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
- 2025 · SEGAL as Self
- 2024 · The Chicken Sisters as Nancy Hillier
- 2024 · BRATS as Self
- 2023 · The Spencer Sisters as Victoria Spencer
- 2022 · Ten Tricks as Grace
- 2022 · Unplugging as Perkins
- 2021 · Mark, Mary + Some Other People as Aunty Carol
- 2018 · The Year of Spectacular Men as Deb Klein
- 2017 · Literally, Right Before Aaron as Deb (Adam's Mom)
- 2014 · Ping Pong Summer as Mrs. Miracle
- 2014 · My Mother's Future Husband as René Henderson
- 2013 · Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Julia
- 2013 · Milius as Self
- 2012 · Love at the Christmas Table as Elissa Beth
- 2011 · The Cabin as Lily MacDougal
- 2011 · Mayor Cupcake as Mary Maroni
- 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 · Spy School as Claire Miller
- 2007 · A Life Interrupted as Debbie Smith
- 2007 · California Dreaming as Ginger Gainor
- 2005 · Jane Doe: Vanishing Act as Cathy Davis
- 2005 · Come Away Home as Carol
- 2003 · Stealing Christmas as Sarah Gibson
- 2002 · Fish Don't Blink as Clara
- 1992 · Article 99 as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
- 1990 · Montana as Peg Guthrie
- 1989 · Nightbreaker as Sally Matthews
- 1986 · SpaceCamp as Kathryn
- Future · What If as
- Future · Queen as Dr. Page
- Future · You Are Here as Helen
- 2022 · Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon as Self
- 2012 · Bound by Flesh as Voiceover
- 2008 · The Christmas Clause as Sophie
- 2005 · Jane Doe: The Wrong Face as Cathy Davis
- Future · Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb as Self
- 2022 · The Disappearance of Cari Farver as Nancy Farver
- 2021 · Next Stop, Christmas as Evelyn
- 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 · Who We Are Now as Alana
- 2018 · Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles as Lorraine Baines-McFly
- 2018 · Over the Hill as Sally
- 2016 · The Dog Lover as Liz Holloway
- 2016 · Stars Are Already Dead as Aunt Sophia
- 2015 · Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute as Self
- 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 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2013 · The Goldbergs as Fran
- 2013 · Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- 2012 · John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast as Self
- 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 · Switched at Birth as Kathryn Kennish
- 2008 · Final Approach as Alicia Bender
- 2008 · Senior Skip Day as Cathleen Harris
- 2008 · Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
- 2007 · Greek as April
- 2007 · Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss as Cathy Davis
- 2007 · Head Case as Self
- 2007 · Jane Doe: Ties That Bind as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
- 2006 · Celebrity Duets as
- 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 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- 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 · American Dad! as Caroline Duffy (voice)
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2003 · Haunted Lighthouse 4-D as Peg Van Legge
- 2002 · For the People as Chief Deputy District Attorney Camille Paris
- 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 · The Unspoken Truth as Brianne Hawkins
- 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 Lea Thompson
- 1990 · Back to the Future Part III as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
- 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 · The Wizard of Loneliness as Sybil
- 1988 · Going Undercover as Marigold de la Hunt
- 1988 · Casual Sex? as Stacy
- 1987 · Some Kind of Wonderful as Amanda Jones
- 1986 · The Making of Back to the Future as Self
- 1986 · Howard the Duck as Beverly Switzler
- 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
- 1983 · Jaws 3-D as Kelly Ann Bukowski
- Future · A Pretty Good Movie as Ramona
- 1983 · The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die as



