Person
Lea Thompson
Acting · Born 1961-05-31 · Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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
Michelle Osborne
Family Guy
Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice)
American Dad!
Caroline Duffy (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Jennifer Rhodes
Friends
Caroline Duffy (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Young Sheldon
Director
INVINCIBLE
Carol (voice)
Scorpion
Veronica Dineen
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant
Filmography
- 2026Anna PigeonExecutive Producer
- 2025SEGALSelf
- 2024The Chicken SistersNancy Hillier
- 2024BRATSSelf
- 2023The Spencer SistersVictoria Spencer
- 2023Will TrentDirector
- 2022The Disappearance of Cari FarverNancy Farver
- 2022Ten TricksGrace
- 2022Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a PhenomenonSelf
- 2022UnpluggingPerkins
- 2021Next Stop, ChristmasEvelyn
- 2021Mark, Mary + Some Other PeopleAunty Carol
- 2021INVINCIBLECarol (voice)
- 2021Resident AlienDirector
- 2020Dinner in AmericaBetty
- 2020DC's StargirlDirector
- 2020Reunited ApartSelf
- 2020Stars in the HouseSelf
- 2020Katy KeeneDirector
- 2020Star Trek: PicardDiane Werner
- 2019Cool Cat's Crazy DreamDream World Lea
- 2019The Ready RoomSelf
- 2019SchooledDirector
- 2018Little WomenMargaret "Marmee" March
- 2018Sierra Burgess Is a LoserMrs. Burgess
- 201825 Words or LessSelf
- 2018The Year of Spectacular MenDeb Klein
- 2018Who We Are NowAlana
- 2018Back to the Future: The Hill Valley ChroniclesLorraine Baines-McFly
- 2018Over the HillSally
- 2017Young SheldonDirector
- 2017Literally, Right Before AaronDeb (Adam's Mom)
- 2016American HousewifeDirector
- 2016The Dog LoverLiz Holloway
- 2016Stars Are Already DeadAunt Sophia
- 2015Keith Lemon's Back t'Future TributeSelf
- 2015Back in TimeSelf
- 2015The MuppetsSelf
- 2015Celebrity Family FeudSelf
- 2014Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroVonnie (voice)
- 2014Left BehindIrene Steele
- 2014A to ZLea Thompson
- 2014ScorpionVeronica Dineen
- 2014Ping Pong SummerMrs. Miracle
- 2014My Mother's Future HusbandRené Henderson
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest
- 2013The GoldbergsFran
- 2013MomDirector
- 2013Whose Line Is It Anyway?Self
- 2013Call Me Crazy: A Five FilmJulia
- 2013MiliusSelf
- 2012Love at the Christmas TableElissa Beth
- 2012John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty FastSelf
- 2012Bound by FleshVoiceover
- 2012The Trouble with the TruthEmily
- 2012Thin IceJo Ann Prohaska
- 2011Game of Your LifeAbbie
- 2011J. EdgarLela Rogers
- 2011The CabinLily MacDougal
- 2011Mayor CupcakeMary Maroni
- 2011Switched at BirthKathryn Kennish
- 2010Tales from the FutureSelf
- 2010Rock SlydeMaster Bartologist
- 2010Adventures of a Teenage DragonslayerLaura
- 2009SplinterheadsSusan Frost
- 2009Looking Back to the FutureSelf
- 2009Fatal SecretsRebecca
- 2008The Christmas ClauseSophie
- 2008My Best Friend's GirlThanks
- 2008Exit SpeedMaudie McMinn
- 2008Final ApproachAlicia Bender
- 2008Senior Skip DayCathleen Harris
- 2008Spy SchoolClaire Miller
- 2008Jane Doe: Eye of the BeholderCathy Davis / Jane Doe
- 2007GreekApril
- 2007Jane Doe: How to Fire Your BossCathy Davis
- 2007A Life InterruptedDebbie Smith
- 2007Head CaseSelf
- 2007Jane Doe: Ties That BindCathy Davis / Jane Doe
- 2007California DreamingGinger Gainor
- 2006Celebrity Duets
- 2006Looking Back at the FutureHerself
- 2006Jane Doe: The Harder They FallCathy Davis
- 2006Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It WellCathy Davis
- 2006The Making of Some Kind of WonderfulSelf
- 2005Jane Doe: The Wrong FaceCathy Davis
- 2005Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant
- 2005Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us PartCathy Davis
- 2005Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don'tCathy Davis
- 2005American Dad!Caroline Duffy (voice)
- 2005Jane Doe: Vanishing ActCathy Davis
- 2005Come Away HomeCarol
- 2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest
- 2003Stealing ChristmasSarah Gibson
- 2003Haunted Lighthouse 4-DPeg Van Legge
- 2002For the PeopleChief Deputy District Attorney Camille Paris
- 2002Fish Don't BlinkClara
- 2000EdLiz Stevens
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJennifer Rhodes
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMichelle Osborne
- 1999The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSelf - Guest
- 1999Family GuyTeenaged Girl in Diner (voice)
- 1998A Will of their OwnAmanda Steward
- 1998The Unknown CyclistMelissa Cavatelli
- 1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist
- 1996E! True Hollywood Story
- 1996The Right to Remain SilentChristine Paley
- 1995The Unspoken TruthBrianne Hawkins
- 1995Caroline in the CityCaroline Duffy
- 1994FriendsCaroline Duffy (uncredited)
- 1994The Little RascalsMs. Roberts
- 1994The Substitute WifeAmy Hightower
- 1993Intimate PortraitSelf
- 1993The Beverly HillbilliesLaura Jackson
- 1993Dennis the MenaceAlice Mitchell
- 1993Stolen BabiesAnnie Beales
- 1992The Larry Sanders ShowLea Thompson
- 1992Article 99Dr. Robin Van Dorn
- 1990Back to the Future Part IIIMaggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
- 1990MontanaPeg Guthrie
- 1989Back to the Future Part IILorraine
- 1989Tales from the CryptSylvia Vane
- 1989NightbreakerSally Matthews
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
- 1988The Wizard of LonelinessSybil
- 1988Going UndercoverMarigold de la Hunt
- 1988Casual Sex?Stacy
- 1987Some Kind of WonderfulAmanda Jones
- 1986The Making of Back to the FutureSelf
- 1986Howard the DuckBeverly Switzler
- 1986SpaceCampKathryn
- 1985Back to the FutureLorraine Baines
- 1984The Wild LifeAnita
- 1984Red DawnErica
- 1983All the Right MovesLisa
- 1983Jaws 3-DKelly Ann Bukowski
- 1983The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
- —QueenDr. Page
- —A Pretty Good MovieRamona
- —You Are HereHelen
- —What If
- —Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the BombSelf
- —ManvilleDirector
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.