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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
American Dad!
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Hollywood Squares
1998
Friends
1994
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Dancing with the Stars
2005
The Goldbergs
2013
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 2014
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Michelle Osborne · 1999
Family Guy
as Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice) · 1999
Family Guy
as Lorraine McFly (voice) · 1999
American Dad!
as Caroline Duffy (voice) · 2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Jennifer Rhodes · 2000
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist · 1998
Friends
as Caroline Duffy (uncredited) · 1994
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
· 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant · 2005
The Goldbergs
as Fran · 2013
Scorpion
as Veronica Dineen · 2014
INVINCIBLE
as Carol (voice) · 2021
American Playhouse
as Aunt Sybil · 1982
25 Words or Less
as Self · 2018
Intimate Portrait
as Self · 1993
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest · 2004
Switched at Birth
as Kathryn Kennish · 2011
Star Trek: Picard
as Diane Werner · 2020
Tales from the Crypt
as Sylvia Vane · 1989
The Larry Sanders Show
as Lea Thompson · 1992
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest · 1999
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self · 2013
Caroline in the City
as Caroline Duffy · 1995
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self · 2015
Stars in the House
as Self · 2020
Back to the Future
as Lorraine Baines · 1985
Back to the Future Part II
as Lorraine · 1989
Greek
as April · 2007
Ed
as Liz Stevens · 2000
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Vonnie (voice) · 2014
The Ready Room
as Self · 2019
The Little Rascals
as Ms. Roberts · 1994
The Muppets
as Self · 2015
Back to the Future Part III
as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly · 1990
Dennis the Menace
as Alice Mitchell · 1993
Head Case
as Self · 2007
Left Behind
as Irene Steele · 2014
Reunited Apart
as Self · 2020
For the People
as Chief Deputy District Attorney Camille Paris · 2002
Jaws 3-D
as Kelly Ann Bukowski · 1983
Howard the Duck
as Beverly Switzler · 1986
Red Dawn
as Erica · 1984
The Chicken Sisters
as Nancy Hillier · 2024
A to Z
as Lea Thompson · 2014
All the Right Moves
as Lisa · 1983
The Spencer Sisters
as Victoria Spencer · 2023
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Laura Jackson · 1993
Dinner in America
as Betty · 2020
J. Edgar
as Lela Rogers · 2011
E! True Hollywood Story
· 1996
Some Kind of Wonderful
as Amanda Jones · 1987
A Will of their Own
as Amanda Steward · 1998
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
as Lorraine Baines-McFly · 2018
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Julia · 2013
Literally, Right Before Aaron
as Deb (Adam's Mom) · 2017
Thin Ice
as Jo Ann Prohaska · 2012
Casual Sex?
as Stacy · 1988
The Wild Life
as Anita · 1984
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
as Mrs. Burgess · 2018
Next Stop, Christmas
as Evelyn · 2021
SpaceCamp
as Kathryn · 1986
Celebrity Duets
· 2006
Who We Are Now
as Alana · 2018
Article 99
as Dr. Robin Van Dorn · 1992
Love at the Christmas Table
as Elissa Beth · 2012
Senior Skip Day
as Cathleen Harris · 2008
Exit Speed
as Maudie McMinn · 2008
Back in Time
as Self · 2015
The Year of Spectacular Men
as Deb Klein · 2018
BRATS
as Self · 2024
Unplugging
as Perkins · 2022
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
as Aunty Carol · 2021
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
as Self
Going Undercover
as Marigold de la Hunt · 1988
Nightbreaker
as Sally Matthews · 1989
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
as Peg Van Legge · 2003
Spy School
as Claire Miller · 2008
Final Approach
as Alicia Bender · 2008
The Disappearance of Cari Farver
as Nancy Farver · 2022
The Dog Lover
as Liz Holloway · 2016
Stealing Christmas
as Sarah Gibson · 2003
Little Women
as Margaret "Marmee" March · 2018
Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer
as Laura · 2010
Milius
as Self · 2013
The Trouble with the Truth
as Emily · 2012
A Life Interrupted
as Debbie Smith · 2007
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
as Self · 2015
The Right to Remain Silent
as Christine Paley · 1996
Looking Back to the Future
as Self · 2009
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
as Cathy Davis · 2006
Tales from the Future
as Self · 2010
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
as Cathy Davis · 2005
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
as Dream World Lea · 2019
Game of Your Life
as Abbie · 2011
My Mother's Future Husband
as René Henderson · 2014
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
as Cathy Davis · 2005
Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon
as Self · 2022
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe · 2008
Splinterheads
as Susan Frost · 2009
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe · 2007
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
as Cathy Davis · 2006
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
as Cathy Davis · 2007
The Wizard of Loneliness
as Sybil · 1988
The Making of Back to the Future
as Self · 1986
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
as Cathy Davis · 2005
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Cathy Davis · 2005
Fish Don't Blink
as Clara · 2002
Fatal Secrets
as Rebecca · 2009
Come Away Home
as Carol · 2005
Mayor Cupcake
as Mary Maroni · 2011
Looking Back at the Future
as Herself · 2006
The Unspoken Truth
as Brianne Hawkins · 1995
Montana
as Peg Guthrie · 1990
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
· 1983
The Unknown Cyclist
as Melissa Cavatelli · 1998
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
as Self · 2012
Ping Pong Summer
as Mrs. Miracle · 2014
Queen
as Dr. Page
Stars Are Already Dead
as Aunt Sophia · 2016
California Dreaming
as Ginger Gainor · 2007
A Pretty Good Movie
as Ramona
What If
The Substitute Wife
as Amy Hightower · 1994
Ten Tricks
as Grace · 2022
The Christmas Clause
as Sophie · 2008
Bound by Flesh
as Voiceover · 2012
SEGAL
as Self · 2025
Stolen Babies
as Annie Beales · 1993
Rock Slyde
as Master Bartologist · 2010
Over the Hill
as Sally · 2018
You Are Here
as Helen · 2019
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
as Self · 2006
The Cabin
as Lily MacDougal · 2011