
Lea Thompson
Known for Acting · 132 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 (39)

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)

Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest

Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist

The Goldbergs
2013
as Fran

Scorpion
2014
as Veronica Dineen

Switched at Birth
2011
as Kathryn Kennish

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Sylvia Vane

Star Trek: Picard
2020
as Diane Werner

The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Lea Thompson

25 Words or Less
2018
as Self

Caroline in the City
1995
as Caroline Duffy

Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest

Stars in the House
2020
as Self

Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self

Greek
2007
as April

Ed
2000
as Liz Stevens

Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
as Self

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
as Vonnie (voice)

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest

The Ready Room
2019
as Self

Reunited Apart
2020
as Self

Head Case
2007
as Self

The Muppets
2015
as Self

A to Z
2014
as Lea Thompson
For the People
2002
as Chief Deputy District Attorney Camille Paris

The Chicken Sisters
2024
as Nancy Hillier

The Spencer Sisters
2023
as Victoria Spencer

A Will of their Own
1998
as Amanda Steward

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Celebrity Duets
2006

Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
2018
as Lorraine Baines-McFly
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

The Little Rascals
1994
as Ms. Roberts

Dennis the Menace
1993
as Alice Mitchell

Left Behind
2014
as Irene Steele

Red Dawn
1984
as Erica

The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
as Laura Jackson

Howard the Duck
1986
as Beverly Switzler

Jaws 3-D
1983
as Kelly Ann Bukowski

J. Edgar
2011
as Lela Rogers

Article 99
1992
as Dr. Robin Van Dorn

Some Kind of Wonderful
1987
as Amanda Jones

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
as Julia

All the Right Moves
1983
as Lisa

The Cabin
2011
as Lily MacDougal

Thin Ice
2012
as Jo Ann Prohaska

Casual Sex?
1988
as Stacy

BRATS
2024
as Self

Dinner in America
2020
as Betty

Exit Speed
2008
as Maudie McMinn

Next Stop, Christmas
2021
as Evelyn

Back in Time
2015
as Self

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
2018
as Mrs. Burgess

The Wild Life
1984
as Anita

SpaceCamp
1986
as Kathryn

Stolen Babies
1993
as Annie Beales

Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017
as Deb (Adam's Mom)

Fatal Secrets
2009
as Rebecca

The Disappearance of Cari Farver
2022
as Nancy Farver

Unplugging
2022
as Perkins

Milius
2013
as Self

Senior Skip Day
2008
as Cathleen Harris

Rock Slyde
2010
as Master Bartologist

Montana
1990
as Peg Guthrie

My Mother's Future Husband
2014
as René Henderson

Looking Back to the Future
2009
as Self

Final Approach
2008
as Alicia Bender

Spy School
2008
as Claire Miller

SEGAL
2025
as Self

Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
2005
as Cathy Davis

The Right to Remain Silent
1996
as Christine Paley

Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005
as Cathy Davis

Who We Are Now
2018
as Alana

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
2006
as Cathy Davis

Mark, Mary + Some Other People
2021
as Aunty Carol

The Year of Spectacular Men
2018
as Deb Klein

Splinterheads
2009
as Susan Frost

Nightbreaker
1989
as Sally Matthews

The Dog Lover
2016
as Liz Holloway

Stealing Christmas
2003
as Sarah Gibson

Little Women
2018
as Margaret "Marmee" March

Ping Pong Summer
2014
as Mrs. Miracle

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005
as Cathy Davis

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe

The Unknown Cyclist
1998
as Melissa Cavatelli

Going Undercover
1988
as Marigold de la Hunt

A Life Interrupted
2007
as Debbie Smith

Tales from the Future
2010
as Self

Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
2003
as Peg Van Legge

Love at the Christmas Table
2012
as Elissa Beth

Fish Don't Blink
2002
as Clara

Come Away Home
2005
as Carol

The Christmas Clause
2008
as Sophie

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
Looking Back at the Future
2006
as Herself

Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
2006
as Cathy Davis

Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer
2010
as Laura

The Making of Back to the Future
1986
as Self

Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
2007
as Cathy Davis
What If

The Unspoken Truth
1995
as Brianne Hawkins

The Wizard of Loneliness
1988
as Sybil

California Dreaming
2007
as Ginger Gainor

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012
as Self

Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015
as Self

The Substitute Wife
1994
as Amy Hightower

Mayor Cupcake
2011
as Mary Maroni

Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005
as Cathy Davis

The Trouble with the Truth
2012
as Emily

Stars Are Already Dead
2016
as Aunt Sophia

Ten Tricks
2022
as Grace

Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon
2022
as Self

The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
1983

A Pretty Good Movie
as Ramona

Game of Your Life
2011
as Abbie
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
2006
as Self

Bound by Flesh
2012
as Voiceover

Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
2019
as Dream World Lea

Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
as Self
Queen
as Dr. Page

You Are Here
as Helen

Over the Hill
2018
as Sally
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 132 credits spanning from 1983 to 2025, Lea Thompson has appeared in 93 films and 39 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
- The Little Rascals (1994) — as Ms. Roberts
- Dennis the Menace (1993) — as Alice Mitchell
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