Lea 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.
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Acting History
2025
SEGAL as Self
2024The Chicken Sisters as Nancy Hillier
2024BRATS as Self
2023The Spencer Sisters as Victoria Spencer
2022The Disappearance of Cari Farver as Nancy Farver
2022Ten Tricks as Grace
2022Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll as Self
2022Unplugging as Perkins
2021Next Stop, Christmas as Evelyn
2021Mark, Mary + Some Other People as Aunty Carol
2021INVINCIBLE as Carol (voice)
2020Dinner in America as Betty
2020Reunited Apart as Self
2020Stars in the House as Self
2020Star Trek: Picard as Diane Werner
2019Cool Cat's Crazy Dream as Dream World Lea
2019The Ready Room as Self
2018Little Women as Margaret "Marmee" March
2018Sierra Burgess Is a Loser as Mrs. Burgess
201825 Words or Less as Self
2018The Year of Spectacular Men as Deb Klein
2018Who We Are Now as Alana
2018Over the Hill as Sally
2017Literally, Right Before Aaron as Deb (Adam's Mom)
2016The Dog Lover as Liz Holloway
2016Stars Are Already Dead as Aunt Sophia
2015Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute as Self
2015Back in Time as Self
2015The Muppets as Self
2015Celebrity Family Feud as Self
2014Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Vonnie (voice)
2014Left Behind as Irene Steele
2014A to Z as Lea Thompson
2014Scorpion as Veronica Dineen
2014Ping Pong Summer as Mrs. Miracle
2014My Mother's Future Husband as René Henderson
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
2013The Goldbergs as Fran
2013Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
2013Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Julia
2013Milius as Self
2012Love at the Christmas Table as Elissa Beth
2012John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast as Self
2012Bound by Flesh as Voiceover
2012The Trouble with the Truth as Emily
2012Thin Ice as Jo Ann Prohaska
2011Game of Your Life as Abbie
2011J. Edgar as Lela Rogers
2011The Cabin as Lily MacDougal
2011Mayor Cupcake as Mary Maroni
2011Switched at Birth as Kathryn Kennish
2010Tales from the Future as Self
2010Rock Slyde as Master Bartologist
2010Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer as Laura
2009Splinterheads as Susan Frost
2009Looking Back to the Future as Self
2009Fatal Secrets as Rebecca
2008The Christmas Clause as Sophie
2008Exit Speed as Maudie McMinn
2008Final Approach as Alicia Bender
2008Senior Skip Day as Cathleen Harris
2008Spy School as Claire Miller
2008Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
2007Greek as April
2007Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss as Cathy Davis
2007A Life Interrupted as Debbie Smith
2007Head Case as Self
2007Jane Doe: Ties That Bind as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
2007California Dreaming as Ginger Gainor
2006Celebrity Duets
2006Looking Back at the Future as Herself
2006Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall as Cathy Davis
2006Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well as Cathy Davis
2006The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful as Self
2005Jane Doe: The Wrong Face as Cathy Davis
2005Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
2005Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part as Cathy Davis
2005Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't as Cathy Davis
2005American Dad! as Caroline Duffy (voice)
2005Jane Doe: Vanishing Act as Cathy Davis
2005Come Away Home as Carol
2004The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
2003Stealing Christmas as Sarah Gibson
2003Haunted Lighthouse 4-D as Peg Van Legge
2002For the People as Camille Paris
2002Fish Don't Blink as Clara
2000Ed as Liz Stevens
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Jennifer Rhodes
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Michelle Osborne
1999The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
1999Family Guy as Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice)
1999Family Guy as Lorraine McFly (voice)
1998A Will of their Own as Amanda Steward
1998The Unknown Cyclist as Melissa Cavatelli
1998Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1996The Right to Remain Silent as Christine Paley
1995The Unspoken Truth as Brianne Hawkins
1995Caroline in the City as Caroline Duffy
1994Friends as Caroline Duffy (uncredited)
1994The Little Rascals as Ms. Roberts
1994The Substitute Wife as Amy Hightower
1993Intimate Portrait as Self
1993The Beverly Hillbillies as Laura Jackson
1993Dennis the Menace as Alice Mitchell
1993Stolen Babies as Annie Beales
1992The Larry Sanders Show as Herself
1992Article 99 as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
1990Back to the Future Part III as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
1990Montana as Peg Guthrie
1989Back to the Future Part II as Lorraine
1989Tales from the Crypt as Sylvia Vane
1989Nightbreaker as Sally Matthews
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1988The Wizard of Loneliness as Sybil
1988Going Undercover as Marigold de la Hunt
1988Casual Sex? as Stacy
1987Some Kind of Wonderful as Amanda Jones
1986The Making of Back to the Future as Self
1986Howard the Duck as Beverly Switzler
1986SpaceCamp as Kathryn
1985Back to the Future as Lorraine Baines
1984The Wild Life as Anita
1984Red Dawn as Erica
1983All the Right Moves as Lisa
1983Jaws 3-D as Kelly Ann Bukowski
1983The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
—You Are Here as Helen
—Queen as Dr. Page
—What If
—A Pretty Good Movie as Ramona