Lea Thompson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

132

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-05-31 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Lea 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lea Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Friends

    Friends

  • INVINCIBLE

    INVINCIBLE

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Dancing with the Stars

    Dancing with the Stars

  • The Goldbergs

    The Goldbergs

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Scorpion

    Scorpion

  • Back to the Future

    Back to the Future

  • 25 Words or Less

    25 Words or Less

  • The Ready Room

    The Ready Room

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Star Trek: Picard

    Star Trek: Picard

  • Switched at Birth

    Switched at Birth

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Greek

    Greek

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Whose Line Is It Anyway?

    Whose Line Is It Anyway?

  • Celebrity Family Feud

    Celebrity Family Feud

  • Ed

    Ed

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • Back to the Future Part III

    Back to the Future Part III

  • Back to the Future Part II

    Back to the Future Part II

  • Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

    Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

  • The Little Rascals

    The Little Rascals

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • The Trouble with the Truth

    The Trouble with the Truth

  • The Muppets

    The Muppets

  • Fatal Secrets

    Fatal Secrets

  • Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

    Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

  • Head Case

    Head Case

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • Final Approach

    Final Approach

  • Howard the Duck

    Howard the Duck

  • Red Dawn

    Red Dawn

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • The Substitute Wife

    The Substitute Wife

  • Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well

    Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well

  • The Unspoken Truth

    The Unspoken Truth

  • Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

    Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

  • Haunted Lighthouse 4-D

    Haunted Lighthouse 4-D

  • Some Kind of Wonderful

    Some Kind of Wonderful

  • The Wizard of Loneliness

    The Wizard of Loneliness

  • Left Behind

    Left Behind

  • Back in Time

    Back in Time

  • All the Right Moves

    All the Right Moves

  • The Spencer Sisters

    The Spencer Sisters

  • Mayor Cupcake

    Mayor Cupcake

  • J. Edgar

    J. Edgar

  • Dinner in America

    Dinner in America

  • Article 99

    Article 99

  • The Right to Remain Silent

    The Right to Remain Silent

  • Next Stop, Christmas

    Next Stop, Christmas

  • John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

    John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

  • Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

    Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

  • Who We Are Now

    Who We Are Now

  • Jaws 3-D

    Jaws 3-D

  • The Year of Spectacular Men

    The Year of Spectacular Men

  • Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

    Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

  • The Chicken Sisters

    The Chicken Sisters

  • Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

    Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

  • Rock Slyde

    Rock Slyde

  • A to Z

    A to Z

  • Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

    Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

  • Little Women

    Little Women

  • Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

    Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

  • The Dog Lover

    The Dog Lover

  • Exit Speed

    Exit Speed

  • Cool Cat's Crazy Dream

    Cool Cat's Crazy Dream

  • California Dreaming

    California Dreaming

  • The Christmas Clause

    The Christmas Clause

  • The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful

    The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful

  • SpaceCamp

    SpaceCamp

  • Montana

    Montana

  • A Will of their Own

    A Will of their Own

  • Nightbreaker

    Nightbreaker

  • Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

    Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

  • Love at the Christmas Table

    Love at the Christmas Table

  • The Wild Life

    The Wild Life

  • Going Undercover

    Going Undercover

  • Come Away Home

    Come Away Home

  • Splinterheads

    Splinterheads

  • Literally, Right Before Aaron

    Literally, Right Before Aaron

  • Spy School

    Spy School

  • Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

    Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

  • Ping Pong Summer

    Ping Pong Summer

  • My Mother's Future Husband

    My Mother's Future Husband

  • BRATS

    BRATS

  • Fish Don't Blink

    Fish Don't Blink

  • Ten Tricks

    Ten Tricks

  • Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't

    Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't

  • Stolen Babies

    Stolen Babies

  • The Making of Back to the Future

    The Making of Back to the Future

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Celebrity Duets

    Celebrity Duets

  • Bound by Flesh

    Bound by Flesh

  • For the People

    For the People

  • Thin Ice

    Thin Ice

  • SEGAL

    SEGAL

  • You Are Here

    You Are Here

  • Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll

    Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll

  • Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute

    Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute

  • Stars Are Already Dead

    Stars Are Already Dead

  • Looking Back to the Future

    Looking Back to the Future

  • The Cabin

    The Cabin

  • The Disappearance of Cari Farver

    The Disappearance of Cari Farver

  • Senior Skip Day

    Senior Skip Day

  • Tales from the Future

    Tales from the Future

  • What If

    What If

  • Unplugging

    Unplugging

  • Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer

    Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer

  • Over the Hill

    Over the Hill

  • Casual Sex?

    Casual Sex?

  • Milius

    Milius

  • A Life Interrupted

    A Life Interrupted

  • A Pretty Good Movie

    A Pretty Good Movie

  • Mark, Mary + Some Other People

    Mark, Mary + Some Other People

  • Queen

    Queen

  • Stealing Christmas

    Stealing Christmas

  • The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die

    The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die

  • The Unknown Cyclist

    The Unknown Cyclist

  • Looking Back at the Future

    Looking Back at the Future

  • Game of Your Life

    Game of Your Life