1993 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Stolen BabiesFilm · 1993 · as Annie Beales
  • The Beverly HillbilliesFilm · 1993 · as Laura Jackson
  • Article 99Film · 1992 · as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
  • The Larry Sanders ShowTV · 1992 · as Lea Thompson · 1 episode
  • Back to the Future Part IIIFilm · 1990 · as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
  • MontanaFilm · 1990 · as Peg Guthrie
  • Back to the Future Part IIFilm · 1989 · as Lorraine
  • NightbreakerFilm · 1989 · as Sally Matthews
  • Tales from the CryptTV · 1989 · as Sylvia Vane · 1 episode
  • Casual Sex?Film · 1988 · as Stacy
  • Going UndercoverFilm · 1988 · as Marigold de la Hunt
  • LIVE with Kelly and MarkTV · 1988 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • The Wizard of LonelinessFilm · 1988 · as Sybil
  • Some Kind of WonderfulFilm · 1987 · as Amanda Jones
  • Howard the DuckFilm · 1986 · as Beverly Switzler
  • SpaceCampFilm · 1986 · as Kathryn
  • The Making of Back to the FutureFilm · 1986 · as Self
  • Back to the FutureFilm · 1985 · as Lorraine Baines
  • Red DawnFilm · 1984 · as Erica
  • The Wild LifeFilm · 1984 · as Anita
  • All the Right MovesFilm · 1983 · as Lisa
  • Jaws 3-DFilm · 1983 · as Kelly Ann Bukowski
  • The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't DieFilm · 1983 · Acting
  • American PlayhouseTV · 1982 · as Aunt Sybil · 1 episode
  • A Pretty Good MovieFilm · as Ramona
  • Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the BombFilm · as Self
  • ManvilleFilm · Director
  • QueenFilm · as Dr. Page
  • What IfFilm · Acting

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