Lea Thompson
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lea Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Queen | Dr. Page | 2026 |
| Movie | What If | 2026 | |
| Movie | You Are Here | Helen | 2026 |
| Movie | A Pretty Good Movie | Ramona | 2026 |
| Movie | SEGAL | Self | 2025-10-12 |
| Series | The Chicken Sisters | Nancy Hillier | 2024-09-10 |
| Movie | BRATS | Self | 2024-06-07 |
| Series | The Spencer Sisters | Victoria Spencer | 2023-01-29 |
| Movie | Lynch/Oz | Lorraine Baines (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-05-15 |
| 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 | Unplugging | Perkins | 2022-04-22 |
| Series | INVINCIBLE | Carol (voice) | 2021-03-25 |
| Movie | Mark, Mary + Some Other People | Aunty Carol | 2021-11-05 |
| Movie | Next Stop, Christmas | Evelyn | 2021-11-06 |
| Movie | Dinner in America | Betty | 2020-05-27 |
| Series | Stars in the House | Self | 2020-03-16 |
| Series | Reunited Apart | Self | 2020-04-27 |
| Series | Star Trek: Picard | Diane Werner | 2020-01-23 |
| Movie | Cool Cat's Crazy Dream | Dream World Lea | 2019-07-26 |
| Series | The Ready Room | Self | 2019-01-25 |
| Movie | Over the Hill | Sally | 2018-01-01 |
| Movie | Little Women | Margaret "Marmee" March | 2018-09-28 |
| Movie | Sierra Burgess Is a Loser | Mrs. Burgess | 2018-09-07 |
| Series | 25 Words or Less | Self | 2018-08-06 |
| Movie | Who We Are Now | Alana | 2018-05-25 |
| Movie | The Year of Spectacular Men | Deb Klein | 2018-06-15 |
| Movie | Luis and the Aliens | Ms. Diekendaker (voice) | 2018-05-09 |
| 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 | The Muppets | Self | 2015-09-22 |
| Movie | Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute | Self | 2015-10-21 |
| Movie | Back in Time | Self | 2015-10-20 |
| Series | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2015-06-21 |
| Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014-02-17 |
| Series | A to Z | Lea Thompson | 2014-10-02 |
| Movie | Ping Pong Summer | Mrs. Miracle | 2014-06-06 |
| Movie | Left Behind | Irene Steele | 2014-10-03 |
| Series | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Vonnie (voice) | 2014-12-05 |
| Movie | My Mother's Future Husband | René Henderson | 2014-05-11 |
| Series | Scorpion | Veronica Dineen | 2014-09-22 |
| Movie | Milius | Self | 2013-03-09 |
| Series | The Goldbergs | Fran | 2013-09-24 |
| Series | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self | 2013-07-16 |
| Movie | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Julia | 2013-04-20 |
| Movie | Thin Ice | Jo Ann Prohaska | 2012-02-17 |
| 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 |
| Movie | The Trouble with the Truth | Emily | 2012-09-14 |
| Series | Switched at Birth | Kathryn Kennish | 2011-06-06 |
| Movie | J. Edgar | Lela Rogers | 2011-11-09 |
| Movie | The Cabin | Lily MacDougal | 2011-08-02 |
| Movie | Mayor Cupcake | Mary Maroni | 2011-07-19 |
| Movie | Game of Your Life | Abbie | 2011-12-01 |
| Movie | Tales from the Future | Self | 2010-10-26 |
| Movie | Rock Slyde | Master Bartologist | 2010-05-01 |
| Movie | Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer | Laura | 2010-04-16 |
| 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 | Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | 2008-01-12 |
| Movie | Spy School | Claire Miller | 2008-03-01 |
| Movie | Exit Speed | Maudie McMinn | 2008-08-26 |
| 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 | California Dreaming | Ginger Gainor | 2007-03-04 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss | Cathy Davis | 2007-05-09 |
| Movie | A Life Interrupted | Debbie Smith | 2007-04-23 |
| Series | Head Case | Self | 2007-04-18 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: Ties That Bind | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | 2007-03-17 |
| Series | Greek | April | 2007-07-09 |
| Series | Celebrity Duets | 2006-08-29 | |
| Movie | The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful | Self | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | Looking Back at the Future | Herself | 2006-06-16 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall | Cathy Davis | 2006-03-04 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well | Cathy Davis | 2006-01-14 |
| Movie | Come Away Home | Carol | 2005-01-20 |
| 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: Til Death Do Us Part | Cathy Davis | 2005-03-11 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: Vanishing Act | Cathy Davis | 2005-01-21 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: The Wrong Face | Cathy Davis | 2005-06-19 |
| Series | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | 2005-06-01 |
| Series | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004-09-13 |
| Movie | The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made | Beverly Switzler (archive footage) | 2004-07-13 |
| Movie | Haunted Lighthouse 4-D | Peg Van Legge | 2003-03-07 |
| Movie | Stealing Christmas | Sarah Gibson | 2003-11-30 |
| Series | For the People | Camille Paris | 2002-07-21 |
| Movie | Fish Don't Blink | Clara | 2002-04-13 |
| Series | Ed | Liz Stevens | 2000-10-08 |
| Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jennifer Rhodes | 2000-10-06 |
| Series | Family Guy | Lorraine McFly (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 |
| Series | A Will of their Own | Amanda Steward | 1998-10-18 |
| Movie | The Unknown Cyclist | Melissa Cavatelli | 1998-10-10 |
| Movie | The Right to Remain Silent | Christine Paley | 1996-01-07 |
| Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
| Movie | The Unspoken Truth | Brianne Hawkins | 1995-09-24 |
| Series | Caroline in the City | Caroline Duffy | 1995-09-21 |
| 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 | Dennis the Menace | Alice Mitchell | 1993-06-09 |
| Movie | The Beverly Hillbillies | Laura Jackson | 1993-10-15 |
| Series | Intimate Portrait | Self | 1993-11-14 |
| 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 | 1989-11-22 |
| Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | 1988-09-05 |
| Movie | The Wizard of Loneliness | Sybil | 1988-09-02 |
| Movie | Casual Sex? | Stacy | 1988-04-22 |
| Movie | Going Undercover | Marigold de la Hunt | 1988-06-17 |
| Movie | Some Kind of Wonderful | Amanda Jones | 1987-02-27 |
| Movie | Howard the Duck | Beverly Switzler | 1986-08-01 |
| Movie | SpaceCamp | Kathryn | 1986-06-06 |
| Movie | The Making of Back to the Future | Self | 1986-10-25 |
| 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 | The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die | 1983-07-15 | |
| Movie | All the Right Moves | Lisa | 1983-10-21 |
| Movie | Jaws 3-D | Kelly Ann Bukowski | 1983-07-22 |