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