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Lea Thompson
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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.
BODY OF WORK
Lea Thompson's Filmography
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SEGAL
as Self
BRATS
as Self
The Disappearance of Cari Farver
as Nancy Farver
Ten Tricks
as Grace
Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon
as Self
Dinner in America
as Betty
Unplugging
as Perkins
Next Stop, Christmas
as Evelyn
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
as Aunty Carol
You Are Here
as Helen
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
as Dream World Lea
Little Women
as Margaret "Marmee" March
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
as Mrs. Burgess
The Year of Spectacular Men
as Deb Klein
Who We Are Now
as Alana
Over the Hill
as Sally
Literally, Right Before Aaron
as Deb (Adam's Mom)
The Dog Lover
as Liz Holloway
Stars Are Already Dead
as Aunt Sophia
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
as Self
Back in Time
as Self
Left Behind
as Irene Steele
Ping Pong Summer
as Mrs. Miracle
My Mother's Future Husband
as René Henderson
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Julia
Milius
as Self
Love at the Christmas Table
as Elissa Beth
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
as Self
Bound by Flesh
as Voiceover
The Trouble with the Truth
as Emily
Thin Ice
as Jo Ann Prohaska
Game of Your Life
as Abbie
J. Edgar
as Lela Rogers
The Cabin
as Lily MacDougal
Mayor Cupcake
as Mary Maroni
Tales from the Future
as Self
Rock Slyde
as Master Bartologist
Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer
as Laura
Splinterheads
as Susan Frost
Looking Back to the Future
as Self
Fatal Secrets
as Rebecca
The Christmas Clause
as Sophie
Exit Speed
as Maudie McMinn
Final Approach
as Alicia Bender
Senior Skip Day
as Cathleen Harris
Spy School
as Claire Miller
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
as Cathy Davis
A Life Interrupted
as Debbie Smith
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
California Dreaming
as Ginger Gainor
No Poster
Looking Back at the Future
as Herself
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
as Cathy Davis
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
as Cathy Davis
No Poster
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
as Self
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
as Cathy Davis
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
as Cathy Davis
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Cathy Davis
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
as Cathy Davis
Come Away Home
as Carol
Stealing Christmas
as Sarah Gibson
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
as Peg Van Legge
Fish Don't Blink
as Clara
The Unknown Cyclist
as Melissa Cavatelli
The Right to Remain Silent
as Christine Paley
The Unspoken Truth
as Brianne Hawkins
The Little Rascals
as Ms. Roberts
The Substitute Wife
as Amy Hightower
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Laura Jackson
Dennis the Menace
as Alice Mitchell
Stolen Babies
as Annie Beales
Article 99
as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
Back to the Future Part III
as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
Montana
as Peg Guthrie
Back to the Future Part II
as Lorraine
Nightbreaker
as Sally Matthews
The Wizard of Loneliness
as Sybil
Going Undercover
as Marigold de la Hunt
Casual Sex?
as Stacy
Some Kind of Wonderful
as Amanda Jones
The Making of Back to the Future
as Self
Howard the Duck
as Beverly Switzler
SpaceCamp
as Kathryn
Back to the Future
as Lorraine Baines
The Wild Life
as Anita
Red Dawn
as Erica
All the Right Moves
as Lisa
Jaws 3-D
as Kelly Ann Bukowski
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
as Self
A Pretty Good Movie
as Ramona
No Poster
Queen
as Dr. Page
No Poster