Acting
Lea Thompson
EN, FR cinema · 96 credits
Born
31 May 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Also known as Lea Katherine 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, she co-starred as Kathryn Kennish in the ABC Family-turned-Freeform series Switched at Birth.
Known for
Filmography
Queen
Queen
as Dr. Page
A Pretty Good Movie
as Ramona
Manville
Manville
Director
SEGAL
as Self
BRATS
as Self
Unplugging
as Perkins
Ten Tricks
as Grace
The Disappearance of Cari Farver
as Nancy Farver
Dinner in America
as Betty
Next Stop, Christmas
as Evelyn
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
as Aunty Carol
You Are Here
as Helen
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
as Dream World Lea
The Year of Spectacular Men
as Deb Klein, Director
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
as Mrs. Burgess
Little Women
as Margaret "Marmee" March
Who We Are Now
as Alana
Over the Hill
as Sally
Literally, Right Before Aaron
as Deb (Adam's Mom)
The Dog Lover
as Liz Holloway
Stars Are Already Dead
as Aunt Sophia
Back in Time
as Self
Ping Pong Summer
as Mrs. Miracle
Left Behind
as Irene Steele
My Mother's Future Husband
as René Henderson
Milius
as Self
Thin Ice
as Jo Ann Prohaska
Love at the Christmas Table
as Elissa Beth
Bound by Flesh
as Voiceover
Mayor Cupcake
as Mary Maroni
J. Edgar
as Lela Rogers
The Cabin
as Lily MacDougal
Game of Your Life
as Abbie
Rock Slyde
as Master Bartologist
Splinterheads
as Susan Frost
Fatal Secrets
as Rebecca, Associate Producer
Looking Back to the Future
as Self, Thanks
Senior Skip Day
as Cathleen Harris
Spy School
as Claire Miller
Final Approach
as Alicia Bender
Exit Speed
as Maudie McMinn
The Christmas Clause
as Sophie
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe, Director
California Dreaming
as Ginger Gainor
A Life Interrupted
as Debbie Smith
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
as Cathy Davis
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
2006
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
as Self
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
as Cathy Davis
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
as Cathy Davis, Director
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
as Cathy Davis
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Cathy Davis
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
as Cathy Davis
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
as Cathy Davis
Come Away Home
as Carol
Stealing Christmas
as Sarah Gibson
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
as Peg Van Legge
Fish Don't Blink
as Clara
The Unknown Cyclist
as Melissa Cavatelli
The Right to Remain Silent
as Christine Paley
The Unspoken Truth
as Brianne Hawkins
The Little Rascals
as Ms. Roberts
The Substitute Wife
as Amy Hightower
Dennis the Menace
as Alice Mitchell
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Laura Jackson
Stolen Babies
as Annie Beales
Article 99
as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
Back to the Future Part III
as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
Montana
as Peg Guthrie
Back to the Future Part II
as Lorraine
Nightbreaker
as Sally Matthews
Casual Sex?
as Stacy
Going Undercover
as Marigold de la Hunt
Some Kind of Wonderful
as Amanda Jones
Howard the Duck
as Beverly Switzler
SpaceCamp
as Kathryn
Back to the Future
as Lorraine Baines
Red Dawn
as Erica
The Wild Life
as Anita
Jaws 3-D
as Kelly Ann Bukowski
