Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 31, 1961
Place of Birth:
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Chicken Sisters | Nancy Hillier |
| 2023 | The Spencer Sisters | Victoria Spencer |
| 2021 | INVINCIBLE | Carol (voice) |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Picard | Diane Werner |
| 2020 | Stars in the House | Self |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart | Self |
| 2019 | The Ready Room | Self |
| 2018 | 25 Words or Less | |
| 2015 | The Muppets | Self |
| 2015 | Celebrity Family Feud | Self |
| 2014 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Vonnie (voice) |
| 2014 | Scorpion | Veronica Dineen |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest |
| 2014 | A to Z | Lea Thompson |
| 2013 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self |
| 2013 | The Goldbergs | Fran |
| 2011 | Switched at Birth | Kathryn Kennish |
| 2007 | Greek | April |
| 2007 | Head Case | Self |
| 2006 | Celebrity Duets | |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Caroline Duffy (voice) |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest |
| 2002 | For the People | Camille Paris |
| 2000 | Ed | Liz Stevens |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jennifer Rhodes |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Michelle Osborne |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self - Guest |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Lorraine McFly (voice) |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist |
| 1998 | A Will of their Own | Amanda Steward |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1995 | Caroline in the City | Caroline Duffy |
| 1994 | Friends | Caroline Duffy (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Herself |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Sylvia Vane |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |