Lea Thompson
May 31, 1961 (65 years old) in Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · The Chicken Sisters as Nancy Hillier
- 2024 · BRATS as Self
- 2023 · The Spencer Sisters as Victoria Spencer
- 2022 · Ten Tricks as Grace
- 2022 · Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon 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 · 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 · Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles as Lorraine Baines-McFly
- 2017 · Literally, Right Before Aaron as Deb (Adam's Mom)
- 2016 · The Dog Lover as Liz Holloway
- 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 · Thin Ice as Jo Ann Prohaska
- 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 · Exit Speed as Maudie McMinn
- 2008 · Final Approach as Alicia Bender
- 2008 · Senior Skip Day as Cathleen Harris
- 2008 · Spy School as Claire Miller
- 2007 · Greek as April
- 2007 · A Life Interrupted as Debbie Smith
- 2007 · Head Case as Self
- 2007 · California Dreaming as Ginger Gainor
- 2006 · Celebrity Duets as
- 2005 · Jane Doe: The Wrong Face as Cathy Davis
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- 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
- 2003 · Stealing Christmas as Sarah Gibson
- 2002 · For the People as Chief Deputy District Attorney 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 as
- 1996 · The Right to Remain Silent as Christine Paley
- 1995 · Caroline in the City as Caroline Duffy
- 1994 · Friends as Caroline Duffy (uncredited)
- 1994 · The Little Rascals as Ms. Roberts
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1993 · The Beverly Hillbillies as Laura Jackson
- 1993 · Dennis the Menace as Alice Mitchell
- 1992 · The Larry Sanders Show as Lea Thompson
- 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
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1988 · Going Undercover as Marigold de la Hunt
- 1988 · Casual Sex? as Stacy
- 1987 · Some Kind of Wonderful as Amanda Jones
- 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
- Future · What If as
- 2025 · SEGAL as Self
- 2022 · The Disappearance of Cari Farver as Nancy Farver
- 2019 · Cool Cat's Crazy Dream as Dream World Lea
- 2018 · Over the Hill as Sally
- 2016 · Stars Are Already Dead as Aunt Sophia
- 2015 · Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute as Self
- 2012 · John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast as Self
- 2012 · Bound by Flesh as Voiceover
- 2012 · The Trouble with the Truth as Emily
- 2011 · Game of Your Life as Abbie
- 2008 · The Christmas Clause as Sophie
- 2008 · Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
- 2007 · Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss as Cathy Davis
- 2007 · Jane Doe: Ties That Bind as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
- 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: Til Death Do Us Part as Cathy Davis
- 2005 · Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't as Cathy Davis
- 2003 · Haunted Lighthouse 4-D as Peg Van Legge
- 1995 · The Unspoken Truth as Brianne Hawkins
- 1994 · The Substitute Wife as Amy Hightower
- 1993 · Stolen Babies as Annie Beales
- 1989 · Nightbreaker as Sally Matthews
- 1986 · The Making of Back to the Future as Self
- Future · Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb as Self
- Future · Queen as Dr. Page
- Future · A Pretty Good Movie as Ramona
- Future · You Are Here as Helen
- 1988 · The Wizard of Loneliness as Sybil
- 1983 · Jaws 3-D as Kelly Ann Bukowski
- 1983 · The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die as