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