Lea Thompson

Lea Thompson

Born 1961-05-31 (age 65) Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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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 (1985โ€“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.

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Known For

Back to the Future
Back to the Future

1985

as Lorraine Baines

Back to the Future Part II
The Little Rascals
The Little Rascals

1994

as Ms. Roberts

Back to the Future Part III
Back to the Future Part III

1990

as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly

Left Behind
Left Behind

2014

as Irene Steele

Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace

1993

as Alice Mitchell

Red Dawn
Red Dawn

1984

as Erica

Jaws 3-D
Jaws 3-D

1983

as Kelly Ann Bukowski

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies

1993

as Laura Jackson

J. Edgar
J. Edgar

2011

as Lela Rogers

Howard the Duck
Howard the Duck

1986

as Beverly Switzler

Some Kind of Wonderful
Some Kind of Wonderful

1987

as Amanda Jones

Thin Ice
Thin Ice

2012

as Jo Ann Prohaska

Dinner in America
Dinner in America

2020

as Betty

Senior Skip Day
Senior Skip Day

2008

as Cathleen Harris

Article 99
Article 99

1992

as Dr. Robin Van Dorn

BRATS
BRATS

2024

as Self

All the Right Moves
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

2018

as Mrs. Burgess

SpaceCamp
SpaceCamp

1986

as Kathryn