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 | Brats | Self | 2025 |
Movie | Queen | Dr. Page | 2025 |
Movie | You Are Here | Helen | 2025 |
Movie | A Pretty Good Movie | Ramona | 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 | Dinner in America | Betty | 2022-05-27 |
Movie | Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll | Self | 2022-09-01 |
Movie | The Disappearance of Cari Farver | Nancy Farver | 2022-10-08 |
Movie | Ten Tricks | Grace | 2022-09-27 |
Movie | Mark, Mary + Some Other People | Aunty Carol | 2021-11-05 |
Series | Invincible | Carol (voice) | 2021-03-25 |
Movie | Next Stop, Christmas | Evelyn | 2021-11-06 |
Series | Star Trek: Picard | Diane Werner | 2020-01-23 |
Series | Reunited Apart | Self | 2020-04-27 |
Series | The Ready Room | Self | 2019-01-25 |
Movie | Cool Cat's Crazy Dream | Dream World Lea | 2019-07-26 |
Movie | Who We Are Now | Alana | 2018-05-25 |
Movie | Luis and the Aliens | Ms. Diekendaker (voice) | 2018-05-09 |
Movie | The Year of Spectacular Men | Deb Klein | 2018-06-15 |
Series | 25 Words or Less | Unknown | 2018-08-06 |
Movie | Sierra Burgess Is a Loser | Mrs. Burgess | 2018-09-07 |
Movie | Little Women | Margaret "Marmee" March | 2018-09-28 |
Movie | Literally, Right Before Aaron | Deb (Adam's Mom) | 2017-04-22 |
Movie | The Dog Lover | Liz Holloway | 2016-07-08 |
Movie | Stars Are Already Dead | Aunt Sophia | 2016-01-01 |
Series | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2015-06-21 |
Series | The Muppets | Herself | 2015-09-22 |
Movie | Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute | Herself | 2015-10-21 |
Movie | Back in Time | Self | 2015-10-20 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014-02-17 |
Movie | Ping Pong Summer | Mrs. Miracle | 2014-06-06 |
Movie | My Mother's Future Husband | René Henderson | 2014-05-11 |
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 | Love at the Christmas Table | Elissa Beth | 2012-11-25 |
Movie | John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast | Self | 2012-11-06 |
Series | Switched at Birth | Kathryn Kennish | 2011-06-06 |
Movie | Mayor Cupcake | Mary Maroni | 2011-07-19 |
Movie | J. Edgar | Lela Rogers | 2011-11-09 |
Movie | The Cabin | Lily MacDougal | 2011-08-02 |
Movie | Game of Your Life | Abbie | 2011-12-01 |
Movie | Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer | Laura | 2010-04-16 |
Movie | Tales from the Future | Self | 2010-10-26 |
Movie | Rock Slyde | Master Bartologist | 2010-05-01 |
Movie | Fatal Secrets | Rebecca | 2009-01-03 |
Movie | Looking Back to the Future | Self | 2009-02-10 |
Movie | Splinterheads | Susan Frost | 2009-11-06 |
Movie | Spy School | Claire Miller | 2008-03-01 |
Movie | Senior Skip Day | Cathleen Harris | 2008-05-06 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | 2008-01-12 |
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 | Jane Doe: Ties That Bind | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | 2007-03-17 |
Series | Head Case | Self | 2007-04-18 |
Movie | California Dreaming | Ginger Gainor | 2007-03-04 |
Movie | A Life Interrupted | Debbie Smith | 2007-04-23 |
Series | Greek | April | 2007-07-09 |
Movie | Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss | Cathy Davis | 2007-05-09 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well | Cathy Davis | 2006-01-14 |
Movie | The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful | Self | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall | Cathy Davis | 2006-03-04 |
Movie | Looking Back at the Future | Herself | 2006-06-16 |
Series | Celebrity Duets | Unknown | 2006-08-29 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Vanishing Act | Cathy Davis | 2005-01-21 |
Movie | Come Away Home | Carol | 2005-01-20 |
Series | American Dad! | Caroline Duffy (voice) | 2005-02-06 |
Series | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | 2005-06-01 |
Movie | Jane Doe: The Wrong Face | Cathy Davis | 2005-06-19 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part | Cathy Davis | 2005-03-11 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't | Cathy Davis | 2005-02-18 |
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 | Ed | Liz Stevens | 2000-10-08 |
Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jennifer Rhodes | 2000-10-06 |
Series | Family Guy | Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice) | 1999-01-31 |
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 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | 1998-09-14 |
Movie | The Unknown Cyclist | Melissa Cavatelli | 1998-10-10 |
Series | A Will of their Own | Amanda Steward | 1998-10-18 |
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 |
Movie | The Substitute Wife | Amy Hightower | 1994-05-23 |
Movie | The Little Rascals | Ms. Roberts | 1994-08-05 |
Series | Friends | Caroline Duffy (uncredited) | 1994-09-22 |
Movie | Stolen Babies | Annie Beales | 1993-03-24 |
Movie | Dennis the Menace | Alice Mitchell | 1993-06-24 |
Series | Intimate Portrait | Self | 1993-11-14 |
Movie | The Beverly Hillbillies | Laura Jackson | 1993-10-15 |
Movie | Article 99 | Dr. Robin Van Dorn | 1992-03-13 |
Series | The Larry Sanders Show | Herself | 1992-08-15 |
Movie | Montana | Peg Guthrie | 1990-02-09 |
Movie | Back to the Future Part III | Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly | 1990-05-25 |
Movie | Nightbreaker | Sally Matthews | 1989-03-08 |
Movie | Back to the Future Part II | Lorraine McFly | 1989-11-22 |
Series | Tales from the Crypt | Sylvia Vane | 1989-06-10 |
Movie | Casual Sex? | Stacy | 1988-04-22 |
Movie | Going Undercover | Marigold de la Hunt | 1988-06-17 |
Movie | The Wizard of Loneliness | Sybil | 1988-09-02 |
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 | Howard the Duck | Beverly Switzler | 1986-08-01 |
Movie | The Making of Back to the Future | Self | 1986-10-25 |
Movie | Back to the Future | Lorraine Baines | 1985-07-03 |
Movie | Red Dawn | Erica | 1984-08-10 |
Movie | The Wild Life | Anita | 1984-09-28 |
Movie | The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die | Unknown | 1983-07-15 |
Movie | All the Right Moves | Lisa | 1983-10-21 |
Movie | Jaws 3-D | Kelly Ann Bukowski | 1983-07-22 |