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