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