Lea Thompson
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lea Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- May 31, 1961 In Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 131
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die 1983-07-15
- Latest Project:
- Movie Queen 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Queen | Dr. Page | 2026 |
| Movie | What If | Unknown | 2026 |
| Movie | You Are Here | Helen | 2026 |
| Movie | A Pretty Good Movie | Ramona | 2026 |
| Movie | BRATS | Self | 2024-06-07 |
| Series | The Chicken Sisters | Nancy Hillier | 2024-09-10 |
| Movie | Lynch/Oz | Lorraine Baines (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-05-15 |
| Series | The Spencer Sisters | Victoria Spencer | 2023-01-29 |
| Movie | Unplugging | Perkins | 2022-04-22 |
| Movie | Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll | Self | 2022-09-01 |
| Movie | The Disappearance of Cari Farver | Nancy Farver | 2022-10-08 |
| Movie | Ten Tricks | Grace | 2022-09-27 |
| Series | INVINCIBLE | Carol (voice) | 2021-03-25 |
| Movie | Mark, Mary + Some Other People | Aunty Carol | 2021-11-05 |
| Movie | Next Stop, Christmas | Evelyn | 2021-11-06 |
| Series | Star Trek: Picard | Diane Werner | 2020-01-23 |
| Series | Stars in the House | Self | 2020-03-16 |
| Movie | Dinner in America | Betty | 2020-05-27 |
| Series | Reunited Apart | Self | 2020-04-27 |
| Series | The Ready Room | Self | 2019-01-25 |
| Movie | Cool Cat's Crazy Dream | Dream World Lea | 2019-07-26 |
| Movie | Who We Are Now | Alana | 2018-05-25 |
| Movie | Luis and the Aliens | Ms. Diekendaker (voice) | 2018-05-09 |
| Movie | The Year of Spectacular Men | Deb Klein | 2018-06-15 |
| Movie | Little Women | Margaret "Marmee" March | 2018-09-28 |
| Movie | Sierra Burgess Is a Loser | Mrs. Burgess | 2018-09-07 |
| Series | 25 Words or Less | Unknown | 2018-08-06 |
| Movie | Literally, Right Before Aaron | Deb (Adam's Mom) | 2017-04-22 |
| Movie | The Dog Lover | Liz Holloway | 2016-07-08 |
| Movie | Stars Are Already Dead | Aunt Sophia | 2016-01-01 |
| Series | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2015-06-21 |
| Series | The Muppets | Self | 2015-09-22 |
| Movie | Back in Time | Self | 2015-10-20 |
| Movie | Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute | Self | 2015-10-21 |
| Movie | Ping Pong Summer | Mrs. Miracle | 2014-06-06 |
| Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014-02-17 |
| Series | Scorpion | Veronica Dineen | 2014-09-22 |
| Movie | My Mother's Future Husband | René Henderson | 2014-05-11 |
| Series | A to Z | Lea Thompson | 2014-10-02 |
| Movie | Left Behind | Irene Steele | 2014-10-03 |
| Series | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Vonnie (voice) | 2014-12-05 |
| Movie | Milius | Self | 2013-03-09 |
| Movie | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Julia | 2013-04-20 |
| Series | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self | 2013-07-16 |
| Series | The Goldbergs | Fran | 2013-09-24 |
| Movie | Thin Ice | Jo Ann Prohaska | 2012-02-17 |
| Movie | The Trouble with the Truth | Emily | 2012-09-14 |
| Movie | Bound by Flesh | Voiceover | 2012-10-19 |
| Movie | Love at the Christmas Table | Elissa Beth | 2012-11-25 |
| Movie | John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast | Self | 2012-11-06 |
| Series | Switched at Birth | Kathryn Kennish | 2011-06-06 |
| Movie | Mayor Cupcake | Mary Maroni | 2011-07-19 |
| Movie | J. Edgar | Lela Rogers | 2011-11-09 |
| Movie | The Cabin | Lily MacDougal | 2011-08-02 |
| Movie | Game of Your Life | Abbie | 2011-12-01 |
| Movie | Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer | Laura | 2010-04-16 |
| Movie | Tales from the Future | Self | 2010-10-26 |
| Movie | Rock Slyde | Master Bartologist | 2010-05-01 |
| Movie | Fatal Secrets | Rebecca | 2009-01-03 |
| Movie | Looking Back to the Future | Self | 2009-02-10 |
| Movie | Splinterheads | Susan Frost | 2009-11-06 |
| Movie | Senior Skip Day | Cathleen Harris | 2008-05-06 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | 2008-01-12 |
| Movie | Spy School | Claire Miller | 2008-03-01 |
| Movie | Final Approach | Alicia Bender | 2008-05-24 |
| Movie | The Christmas Clause | Sophie | 2008-11-24 |
| Movie | Exit Speed | Maudie McMinn | 2008-08-26 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: Ties That Bind | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | 2007-03-17 |
| Series | Head Case | Self | 2007-04-18 |
| Movie | California Dreaming | Ginger Gainor | 2007-03-04 |
| Movie | A Life Interrupted | Debbie Smith | 2007-04-23 |
| Series | Greek | April | 2007-07-09 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss | Cathy Davis | 2007-05-09 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well | Cathy Davis | 2006-01-14 |
| Movie | The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful | Self | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall | Cathy Davis | 2006-03-04 |
| Movie | Looking Back at the Future | Herself | 2006-06-16 |
| Series | Celebrity Duets | Unknown | 2006-08-29 |
| Series | American Dad! | Caroline Duffy (voice) | 2005-02-06 |
| Movie | Come Away Home | Carol | 2005-01-20 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: Vanishing Act | Cathy Davis | 2005-01-21 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part | Cathy Davis | 2005-03-11 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't | Cathy Davis | 2005-02-18 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: The Wrong Face | Cathy Davis | 2005-06-19 |
| Series | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | 2005-06-01 |
| Movie | The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made | Beverly Switzler (archive footage) | 2004-07-13 |
| Series | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004-09-13 |
| Movie | Stealing Christmas | Sarah Gibson | 2003-11-30 |
| Movie | Haunted Lighthouse 4-D | Peg Van Legge | 2003-03-07 |
| Movie | Fish Don't Blink | Clara | 2002-04-13 |
| Series | For the People | Camille Paris | 2002-07-21 |
| Series | Ed | Liz Stevens | 2000-10-08 |
| Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jennifer Rhodes | 2000-10-06 |
| Series | Family Guy | Lorraine McFly (voice) | 1999-01-31 |
| Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Michelle Osborne | 1999-09-20 |
| Series | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self - Guest | 1999-03-30 |
| Series | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | 1998-09-14 |
| Movie | The Unknown Cyclist | Melissa Cavatelli | 1998-10-10 |
| Series | A Will of their Own | Amanda Steward | 1998-10-18 |
| Movie | The Right to Remain Silent | Christine Paley | 1996-01-07 |
| Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
| Series | Caroline in the City | Caroline Duffy | 1995-09-21 |
| Movie | The Unspoken Truth | Brianne Hawkins | 1995-09-24 |
| Movie | The Substitute Wife | Amy Hightower | 1994-05-23 |
| Movie | The Little Rascals | Ms. Roberts | 1994-08-05 |
| Series | Friends | Caroline Duffy (uncredited) | 1994-09-22 |
| Movie | Stolen Babies | Annie Beales | 1993-03-24 |
| Movie | Dennis the Menace | Alice Mitchell | 1993-06-09 |
| Series | Intimate Portrait | Self | 1993-11-14 |
| Movie | The Beverly Hillbillies | Laura Jackson | 1993-10-15 |
| Movie | Article 99 | Dr. Robin Van Dorn | 1992-03-13 |
| Series | The Larry Sanders Show | Herself | 1992-08-15 |
| Movie | Montana | Peg Guthrie | 1990-02-09 |
| Movie | Back to the Future Part III | Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly | 1990-05-25 |
| Movie | Nightbreaker | Sally Matthews | 1989-03-08 |
| Movie | Back to the Future Part II | Lorraine | 1989-11-22 |
| Series | Tales from the Crypt | Sylvia Vane | 1989-06-10 |
| Movie | Casual Sex? | Stacy | 1988-04-22 |
| Movie | Going Undercover | Marigold de la Hunt | 1988-06-17 |
| Movie | The Wizard of Loneliness | Sybil | 1988-09-02 |
| Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | 1988-09-05 |
| Movie | Some Kind of Wonderful | Amanda Jones | 1987-02-27 |
| Movie | SpaceCamp | Kathryn | 1986-06-06 |
| Movie | Howard the Duck | Beverly Switzler | 1986-08-01 |
| Movie | The Making of Back to the Future | Self | 1986-10-25 |
| Movie | Back to the Future | Lorraine Baines | 1985-07-03 |
| Movie | Red Dawn | Erica | 1984-08-10 |
| Movie | The Wild Life | Anita | 1984-09-28 |
| Movie | The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die | Unknown | 1983-07-15 |
| Movie | All the Right Moves | Lisa | 1983-10-21 |
| Movie | Jaws 3-D | Kelly Ann Bukowski | 1983-07-22 |