Lea Thompson
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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
Credits
Back to the Future (1985)
as Lorraine Baines
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
as Lorraine
The Little Rascals (1994)
as Ms. Roberts
Dennis the Menace (1993)
as Alice Mitchell
Jaws 3-D (1983)
as Kelly Ann Bukowski
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
Left Behind (2014)
as Irene Steele
The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
as Laura Jackson
Red Dawn (1984)
as Erica
Howard the Duck (1986)
as Beverly Switzler
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
as Amanda Jones
J. Edgar (2011)
as Lela Rogers
Dinner in America (2020)
as Betty
All the Right Moves (1983)
as Lisa
Thin Ice (2012)
as Jo Ann Prohaska
Article 99 (1992)
as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
Back in Time (2015)
as Self
Casual Sex? (1988)
as Stacy
Exit Speed (2008)
as Maudie McMinn
The Wild Life (1984)
as Anita
Milius (2013)
as Self
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018)
as Mrs. Burgess
Next Stop, Christmas (2021)
as Evelyn
BRATS (2024)
as Self
SpaceCamp (1986)
as Kathryn
Rock Slyde (2010)
as Master Bartologist
Unplugging (2022)
as Perkins
The Dog Lover (2016)
as Liz Holloway
Little Women (2018)
as Margaret "Marmee" March
Final Approach (2008)
as Alicia Bender
Spy School (2008)
as Claire Miller
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)
as Julia
Literally, Right Before Aaron (2017)
as Deb (Adam's Mom)
The Cabin (2011)
as Lily MacDougal
Senior Skip Day (2008)
as Cathleen Harris
The Year of Spectacular Men (2018)
as Deb Klein
Fatal Secrets (2009)
as Rebecca
Who We Are Now (2018)
as Alana
Mark, Mary + Some Other People (2021)
as Aunty Carol
What If (—)
Actor
A Life Interrupted (2007)
as Debbie Smith
Looking Back to the Future (2009)
as Self
Tales from the Future (2010)
as Self
SEGAL (2025)
as Self
Ping Pong Summer (2014)
as Mrs. Miracle
Nightbreaker (1989)
as Sally Matthews
Mayor Cupcake (2011)
as Mary Maroni
My Mother's Future Husband (2014)
as René Henderson
California Dreaming (2007)
as Ginger Gainor
Splinterheads (2009)
as Susan Frost
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act (2005)
as Cathy Davis
The Disappearance of Cari Farver (2022)
as Nancy Farver
Montana (1990)
as Peg Guthrie
Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon (2022)
as Self
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't (2005)
as Cathy Davis
Stealing Christmas (2003)
as Sarah Gibson
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face (2005)
as Cathy Davis
Come Away Home (2005)
as Carol
Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer (2010)
as Laura
The Unspoken Truth (1995)
as Brianne Hawkins
Bound by Flesh (2012)
as Voiceover
Ten Tricks (2022)
as Grace
The Right to Remain Silent (1996)
as Christine Paley
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part (2005)
as Cathy Davis
The Christmas Clause (2008)
as Sophie
Going Undercover (1988)
as Marigold de la Hunt
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream (2019)
as Dream World Lea
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast (2012)
as Self
Stolen Babies (1993)
as Annie Beales
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss (2007)
as Cathy Davis
Love at the Christmas Table (2012)
as Elissa Beth
The Unknown Cyclist (1998)
as Melissa Cavatelli
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder (2008)
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
Fish Don't Blink (2002)
as Clara
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind (2007)
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
The Making of Back to the Future (1986)
as Self
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D (2003)
as Peg Van Legge
The Substitute Wife (1994)
as Amy Hightower
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall (2006)
as Cathy Davis
Looking Back at the Future (2006)
as Herself
The Trouble with the Truth (2012)
as Emily
The Wizard of Loneliness (1988)
as Sybil
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well (2006)
as Cathy Davis
Game of Your Life (2011)
as Abbie
You Are Here (—)
as Helen
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful (2006)
as Self
A Pretty Good Movie (—)
as Ramona
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb (—)
as Self
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die (1983)
Actor
Stars Are Already Dead (2016)
as Aunt Sophia
Over the Hill (2018)
as Sally
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute (2015)
as Self
Queen (—)
as Dr. Page