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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · BRATS as Self
- 2017 · Literally, Right Before Aaron as Deb (Adam's Mom)
- 2016 · The Dog Lover as Liz Holloway
- 2015 · Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute as Self
- 2015 · Back in Time as Self
- 2015 · The Muppets as Self
- 2014 · Left Behind as Irene Steele
- 2014 · A to Z as Lea Thompson
- 2013 · Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Julia
- 2010 · Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer as Laura
- 2009 · Looking Back to the Future as Self
- 2008 · The Christmas Clause as Sophie
- 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 · 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
- 2006 · Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall as Cathy Davis
- 2006 · Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well as Cathy Davis
- 2005 · Jane Doe: The Wrong Face as Cathy Davis
- 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 · Jane Doe: Vanishing Act as Cathy Davis
- 2005 · Come Away Home as Carol
- 2003 · Stealing Christmas as Sarah Gibson
- 2003 · Haunted Lighthouse 4-D as Peg Van Legge
- 1996 · The Right to Remain Silent as Christine Paley
- 1995 · The Unspoken Truth as Brianne Hawkins
- 1987 · Some Kind of Wonderful as Amanda Jones
- 1986 · SpaceCamp as Kathryn
- 1984 · The Wild Life as Anita
- 1984 · Red Dawn as Erica
- Future · A Pretty Good Movie as Ramona
- 2025 · SEGAL as Self
- 2024 · The Chicken Sisters as Nancy Hillier
- 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 as Self
- 2018 · The Year of Spectacular Men as Deb Klein
- 2018 · Who We Are Now as Alana
- 2018 · Over the Hill as Sally
- 2016 · Stars Are Already Dead as Aunt Sophia
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2014 · Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Vonnie (voice)
- 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 · 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
- 2009 · Splinterheads as Susan Frost
- 2009 · Fatal Secrets as Rebecca
- 2008 · Exit Speed as Maudie McMinn
- 2008 · Final Approach as Alicia Bender
- 2007 · Greek as April
- 2007 · California Dreaming as Ginger Gainor
- 2006 · Celebrity Duets as
- 2006 · Looking Back at the Future as Herself
- 2006 · The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful as Self
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- 2005 · American Dad! as Caroline Duffy (voice)
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 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
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1988 · Casual Sex? as Stacy
- 1986 · The Making of Back to the Future as Self
- Future · What If as
- Future · Queen as Dr. Page
- Future · You Are Here as Helen
- 1998 · The Unknown Cyclist as Melissa Cavatelli
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- 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 as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1988 · The Wizard of Loneliness as Sybil
- 1988 · Going Undercover as Marigold de la Hunt
- 1986 · Howard the Duck as Beverly Switzler
- 1985 · Back to the Future as Lorraine Baines
- 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 as