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