Lea Thompson
Known for Acting · 133 credits
- Born
- 1961-05-31 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Lea Katherine 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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Michelle Osborne
Family Guy
1999
as Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice) / Lorraine McFly (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Jennifer Rhodes
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
American Dad!
2005
as Caroline Duffy (voice)
Friends
1994
as Caroline Duffy (uncredited)
TV Shows (40)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Michelle Osborne
Family Guy
1999
as Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice) / Lorraine McFly (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Jennifer Rhodes
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
American Dad!
2005
as Caroline Duffy (voice)
Friends
1994
as Caroline Duffy (uncredited)
INVINCIBLE
2021
as Carol (voice)
The Goldbergs
2013
as Fran
Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Switched at Birth
2011
as Kathryn Kennish
Scorpion
2014
as Veronica Dineen
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
25 Words or Less
2018
as Self
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
as Self
American Playhouse
1982
as Aunt Sybil
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Sylvia Vane
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Star Trek: Picard
2020
as Diane Werner
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
Caroline in the City
1995
as Caroline Duffy
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Lea Thompson
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
Greek
2007
as April
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Ed
2000
as Liz Stevens
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
as Vonnie (voice)
The Ready Room
2019
as Self
The Muppets
2015
as Self
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
Head Case
2007
as Self
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
2018
as Lorraine Baines-McFly
For the People
2002
as Chief Deputy District Attorney Camille Paris
The Chicken Sisters
2024
as Nancy Hillier
A to Z
2014
as Lea Thompson
The Spencer Sisters
2023
as Victoria Spencer
A Will of their Own
1998
as Amanda Steward
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Celebrity Duets
2006
Movies (93)
Back to the Future
1985
as Lorraine Baines
Back to the Future Part II
1989
as Lorraine
Back to the Future Part III
1990
as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
Jaws 3-D
1983
as Kelly Ann Bukowski
The Little Rascals
1994
as Ms. Roberts
Dennis the Menace
1993
as Alice Mitchell
Left Behind
2014
as Irene Steele
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
as Laura Jackson
Red Dawn
1984
as Erica
Howard the Duck
1986
as Beverly Switzler
J. Edgar
2011
as Lela Rogers
Some Kind of Wonderful
1987
as Amanda Jones
Dinner in America
2020
as Betty
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
2018
as Mrs. Burgess
All the Right Moves
1983
as Lisa
Thin Ice
2012
as Jo Ann Prohaska
Senior Skip Day
2008
as Cathleen Harris
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
as Julia
Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017
as Deb (Adam's Mom)
Nightbreaker
1989
as Sally Matthews
Tales from the Future
2010
as Self
Unplugging
2022
as Perkins
Going Undercover
1988
as Marigold de la Hunt
The Wild Life
1984
as Anita
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
2005
as Cathy Davis
Little Women
2018
as Margaret "Marmee" March
Mayor Cupcake
2011
as Mary Maroni
BRATS
2024
as Self
Splinterheads
2009
as Susan Frost
Back in Time
2015
as Self
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
2003
as Peg Van Legge
Next Stop, Christmas
2021
as Evelyn
Stealing Christmas
2003
as Sarah Gibson
Looking Back at the Future
2006
as Herself
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005
as Cathy Davis
SpaceCamp
1986
as Kathryn
Who We Are Now
2018
as Alana
Article 99
1992
as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
Love at the Christmas Table
2012
as Elissa Beth
What If
The Dog Lover
2016
as Liz Holloway
California Dreaming
2007
as Ginger Gainor
Casual Sex?
1988
as Stacy
Milius
2013
as Self
Queen
as Dr. Page
Looking Back to the Future
2009
as Self
Ping Pong Summer
2014
as Mrs. Miracle
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
2019
as Dream World Lea
Over the Hill
2018
as Sally
My Mother's Future Husband
2014
as René Henderson
The Year of Spectacular Men
2018
as Deb Klein
The Right to Remain Silent
1996
as Christine Paley
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
Exit Speed
2008
as Maudie McMinn
The Substitute Wife
1994
as Amy Hightower
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
2021
as Aunty Carol
The Christmas Clause
2008
as Sophie
A Pretty Good Movie
as Ramona
Spy School
2008
as Claire Miller
Bound by Flesh
2012
as Voiceover
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
2007
as Cathy Davis
Come Away Home
2005
as Carol
Final Approach
2008
as Alicia Bender
Fatal Secrets
2009
as Rebecca
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
2006
as Cathy Davis
The Unspoken Truth
1995
as Brianne Hawkins
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005
as Cathy Davis
A Life Interrupted
2007
as Debbie Smith
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
as Self
The Unknown Cyclist
1998
as Melissa Cavatelli
Fish Don't Blink
2002
as Clara
The Trouble with the Truth
2012
as Emily
Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer
2010
as Laura
Stolen Babies
1993
as Annie Beales
Montana
1990
as Peg Guthrie
Stars Are Already Dead
2016
as Aunt Sophia
You Are Here
as Helen
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005
as Cathy Davis
SEGAL
2025
as Self
The Wizard of Loneliness
1988
as Sybil
The Making of Back to the Future
1986
as Self
The Cabin
2011
as Lily MacDougal
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
2006
as Cathy Davis
Game of Your Life
2011
as Abbie
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012
as Self
The Disappearance of Cari Farver
2022
as Nancy Farver
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015
as Self
Ten Tricks
2022
as Grace
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
1983
Rock Slyde
2010
as Master Bartologist
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
2006
as Self
Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon
2022
as Self
About Lea Thompson
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… With 133 credits spanning from 1982 to 2025, Lea Thompson has appeared in 93 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lea Thompson Movies
- Back to the Future (1985) — as Lorraine Baines
- Back to the Future Part II (1989) — as Lorraine
- Back to the Future Part III (1990) — as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
- Jaws 3-D (1983) — as Kelly Ann Bukowski
- The Little Rascals (1994) — as Ms. Roberts
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