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

  • Friends

    Friends

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • INVINCIBLE

    INVINCIBLE

  • Dancing with the Stars

    Dancing with the Stars

  • Scorpion

    Scorpion

  • Back to the Future

    Back to the Future

  • Article 99

    Article 99

  • The Goldbergs

    The Goldbergs

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Star Trek: Picard

    Star Trek: Picard

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • 25 Words or Less

    25 Words or Less

  • Back to the Future Part III

    Back to the Future Part III

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Whose Line Is It Anyway?

    Whose Line Is It Anyway?

  • Switched at Birth

    Switched at Birth

  • Caroline in the City

    Caroline in the City

  • Celebrity Family Feud

    Celebrity Family Feud

  • Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

    Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

  • Back to the Future Part II

    Back to the Future Part II

  • Greek

    Greek

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • The Little Rascals

    The Little Rascals

  • Ed

    Ed

  • J. Edgar

    J. Edgar

  • Montana

    Montana

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • California Dreaming

    California Dreaming

  • The Ready Room

    The Ready Room

  • The Muppets

    The Muppets

  • Mayor Cupcake

    Mayor Cupcake

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • Rock Slyde

    Rock Slyde

  • Going Undercover

    Going Undercover

  • Exit Speed

    Exit Speed

  • Next Stop, Christmas

    Next Stop, Christmas

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Howard the Duck

    Howard the Duck

  • Head Case

    Head Case

  • Final Approach

    Final Approach

  • The Trouble with the Truth

    The Trouble with the Truth

  • Thin Ice

    Thin Ice

  • Jaws 3-D

    Jaws 3-D

  • Little Women

    Little Women

  • Left Behind

    Left Behind

  • The Cabin

    The Cabin

  • A to Z

    A to Z

  • Nightbreaker

    Nightbreaker

  • 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

  • Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

    Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

  • Unplugging

    Unplugging

  • Red Dawn

    Red Dawn

  • The Chicken Sisters

    The Chicken Sisters

  • All the Right Moves

    All the Right Moves

  • The Spencer Sisters

    The Spencer Sisters

  • Who We Are Now

    Who We Are Now

  • Splinterheads

    Splinterheads

  • Some Kind of Wonderful

    Some Kind of Wonderful

  • BRATS

    BRATS

  • Stars Are Already Dead

    Stars Are Already Dead

  • The Right to Remain Silent

    The Right to Remain Silent

  • A Will of their Own

    A Will of their Own

  • Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

    Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

  • Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute

    Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute

  • Dinner in America

    Dinner in America

  • Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

    Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

  • Spy School

    Spy School

  • Haunted Lighthouse 4-D

    Haunted Lighthouse 4-D

  • Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

    Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

  • Senior Skip Day

    Senior Skip Day

  • The Year of Spectacular Men

    The Year of Spectacular Men

  • Love at the Christmas Table

    Love at the Christmas Table

  • The Wild Life

    The Wild Life

  • Literally, Right Before Aaron

    Literally, Right Before Aaron

  • Ping Pong Summer

    Ping Pong Summer

  • Back in Time

    Back in Time

  • Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

    Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

  • The Wizard of Loneliness

    The Wizard of Loneliness

  • The Dog Lover

    The Dog Lover

  • SpaceCamp

    SpaceCamp

  • Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

    Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

  • My Mother's Future Husband

    My Mother's Future Husband

  • Come Away Home

    Come Away Home

  • Looking Back to the Future

    Looking Back to the Future

  • The Substitute Wife

    The Substitute Wife

  • The Unspoken Truth

    The Unspoken Truth

  • Stealing Christmas

    Stealing Christmas

  • Queen

    Queen

  • The Christmas Clause

    The Christmas Clause

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

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

  • A Life Interrupted

    A Life Interrupted

  • A Pretty Good Movie

    A Pretty Good Movie

  • Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

    Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

  • Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well

    Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well

  • Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer

    Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer

  • Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

    Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

  • Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

    Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

  • Fish Don't Blink

    Fish Don't Blink

  • Casual Sex?

    Casual Sex?

  • The Making of Back to the Future

    The Making of Back to the Future

  • Tales from the Future

    Tales from the Future

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • For the People

    For the People

  • John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

    John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

  • Cool Cat's Crazy Dream

    Cool Cat's Crazy Dream

  • Bound by Flesh

    Bound by Flesh

  • Over the Hill

    Over the Hill

  • The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful

    The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful

  • You Are Here

    You Are Here

  • Celebrity Duets

    Celebrity Duets

  • What If

    What If

  • Fatal Secrets

    Fatal Secrets

  • Milius

    Milius

  • The Disappearance of Cari Farver

    The Disappearance of Cari Farver

  • SEGAL

    SEGAL

  • Ten Tricks

    Ten Tricks

  • Mark, Mary + Some Other People

    Mark, Mary + Some Other People

  • Stolen Babies

    Stolen Babies

  • The Unknown Cyclist

    The Unknown Cyclist

  • Looking Back at the Future

    Looking Back at the Future

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

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

  • Game of Your Life

    Game of Your Life