Cast
Lea Thompson
Acting
Cast
Lea Thompson
Known for
Acting
Born
1961-05-31
From
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Also known as Lea Katherine Thompson
Biography
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.
★8.3
MOVIE1985
Back to the Future
as Lorraine Baines
★7.8
MOVIE1989
Back to the Future Part II
as Lorraine
★7.5
MOVIE1990
Back to the Future Part III
as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
★4.5
MOVIE1983
Jaws 3-D
as Kelly Ann Bukowski
★6.8
MOVIE1994
The Little Rascals
as Ms. Roberts
★5.9
MOVIE1993
Dennis the Menace
as Alice Mitchell
★4.3
MOVIE2014
Left Behind
as Irene Steele
★6.3
MOVIE1993
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Laura Jackson
★6.3
MOVIE1984
Red Dawn
as Erica
★5.4
MOVIE1986
Howard the Duck
as Beverly Switzler
★6.2
MOVIE2011
J. Edgar
as Lela Rogers
★6.8
MOVIE1987
Some Kind of Wonderful
as Amanda Jones
★7.7
MOVIE2020
Dinner in America
as Betty
★6.3
MOVIE2018
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
as Mrs. Burgess
★5.8
MOVIE1983
All the Right Moves
as Lisa
★6.5
MOVIE2012
Thin Ice
as Jo Ann Prohaska
★4.8
MOVIE2008
Senior Skip Day
as Cathleen Harris
★7.0
MOVIE2013
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Julia
★4.8
MOVIE2017
Literally, Right Before Aaron
as Deb (Adam's Mom)
★6.7
MOVIE1989
Nightbreaker
as Sally Matthews
★6.1
MOVIE2010
Tales from the Future
as Self
★4.9
MOVIE2022
Unplugging
as Perkins
★2.8
MOVIE1988
Going Undercover
as Marigold de la Hunt
★6.1
MOVIE1984
The Wild Life
as Anita
★5.8
MOVIE2005
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
as Cathy Davis
★6.3
MOVIE2018
Little Women
as Margaret "Marmee" March
★5.3
MOVIE2011
Mayor Cupcake
as Mary Maroni
★6.0
MOVIE2024
BRATS
as Self
★5.9
MOVIE2009
Splinterheads
as Susan Frost
★6.5
MOVIE2015
Back in Time
as Self
★5.3
MOVIE2003
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
as Peg Van Legge
★6.4
MOVIE2021
Next Stop, Christmas
as Evelyn
★5.1
MOVIE2003
Stealing Christmas
as Sarah Gibson
★6.7
MOVIE2006
Looking Back at the Future
as Herself
★6.4
MOVIE2005
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
as Cathy Davis
★5.9
MOVIE1986
SpaceCamp
as Kathryn
★5.7
MOVIE2018
Who We Are Now
as Alana
★6.2
MOVIE1992
Article 99
as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
★5.8
MOVIE2012
Love at the Christmas Table
as Elissa Beth
MOVIETBA
What If
★6.3
MOVIE2016
The Dog Lover
as Liz Holloway
★4.0
MOVIE2007
California Dreaming
as Ginger Gainor
★5.2
MOVIE1988
Casual Sex?
as Stacy
★7.1
MOVIE2013
Milius
as Self
MOVIETBA
Queen
as Dr. Page
★6.6
MOVIE2009
Looking Back to the Future
as Self
★5.7
MOVIE2014
Ping Pong Summer
as Mrs. Miracle
★1.0
MOVIE2019
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
as Dream World Lea
MOVIE2018
Over the Hill
as Sally
★5.7
MOVIE2014
My Mother's Future Husband
as René Henderson
★5.6
MOVIE2018
The Year of Spectacular Men
as Deb Klein
★5.2
MOVIE1996
The Right to Remain Silent
as Christine Paley
★5.2
MOVIE2007
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
★5.2
MOVIE2008
Exit Speed
as Maudie McMinn
★5.5
MOVIE1994
The Substitute Wife
as Amy Hightower
★5.2
MOVIE2021
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
as Aunty Carol
★5.7
MOVIE2008
The Christmas Clause
as Sophie
MOVIETBA
A Pretty Good Movie
as Ramona
★4.6
MOVIE2008
Spy School
as Claire Miller
★5.9
MOVIE2012
Bound by Flesh
as Voiceover
★6.0
MOVIE2007
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
as Cathy Davis
★6.8
MOVIE2005
Come Away Home
as Carol
★5.1
MOVIE2008
Final Approach
as Alicia Bender
★3.8
MOVIE2009
Fatal Secrets
as Rebecca
★6.4
MOVIE2006
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
as Cathy Davis
★8.1
MOVIE1995
The Unspoken Truth
as Brianne Hawkins
★6.0
MOVIE2005
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
as Cathy Davis
★5.6
MOVIE2007
A Life Interrupted
as Debbie Smith
★6.1
MOVIE2008
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
MOVIETBA
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
as Self
★4.7
MOVIE1998
The Unknown Cyclist
as Melissa Cavatelli
★6.0
MOVIE2002
Fish Don't Blink
as Clara
★5.7
MOVIE2012
The Trouble with the Truth
as Emily
★4.0
MOVIE2010
Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer
as Laura
★5.5
MOVIE1993
Stolen Babies
as Annie Beales
★6.1
MOVIE1990
Montana
as Peg Guthrie
MOVIE2016
Stars Are Already Dead
as Aunt Sophia
MOVIETBA
You Are Here
as Helen
★6.0
MOVIE2005
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Cathy Davis
MOVIE2025
SEGAL
as Self
★6.3
MOVIE1988
The Wizard of Loneliness
as Sybil
★7.6
MOVIE1986
The Making of Back to the Future
as Self
★6.2
MOVIE2011
The Cabin
as Lily MacDougal
★6.1
MOVIE2006
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
as Cathy Davis
★10.0
MOVIE2011
Game of Your Life
as Abbie
MOVIE2012
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
as Self
★5.2
MOVIE2022
The Disappearance of Cari Farver
as Nancy Farver
★5.6
MOVIE2015
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
as Self
★4.4
MOVIE2022
Ten Tricks
as Grace
★5.0
MOVIE1983
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
★5.4
MOVIE2010
Rock Slyde
as Master Bartologist
MOVIE2006
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
as Self
★8.5
MOVIE2022
Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon
as Self