Lea Thompson
- Acting
- May 31, 1961 · Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Anna Pigeon · Executive producer, Director
- SEGAL · Self
- The Chicken Sisters · Nancy Hillier, Director
- BRATS · Self
- The Spencer Sisters · Victoria Spencer
- Will Trent · Director
- The Disappearance of Cari Farver · Nancy Farver
- Ten Tricks · Grace
- Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon · Self
- Dinner in America · Betty
- Unplugging · Perkins
- Next Stop, Christmas · Evelyn
- Mark, Mary + Some Other People · Aunty Carol
- INVINCIBLE · Carol (Voice)
- Resident Alien · Director
- DC's Stargirl · Director
- Reunited Apart · Self
- Stars in the House · Self
- Katy Keene · Director
- Star Trek: Picard · Diane Werner, Director
- You Are Here · Helen
- Cool Cat's Crazy Dream · Dream World Lea
- The Ready Room · Self
- Schooled · Director
- Little Women · Margaret "Marmee" March
- Sierra Burgess Is a Loser · Mrs. Burgess
- 25 Words or Less · Self
- The Year of Spectacular Men · Deb Klein, Director
- Who We Are Now · Alana
- Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles · Lorraine Baines-McFly
- Over the Hill · Sally
- Young Sheldon · Director
- Literally, Right Before Aaron · Deb (Adam's Mom)
- American Housewife · Director
- The Dog Lover · Liz Holloway
- Stars Are Already Dead · Aunt Sophia
- Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute · Self
- Back in Time · Self
- The Muppets · Self
- Celebrity Family Feud · Self
- Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero · Vonnie (Voice)
- Left Behind · Irene Steele
- A to Z · Lea Thompson
- Scorpion · Veronica Dineen
- Ping Pong Summer · Mrs. Miracle
- My Mother's Future Husband · René Henderson
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- The Goldbergs · Fran, Director
- Mom · Director
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? · Self
- Call Me Crazy: A Five Film · Julia
- Milius · Self
- Love at the Christmas Table · Elissa Beth
- John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast · Self
- Bound by Flesh · Voiceover
- The Trouble with the Truth · Emily
- Thin Ice · Jo Ann Prohaska
- Game of Your Life · Abbie
- J. Edgar · Lela Rogers
- The Cabin · Lily MacDougal
- Mayor Cupcake · Mary Maroni
- Switched at Birth · Kathryn Kennish, Director
- Tales from the Future · Self
- Rock Slyde · Master Bartologist
- Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer · Laura
- Splinterheads · Susan Frost
- Looking Back to the Future · Self, Thanks
- Fatal Secrets · Rebecca, Associate Producer
- The Christmas Clause · Sophie
- My Best Friend's Girl · Thanks
- Exit Speed · Maudie McMinn
- Final Approach · Alicia Bender
- Senior Skip Day · Cathleen Harris
- Spy School · Claire Miller
- Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder · Cathy Davis / Jane Doe, Director
- Greek · April
- Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss · Cathy Davis
- A Life Interrupted · Debbie Smith
- Head Case · Self
- Jane Doe: Ties That Bind · Cathy Davis / Jane Doe