Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is an American actress and director. She is best known for her 1990s NBC situation comedy Caroline in the City and her portrayal of Lorraine Baines McFly, Marty McFly's mother, in the Back to the Future trilogy. As a staple in big budget/high profile blockbusters of the 1980's and 90's, her other roles include Red Dawn, Howard the Duck, Jaws 3-D, Some Kind of Wonderful, The Beverly Hillbillies, and All the Right Moves. She has appeared in numerous TV movies and guest starred on several TV shows.
Movie | Queen | Dr. Page | 2025 |
Movie | A Pretty Good Movie | Ramona | 2025 |
Movie | Brats | Self | 2025 |
Movie | You Are Here | Helen | 2025 |
Movie | Cine Docs: Back to the Future | Self/Lorraine Baines (archive footage) | 2024-01-23 |
Series | The Spencer Sisters | Victoria Spencer | 2023-01-29 |
Movie | Unplugging | Perkins | 2022-04-22 |
Movie | Ten Tricks | Grace | 2022-09-27 |
Movie | The Disappearance of Cari Farver | Nancy Farver | 2022-10-08 |
Movie | Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll | Self | 2022-09-01 |
Movie | Dinner in America | Betty | 2022-05-27 |
Movie | Next Stop, Christmas | Evelyn | 2021-11-06 |
Movie | Mark, Mary + Some Other People | Aunty Carol | 2021-11-05 |
Series | Invincible | Carol (voice) | 2021-03-25 |
Series | Reunited Apart | Self | 2020-04-27 |
Series | Star Trek: Picard | Diane Werner | 2020-01-23 |
Series | The Ready Room | Self | 2019-01-25 |
Movie | Cool Cat's Crazy Dream | Dream World Lea | 2019-07-26 |
Movie | Luis and the Aliens | Ms. Diekendaker (voice) | 2018-05-09 |
Movie | Who We Are Now | Alana | 2018-05-25 |
Movie | Little Women | Margaret "Marmee" March | 2018-09-28 |
Series | 25 Words or Less | Unknown | 2018-08-06 |
Movie | Sierra Burgess Is a Loser | Mrs. Burgess | 2018-09-07 |
Movie | The Year of Spectacular Men | Deb Klein | 2018-06-15 |
Movie | Literally, Right Before Aaron | Deb (Adam's Mom) | 2017-04-22 |
Movie | Stars Are Already Dead | Aunt Sophia | 2016-01-01 |
Movie | The Dog Lover | Liz Holloway | 2016-07-08 |
Series | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2015-06-21 |
Movie | Back in Time | Self | 2015-10-20 |
Series | The Muppets | Herself | 2015-09-22 |
Movie | Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute | Herself | 2015-10-21 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014-02-17 |
Movie | My Mother's Future Husband | René Henderson | 2014-05-11 |
Movie | Ping Pong Summer | Mrs. Miracle | 2014-06-06 |
Series | Scorpion | Veronica Dineen | 2014-09-22 |
Movie | Left Behind | Irene Steele | 2014-10-03 |
Series | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Vonnie (voice) | 2014-12-05 |
Movie | Milius | Self | 2013-03-09 |
Movie | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Julia | 2013-04-20 |
Series | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self | 2013-07-16 |
Series | The Goldbergs | Fran | 2013-09-24 |
Movie | Thin Ice | Jo Ann Prohaska | 2012-02-17 |
Movie | The Trouble with the Truth | Emily | 2012-09-14 |
Movie | Bound by Flesh | Voiceover | 2012-10-19 |
Movie | John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast | Self | 2012-11-06 |
Movie | Love at the Christmas Table | Elissa Beth | 2012-11-25 |
Series | Switched at Birth | Kathryn Kennish | 2011-06-06 |
Movie | The Cabin | Lily MacDougal | 2011-08-02 |
Movie | Game of Your Life | Abbie | 2011-12-01 |
Movie | J. Edgar | Lela Rogers | 2011-11-09 |
Movie | Mayor Cupcake | Mary Maroni | 2011-07-19 |
Movie | Tales from the Future | Self | 2010-10-26 |
Movie | Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer | Laura | 2010-04-16 |
Movie | Rock Slyde | Master Bartologist | 2010-05-01 |
Movie | Splinterheads | Susan Frost | 2009-11-06 |
Movie | Fatal Secrets | Rebecca | 2009-01-03 |
Movie | Looking Back to the Future | Self | 2009-02-10 |
Movie | Spy School | Claire Miller | 2008-03-01 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | 2008-01-12 |
Movie | Senior Skip Day | Cathleen Harris | 2008-05-06 |
Movie | Final Approach | Alicia Bender | 2008-05-24 |
Movie | The Christmas Clause | Sophie | 2008-11-24 |
Movie | Exit Speed | Maudie McMinn | 2008-08-26 |
Movie | California Dreaming | Ginger Gainor | 2007-03-04 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Ties That Bind | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | 2007-03-17 |
Movie | Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss | Cathy Davis | 2007-05-09 |
Series | Head Case | Self | 2007-04-18 |
Series | Greek | April | 2007-07-09 |
Movie | A Life Interrupted | Debbie Smith | 2007-04-23 |
Movie | The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful | Self | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well | Cathy Davis | 2006-01-14 |
Series | Celebrity Duets | Unknown | 2006-08-29 |
Movie | Looking Back at the Future | Herself | 2006-06-16 |
Movie | Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall | Cathy Davis | 2006-03-04 |
Movie | Come Away Home | Carol | 2005-01-20 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Vanishing Act | Cathy Davis | 2005-01-21 |
Series | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | 2005-06-01 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part | Cathy Davis | 2005-03-11 |
Series | American Dad! | Caroline Duffy (voice) | 2005-02-06 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't | Cathy Davis | 2005-02-18 |
Movie | Jane Doe: The Wrong Face | Cathy Davis | 2005-06-19 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004-09-13 |
Movie | Stealing Christmas | Sarah Gibson | 2003-11-30 |
Movie | The Haunted Lighthouse | Peg Van Legge | 2003-03-07 |
Movie | Fish Don't Blink | Clara | 2002-04-13 |
Series | For the People | Camille Paris | 2002-07-21 |
Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jennifer Rhodes | 2000-10-06 |
Series | Ed | Liz Stevens | 2000-10-08 |
Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Michelle Osborne | 1999-09-20 |
Series | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self - Guest | 1999-03-30 |
Series | Family Guy | Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice) | 1999-01-31 |
Series | A Will of their Own | Amanda Steward | 1998-10-18 |
Movie | The Unknown Cyclist | Melissa Cavatelli | 1998-10-10 |
Series | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | 1998-09-14 |
Movie | The Right to Remain Silent | Christine Paley | 1996-01-07 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
Series | Caroline in the City | Caroline Duffy | 1995-09-21 |
Movie | The Unspoken Truth | Brianne Hawkins | 1995-09-24 |
Series | Friends | Caroline Duffy (uncredited) | 1994-09-22 |
Movie | The Little Rascals | Ms. Roberts | 1994-08-05 |
Movie | The Substitute Wife | Amy Hightower | 1994-05-23 |
Movie | Stolen Babies | Annie Beales | 1993-03-24 |
Movie | The Beverly Hillbillies | Laura Jackson | 1993-10-15 |
Series | Intimate Portrait | Self | 1993-11-14 |
Movie | Dennis the Menace | Alice Mitchell | 1993-06-24 |
Movie | Article 99 | Dr. Robin Van Dorn | 1992-03-13 |
Series | The Larry Sanders Show | Herself | 1992-08-15 |
Movie | Back to the Future Part III | Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly | 1990-05-25 |
Movie | Montana | Peg Guthrie | 1990-02-09 |
Movie | Nightbreaker | Sally Matthews | 1989-03-08 |
Series | Tales from the Crypt | Sylvia Vane | 1989-06-10 |
Movie | Back to the Future Part II | Lorraine McFly | 1989-11-22 |
Movie | Casual Sex? | Stacy | 1988-04-22 |
Movie | The Wizard of Loneliness | Sybil | 1988-09-02 |
Movie | Going Undercover | Marigold de la Hunt | 1988-06-17 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | 1988-09-05 |
Movie | Some Kind of Wonderful | Amanda Jones | 1987-02-27 |
Movie | SpaceCamp | Kathryn | 1986-06-06 |
Movie | The Making of Back to the Future | Self | 1986-10-25 |
Movie | Howard the Duck | Beverly Switzler | 1986-08-01 |
Movie | Back to the Future | Lorraine Baines | 1985-07-03 |
Movie | The Wild Life | Anita | 1984-09-28 |
Movie | Red Dawn | Erica | 1984-08-10 |
Movie | All the Right Moves | Lisa | 1983-10-21 |
Movie | The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die | 1983-07-15 | |
Movie | Jaws 3-D | Kelly Ann Bukowski | 1983-07-22 |