Lea Thompson
82 movies · 34 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 31, 1961 (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
Lea Thompson: movies and TV shows
Acting (105)
- Upcoming Queen
as Dr. Page
- Upcoming A Pretty Good Movie
as Ramona
- Upcoming
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022 The Disappearance of Cari Farver
as Nancy Farver
- 2022 Ten Tricks
as Grace
- 2022 Unplugging
as Perkins
- 2021 Next Stop, Christmas
as Evelyn
- 2021 Mark, Mary + Some Other People
as Aunty Carol
- 2021
- 2020 Dinner in America
as Betty
- 2020
- 2019 You Are Here
as Helen
- 2019 Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
as Dream World Lea
- 2018 Little Women
as Margaret "Marmee" March
- 2018 Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
as Mrs. Burgess
- 2018 The Year of Spectacular Men
as Deb Klein
- 2018 Who We Are Now
as Alana
- 2018
- 2018 Over the Hill
as Sally
- 2017 Literally, Right Before Aaron
as Deb (Adam's Mom)
- 2016 The Dog Lover
as Liz Holloway
- 2016 Stars Are Already Dead
as Aunt Sophia
- 2014
- 2014 Left Behind
as Irene Steele
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014 Ping Pong Summer
as Mrs. Miracle
- 2014 My Mother's Future Husband
as René Henderson
- 2013
- 2013 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Julia
- 2012 Love at the Christmas Table
as Elissa Beth
- 2012 Bound by Flesh
as Voiceover
- 2012 The Trouble with the Truth
as Emily
- 2012 Thin Ice
as Jo Ann Prohaska
- 2011 Game of Your Life
as Abbie
- 2011 J. Edgar
as Lela Rogers
- 2011 The Cabin
as Lily MacDougal
- 2011 Mayor Cupcake
as Mary Maroni
- 2011
- 2010 Rock Slyde
as Master Bartologist
- 2010 Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer
as Laura
- 2009 Splinterheads
as Susan Frost
- 2009 Fatal Secrets
as Rebecca
- 2008 The Christmas Clause
as Sophie
- 2008 Exit Speed
as Maudie McMinn
- 2008 Final Approach
as Alicia Bender
- 2008 Senior Skip Day
as Cathleen Harris
- 2008 Spy School
as Claire Miller
- 2008 Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
- 2007
- 2007 Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
as Cathy Davis
- 2007 A Life Interrupted
as Debbie Smith
- 2007 Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
- 2007 California Dreaming
as Ginger Gainor
- 2006
- 2006 Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
as Cathy Davis
- 2006 Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
as Cathy Davis
- 2005 Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
as Cathy Davis
- 2005 Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
as Cathy Davis
- 2005 Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Cathy Davis
- 2005
- 2005 Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
as Cathy Davis
- 2005 Come Away Home
as Carol
- 2003 Stealing Christmas
as Sarah Gibson
- 2003 Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
as Peg Van Legge
- 2002
- 2002 Fish Don't Blink
as Clara
- 2000
- 2000
- 1999
- 1999
- 1998
- 1998 The Unknown Cyclist
as Melissa Cavatelli
- 1996
- 1996 The Right to Remain Silent
as Christine Paley
- 1995 The Unspoken Truth
as Brianne Hawkins
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994 The Little Rascals
as Ms. Roberts
- 1994 The Substitute Wife
as Amy Hightower
- 1993 The Beverly Hillbillies
as Laura Jackson
- 1993 Dennis the Menace
as Alice Mitchell
- 1993 Stolen Babies
as Annie Beales
- 1992
- 1992 Article 99
as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
- 1990 Back to the Future Part III
as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
- 1990 Montana
as Peg Guthrie
- 1989 Back to the Future Part II
as Lorraine
- 1989
- 1989 Nightbreaker
as Sally Matthews
- 1988 The Wizard of Loneliness
as Sybil
- 1988 Going Undercover
as Marigold de la Hunt
- 1988 Casual Sex?
as Stacy
- 1987 Some Kind of Wonderful
as Amanda Jones
- 1986 Howard the Duck
as Beverly Switzler
- 1986 SpaceCamp
as Kathryn
- 1985 Back to the Future
as Lorraine Baines
- 1984 The Wild Life
as Anita
- 1984 Red Dawn
as Erica
- 1983 All the Right Moves
as Lisa
- 1983 Jaws 3-D
as Kelly Ann Bukowski
- 1983
- 1982
Behind the camera (20)
- Upcoming Manville
Director
- 2026
- 2024
- 2023
- 2021
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018 The Year of Spectacular Men
Director
- 2017
- 2016
- 2013
- 2013
- 2011
- 2009 Looking Back to the Future
Thanks
- 2009 Fatal Secrets
Associate Producer
- 2008 My Best Friend's Girl
Thanks
- 2008 Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
Director
- 2006 Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
Director
Talk shows and appearances (27)
- Upcoming
- 2025
- 2024
- 2022
- 2020 Reunited Apart
1 episode
- 2020 Stars in the House
1 episode
- 2019 The Ready Room
1 episode
- 2018 25 Words or Less
2 episodes
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015 The Muppets
1 episode
- 2015 Celebrity Family Feud
1 episode
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
1 episode
- 2013 Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1 episode
- 2013
- 2012
- 2010
- 2007 Head Case
1 episode
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005 Dancing with the Stars
11 episodes
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show
2 episodes
- 1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1 episode
- 1998 Hollywood Squares
5 episodes
- 1993 Intimate Portrait
1 episode
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2 episodes
- 1986