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Lea Thompson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1961-05-31 (Age: 65)

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.

Filmography (88)

⭐ 0 Role: Self

SEGAL

2025
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self

BRATS

2024
⭐ 5.2 Role: Nancy Farver

The Disappearance of Cari Farver

2022
⭐ 4.4 Role: Grace

Ten Tricks

2022
⭐ 8.5 Role: Self

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

2022
⭐ 4.9 Role: Perkins

Unplugging

2022
⭐ 6.4 Role: Evelyn

Next Stop, Christmas

2021
⭐ 5.2 Role: Aunty Carol

Mark, Mary + Some Other People

2021
⭐ 7.7 Role: Betty

Dinner in America

2020
⭐ 1.0 Role: Dream World Lea

Cool Cat's Crazy Dream

2019
⭐ 6.4 Role: Margaret "Marmee" March

Little Women

2018
⭐ 6.3 Role: Mrs. Burgess

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

2018
⭐ 5.6 Role: Deb Klein

The Year of Spectacular Men

2018
⭐ 5.7 Role: Alana

Who We Are Now

2018
⭐ 0 Role: Sally

Over the Hill

2018