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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lea Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Lorraine Baines

Back to the Future

Lorraine

Back to the Future Part II

Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly

Back to the Future Part III

Erica

Red Dawn

Beverly Switzler

Howard the Duck

Evelyn

Next Stop, Christmas

Ms. Roberts

The Little Rascals

Cathleen Harris

Senior Skip Day

Claire Miller

Spy School

Dr. Page

Queen

Self

Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll

Susan Frost

Splinterheads

Alice Mitchell

Dennis the Menace

Dr. Robin Van Dorn

Article 99

Stacy

Casual Sex?

Peg Guthrie

Montana

Sarah Gibson

Stealing Christmas

Kathryn

SpaceCamp

Amanda Jones

Some Kind of Wonderful

Master Bartologist

Rock Slyde

Ginger Gainor

California Dreaming

Laura

Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer

Anita

The Wild Life

Alicia Bender

Final Approach

Maudie McMinn

Exit Speed

Debbie Smith

A Life Interrupted

Kelly Ann Bukowski

Jaws 3-D

Lisa

All the Right Moves

Cathy Davis

Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't

Cathy Davis

Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

Cathy Davis

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

Mary Maroni

Mayor Cupcake

Sophie

The Christmas Clause

Jo Ann Prohaska

Thin Ice

Emily

The Trouble with the Truth

Ramona

A Pretty Good Movie

Cathy Davis / Jane Doe

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

Marigold de la Hunt

Going Undercover

Lela Rogers

J. Edgar

Rebecca

Fatal Secrets

Self

The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful

Sybil

The Wizard of Loneliness

Cathy Davis

Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

Cathy Davis

Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

Elissa Beth

Love at the Christmas Table

Cathy Davis

Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well

Cathy Davis

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

Cathy Davis / Jane Doe

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

Helen

You Are Here

Lily MacDougal

The Cabin

Self

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

Carol

Come Away Home

Perkins

Unplugging

Clara

Fish Don't Blink

Amy Hightower

The Substitute Wife

Julia

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Sally Matthews

Nightbreaker

Peg Van Legge

Haunted Lighthouse 4-D

Voiceover

Bound by Flesh

Mrs. Miracle

Ping Pong Summer

Irene Steele

Left Behind

Melissa Cavatelli

The Unknown Cyclist

Christine Paley

The Right to Remain Silent

Laura Jackson

The Beverly Hillbillies

Grace

Ten Tricks

Nancy Farver

The Disappearance of Cari Farver

Self

BRATS

Self

Back in Time

Self

Milius

Dream World Lea

Cool Cat's Crazy Dream

Annie Beales

Stolen Babies

Abbie

Game of Your Life

Self

Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute

Brianne Hawkins

The Unspoken Truth

Liz Holloway

The Dog Lover

Herself

Looking Back at the Future

René Henderson

My Mother's Future Husband

Deb Klein

The Year of Spectacular Men

Self

Looking Back to the Future

Deb (Adam's Mom)

Literally, Right Before Aaron

Mrs. Burgess

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

Margaret "Marmee" March

Little Women

Alana

Who We Are Now

Self

The Making of Back to the Future

Betty

Dinner in America

Self

Tales from the Future

Aunt Sophia

Stars Are Already Dead

The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die

Aunty Carol

Mark, Mary + Some Other People

What If

Self

SEGAL

Sally

Over the Hill

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-05-31

Place of Birth

Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

Lea Katherine Thompson