Lea Thompson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 31, 1961
- Birthplace
- Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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.
Filmography
- Manville
Manville TBA
Director
- The Kiddieland Murders
The Kiddieland Murders TBA
Actor
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb TBA
as Self
- What If
What If TBA
Actor
A Pretty Good Movie TBA
as Ramona
- Queen
Queen TBA
as Dr. Page
SEGAL 2025
as Self
BRATS 2024
as Self
The Disappearance of Cari Farver 2022
as Nancy Farver
Ten Tricks 2022
as Grace
Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon 2022
as Self
Dinner in America 2022
as Betty
Unplugging 2022
as Perkins
Next Stop, Christmas 2021
as Evelyn
Mark, Mary + Some Other People 2021
as Aunty Carol
You Are Here 2019
as Helen
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream 2019
as Dream World Lea
Little Women 2018
as Margaret "Marmee" March
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser 2018
as Mrs. Burgess
The Year of Spectacular Men 2018
as Deb Klein, Director
Who We Are Now 2018
as Alana
Over the Hill 2018
as Sally
Literally, Right Before Aaron 2017
as Deb (Adam's Mom)
The Dog Lover 2016
as Liz Holloway
Stars Are Already Dead 2016
as Aunt Sophia
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute 2015
as Self
Back in Time 2015
as Self
Left Behind 2014
as Irene Steele
Ping Pong Summer 2014
as Mrs. Miracle
My Mother's Future Husband 2014
as René Henderson
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film 2013
as Julia
Milius 2013
as Self
Love at the Christmas Table 2012
as Elissa Beth
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast 2012
as Self
Bound by Flesh 2012
as Voiceover
The Trouble with the Truth 2012
as Emily
Thin Ice 2012
as Jo Ann Prohaska
Game of Your Life 2011
as Abbie
J. Edgar 2011
as Lela Rogers
The Cabin 2011
as Lily MacDougal
Mayor Cupcake 2011
as Mary Maroni
Tales from the Future 2010
as Self
Rock Slyde 2010
as Master Bartologist
Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer 2010
as Laura
Splinterheads 2009
as Susan Frost
Looking Back to the Future 2009
as Self, Thanks
Fatal Secrets 2009
as Rebecca, Associate Producer
The Christmas Clause 2008
as Sophie
My Best Friend's Girl 2008
Thanks
Exit Speed 2008
as Maudie McMinn
Final Approach 2008
as Alicia Bender
Senior Skip Day 2008
as Cathleen Harris
Spy School 2008
as Claire Miller
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder 2008
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe, Director
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss 2007
as Cathy Davis
A Life Interrupted 2007
as Debbie Smith
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind 2007
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
California Dreaming 2007
as Ginger Gainor
- Looking Back at the Future
Looking Back at the Future 2006
as Herself
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall 2006
as Cathy Davis, Director
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well 2006
as Cathy Davis
- The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful 2006
as Self
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face 2005
as Cathy Davis
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part 2005
as Cathy Davis
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't 2005
as Cathy Davis
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act 2005
as Cathy Davis
Come Away Home 2005
as Carol
Stealing Christmas 2003
as Sarah Gibson
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D 2003
as Peg Van Legge
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy 2002
as Self - Lorraine Baines
Fish Don't Blink 2002
as Clara
The Unknown Cyclist 1998
as Melissa Cavatelli
The Right to Remain Silent 1996
as Christine Paley
The Unspoken Truth 1995
as Brianne Hawkins
The Little Rascals 1994
as Ms. Roberts
The Substitute Wife 1994
as Amy Hightower
The Beverly Hillbillies 1993
as Laura Jackson
Dennis the Menace 1993
as Alice Mitchell
Stolen Babies 1993
as Annie Beales
Article 99 1992
as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
Back to the Future Part III 1990
as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
Montana 1990
as Peg Guthrie
Back to the Future Part II 1989
as Lorraine
Nightbreaker 1989
as Sally Matthews
The Wizard of Loneliness 1988
as Sybil
Going Undercover 1988
as Marigold de la Hunt
Casual Sex? 1988
as Stacy
Some Kind of Wonderful 1987
as Amanda Jones
The Making of Back to the Future 1986
as Self
Howard the Duck 1986
as Beverly Switzler
SpaceCamp 1986
as Kathryn
Back to the Future 1985
as Lorraine Baines
The Wild Life 1984
as Anita
Red Dawn 1984
as Erica
All the Right Moves 1983
as Lisa
Jaws 3-D 1983
as Kelly Ann Bukowski
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die 1983
Actor
Credits from TMDB.