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