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Lea Thompson

Born 31 May 1961 · 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.

Films and shows

  1. 2026Anna Pigeon1 seasonExecutive Producer
  2. 2024The Chicken Sisters2 seasonsNancy Hillier
  3. 2024BRATS1h 32mSelf
  4. 2023The Spencer Sisters1 seasonVictoria Spencer
  5. 2022Ten Tricks1h 28mGrace
  6. 2022The Disappearance of Cari Farver1h 25mNancy Farver
  7. 2022Unplugging1h 34mPerkins
  8. 2022Dinner in America1h 48mBetty
  9. 2022Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon53mSelf
  10. 2021Next Stop, Christmas1h 24mEvelyn
  11. 2021Mark, Mary + Some Other People1h 30mAunty Carol
  12. 2019You Are Here1h 35mHelen
  13. 2019Cool Cat's Crazy Dream10mDream World Lea
  14. 2018The Year of Spectacular Men1h 42mDeb Klein
  15. 2018Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles1 seasonLorraine Baines-McFly
  16. 2018Over the Hill12mSally
  17. 2018Little Women1h 52mMargaret "Marmee" March
  18. 2018Who We Are Now1h 41mAlana
  19. 2018Sierra Burgess Is a Loser1h 45mMrs. Burgess
  20. 2017Literally, Right Before Aaron1h 37mDeb (Adam's Mom)
  21. 2016Stars Are Already Dead1h 42mAunt Sophia
  22. 2016The Dog Lover1h 41mLiz Holloway
  23. 2015Back in Time1h 35mSelf
  24. 2015Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute1h 30mSelf
  25. 2014My Mother's Future Husband1h 29mRené Henderson
  26. 2014Left Behind1h 50mIrene Steele
  27. 2014Ping Pong Summer1h 32mMrs. Miracle
  28. 2014Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero2 seasonsVonnie (voice)
  29. 2013Call Me Crazy: A Five Film1h 30mJulia
  30. 2012The Trouble with the Truth1h 36mEmily
  31. 2012Bound by Flesh1h 35mVoiceover
  32. 2012Love at the Christmas Table1h 31mElissa Beth
  33. 2012John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast52mSelf
  34. 2012Thin Ice1h 33mJo Ann Prohaska
  35. 2011Mayor Cupcake1h 26mMary Maroni
  36. 2011The Cabin1h 30mLily MacDougal
  37. 2011Switched at Birth5 seasonsKathryn Kennish
  38. 2011Game of Your Life2hAbbie
  39. 2011J. Edgar2h 17mLela Rogers
  40. 2010Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer1h 28mLaura
  41. 2010Tales from the Future2h 6mSelf
  42. 2010Rock Slyde1h 26mMaster Bartologist
  43. 2009Splinterheads1h 34mSusan Frost
  44. 2009Fatal Secrets1h 28mRebecca
  45. 2009Looking Back to the Future45mSelf
  46. 2008The Christmas Clause1h 24mSophie
  47. 2008Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder2hCathy Davis / Jane Doe
  48. 2008Exit Speed1h 33mMaudie McMinn
  49. 2008Senior Skip Day1h 24mCathleen Harris
  50. 2008Final Approach2h 50mAlicia Bender
  51. 2008Spy School1h 26mClaire Miller
  52. 2007Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss1h 24mCathy Davis
  53. 2007A Life InterruptedDebbie Smith
  54. 2007Jane Doe: Ties That Bind1h 20mCathy Davis / Jane Doe
  55. 2007California Dreaming1h 26mGinger Gainor
  56. 2006Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall1h 21mCathy Davis
  57. 2006Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well1h 29mCathy Davis
  58. 2006Celebrity Duets1 season
  59. 2006Looking Back at the Future46mHerself
  60. 2006The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful8mSelf
  61. 2005Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part1h 29mCathy Davis
  62. 2005Jane Doe: The Wrong Face1h 22mCathy Davis
  63. 2005Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't1h 29mCathy Davis
  64. 2005Jane Doe: Vanishing Act1h 32mCathy Davis
  65. 2005Come Away Home1h 42mCarol
  66. 2003Stealing Christmas1h 29mSarah Gibson
  67. 2003Haunted Lighthouse 4-D22mPeg Van Legge
  68. 2002For the People1 seasonChief Deputy District Attorney Camille Paris
  69. 2002Fish Don't Blink1h 29mClara
  70. 1998The Unknown Cyclist1h 36mMelissa Cavatelli
  71. 1998A Will of their Own1 seasonAmanda Steward
  72. 1996The Right to Remain Silent1h 37mChristine Paley
  73. 1995The Unspoken Truth1h 28mBrianne Hawkins
  74. 1995Caroline in the City4 seasonsCaroline Duffy
  75. 1994The Substitute Wife1h 32mAmy Hightower
  76. 1994The Little Rascals1h 22mMs. Roberts
  77. 1993Stolen Babies1h 30mAnnie Beales
  78. 1993Dennis the Menace1h 36mAlice Mitchell
  79. 1993The Beverly Hillbillies1h 33mLaura Jackson
  80. 1992Article 991h 40mDr. Robin Van Dorn
  81. 1990Montana1h 40mPeg Guthrie
  82. 1990Back to the Future Part III1h 59mMaggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
  83. 1989Back to the Future Part II1h 48mLorraine
  84. 1989Nightbreaker1h 39mSally Matthews
  85. 1988Casual Sex?1h 28mStacy
  86. 1988The Wizard of Loneliness1h 51mSybil
  87. 1988Going Undercover1h 29mMarigold de la Hunt
  88. 1987Some Kind of Wonderful1h 35mAmanda Jones
  89. 1986Howard the Duck1h 50mBeverly Switzler
  90. 1986SpaceCamp1h 47mKathryn
  91. 1986The Making of Back to the Future14mSelf
  92. 1985Back to the Future1h 56mLorraine Baines
  93. 1984The Wild Life1h 36mAnita
  94. 1984Red Dawn1h 54mErica
  95. 1983The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die48m
  96. 1983All the Right Moves1h 31mLisa
  97. 1983Jaws 3-D1h 38mKelly Ann Bukowski
  98. What If
  99. A Pretty Good Movie1h 27mRamona
  100. Queen10mDr. Page
  101. Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the BombSelf
  102. ManvilleDirector