Lea Thompson
Born: 1961-05-31 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Anna Pigeon ... (Executive Producer)
2025
- SEGAL as Self
2024
- The Chicken Sisters as Nancy Hillier
- BRATS as Self
2023
- Will Trent ... (Director)
- The Spencer Sisters as Victoria Spencer
2022
- Unplugging as Perkins
- The Disappearance of Cari Farver as Nancy Farver
- Ten Tricks as Grace
- Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll as Self
2021
- INVINCIBLE as Carol (voice)
- Resident Alien ... (Director)
- Next Stop, Christmas as Evelyn
- Mark, Mary + Some Other People as Aunty Carol
2020
- Star Trek: Picard as Diane Werner
- DC's Stargirl ... (Director)
- Stars in the House as Self
- Reunited Apart as Self
- Dinner in America as Betty
2019
- The Ready Room as Self
- Schooled ... (Director)
- Cool Cat's Crazy Dream as Dream World Lea
2018
- 25 Words or Less as Self
- Sierra Burgess Is a Loser as Mrs. Burgess
- The Year of Spectacular Men as Deb Klein
- Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles as Lorraine Baines-McFly
- Who We Are Now as Alana
- Little Women as Margaret "Marmee" March
- Over the Hill as Sally
2017
- Young Sheldon ... (Director)
- Literally, Right Before Aaron as Deb (Adam's Mom)
2016
- American Housewife ... (Director)
- The Dog Lover as Liz Holloway
- Stars Are Already Dead as Aunt Sophia
2015
- Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- The Muppets as Self
- Back in Time as Self
- Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Scorpion as Veronica Dineen
- Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero as Vonnie (voice)
- Left Behind as Irene Steele
- A to Z as Lea Thompson
- My Mother's Future Husband as René Henderson
- Ping Pong Summer as Mrs. Miracle
2013
- Mom ... (Director)
- The Goldbergs as Fran
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- Call Me Crazy: A Five Film as Julia
- Milius as Self
2012
- Thin Ice as Jo Ann Prohaska
- Love at the Christmas Table as Elissa Beth
- John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast as Self
- The Trouble with the Truth as Emily
- Bound by Flesh as Voiceover
2011
- Switched at Birth as Kathryn Kennish
- J. Edgar as Lela Rogers
- Mayor Cupcake as Mary Maroni
- The Cabin as Lily MacDougal
- Game of Your Life as Abbie
2010
- Tales from the Future as Self
- Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer as Laura
- Rock Slyde as Master Bartologist
2009
- Looking Back to the Future as Self
- Fatal Secrets as Rebecca
- Splinterheads as Susan Frost
2008
- My Best Friend's Girl ... (Thanks)
- Senior Skip Day as Cathleen Harris
- Final Approach as Alicia Bender
- Spy School as Claire Miller
- Exit Speed as Maudie McMinn
- Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
- The Christmas Clause as Sophie
2007
- Greek as April
- Head Case as Self
- Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss as Cathy Davis
- Jane Doe: Ties That Bind as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
- A Life Interrupted as Debbie Smith
- California Dreaming as Ginger Gainor
2006
- Celebrity Duets
- Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall as Cathy Davis
- Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well as Cathy Davis
- The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful as Self
- Looking Back at the Future as Herself
2005
- American Dad! as Caroline Duffy (voice)
- Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- Jane Doe: The Wrong Face as Cathy Davis
- Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part as Cathy Davis
- Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't as Cathy Davis
- Come Away Home as Carol
- Jane Doe: Vanishing Act as Cathy Davis
2004
- The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
2003
- Stealing Christmas as Sarah Gibson
- Haunted Lighthouse 4-D as Peg Van Legge
2002
- For the People as Chief Deputy District Attorney Camille Paris
- Fish Don't Blink as Clara
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Jennifer Rhodes
- Ed as Liz Stevens
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Michelle Osborne
- Family Guy as Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
1998
- Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- A Will of their Own as Amanda Steward
- The Unknown Cyclist as Melissa Cavatelli
1996
- E! True Hollywood Story
- The Right to Remain Silent as Christine Paley
1995
- Caroline in the City as Caroline Duffy
- The Unspoken Truth as Brianne Hawkins
1994
- Friends as Caroline Duffy (uncredited)
- The Little Rascals as Ms. Roberts
- The Substitute Wife as Amy Hightower
1993
- Intimate Portrait as Self
- Dennis the Menace as Alice Mitchell
- The Beverly Hillbillies as Laura Jackson
- Stolen Babies as Annie Beales
1992
- The Larry Sanders Show as Lea Thompson
- Article 99 as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
1990
- Back to the Future Part III as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
- Montana as Peg Guthrie
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Sylvia Vane
- Back to the Future Part II as Lorraine
- Nightbreaker as Sally Matthews
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark
- Casual Sex? as Stacy
- The Wizard of Loneliness as Sybil
- Going Undercover as Marigold de la Hunt
1987
- Some Kind of Wonderful as Amanda Jones
1986
- Howard the Duck as Beverly Switzler
- SpaceCamp as Kathryn
- The Making of Back to the Future as Self
1985
- Back to the Future as Lorraine Baines
1984
- Red Dawn as Erica
- The Wild Life as Anita
1983
- Jaws 3-D as Kelly Ann Bukowski
- All the Right Moves as Lisa
- The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die