Acting
Lea Thompson
Born May 31, 1961 · Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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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Acting
A Pretty Good Movie
Comedy
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
Documentary
SEGAL
2025
Documentary
The Chicken Sisters
2024
Drama
BRATS
2024
Documentary
The Spencer Sisters
2023
Drama · Mystery
The Disappearance of Cari Farver
2022
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
Ten Tricks
2022
Drama · Comedy
Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon
2022
Documentary
Dinner in America
2022
Romance · Comedy
Unplugging
2022
Comedy
Next Stop, Christmas
2021
TV Movie · Fantasy · Drama
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
2021
Comedy · Drama · Romance
INVINCIBLE
2021
Animation · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Star Trek: Picard
2020
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
You Are Here
2019
Drama
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
2019
Comedy · Family
Little Women
2018
Drama
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
2018
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Year of Spectacular Men
2018
Drama · Comedy · Romance
Who We Are Now
2018
Drama
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
2018
Comedy · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Over the Hill
2018
Comedy
Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017
Drama · Comedy
The Dog Lover
2016
Drama · Family
Stars Are Already Dead
2016
Drama · TV Movie
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015
Comedy · Documentary
Back in Time
2015
Documentary
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Animation
Left Behind
2014
Thriller · Action · Science Fiction
A to Z
2014
Comedy
Scorpion
2014
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
Ping Pong Summer
2014
Comedy · Drama · History
My Mother's Future Husband
2014
Family · Romance · Comedy
The Goldbergs
2013
Family · Comedy
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
Drama
Milius
2013
Documentary
Love at the Christmas Table
2012
Comedy · Romance · TV Movie
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012
Documentary
Bound by Flesh
2012
Documentary
The Trouble with the Truth
2012
Drama · Romance
Thin Ice
2012
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Game of Your Life
2011
Action · Comedy · Family
J. Edgar
2011
Drama · Crime · History
The Cabin
2011
Comedy · TV Movie
Mayor Cupcake
2011
Comedy · Family
Switched at Birth
2011
Drama · Family
Tales from the Future
2010
Documentary
Rock Slyde
2010
Comedy · Crime
Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer
2010
Adventure · Comedy · Family
Splinterheads
2009
Comedy · Romance
Looking Back to the Future
2009
Documentary
Fatal Secrets
2009
Thriller
The Christmas Clause
2008
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
Exit Speed
2008
Action · Thriller
Final Approach
2008
Thriller · Action · TV Movie
Senior Skip Day
2008
Comedy
Spy School
2008
Adventure · Family · Comedy
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Greek
2007
Comedy · Drama
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
2007
Action · Thriller · Crime
A Life Interrupted
2007
Drama · History · TV Movie
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007
TV Movie · Mystery · Drama
California Dreaming
2007
Comedy · Family
Celebrity Duets
2006
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
2006
Crime · Mystery · TV Movie
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
2006
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005
Mystery · TV Movie
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005
Mystery · TV Movie
American Dad!
2005
Animation · Comedy
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
2005
Crime · Mystery · TV Movie
Come Away Home
2005
Family · Drama
Stealing Christmas
2003
Comedy · Family · TV Movie
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
2003
Mystery · Family · Fantasy
Fish Don't Blink
2002
Comedy
Ed
2000
Drama · Comedy
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Family Guy
1999
Animation · Comedy
A Will of their Own
1998
The Unknown Cyclist
1998
Drama
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Documentary
The Right to Remain Silent
1996
Drama · Crime · TV Movie
The Unspoken Truth
1995
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Caroline in the City
1995
Comedy · Drama · Animation
Friends
1994
Comedy
The Little Rascals
1994
Romance · Comedy · Family
The Substitute Wife
1994
Drama · Romance · Western
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
Comedy · Family
Dennis the Menace
1993
Family · Comedy
Stolen Babies
1993
Drama · TV Movie
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Comedy
Article 99
1992
Drama
Back to the Future Part III
1990
Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
Montana
1990
Western · TV Movie
Back to the Future Part II
1989
Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Comedy · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Nightbreaker
1989
Drama · TV Movie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Talk
The Wizard of Loneliness
1988
Drama
Going Undercover
1988
Comedy
Casual Sex?
1988
Comedy · Romance
Some Kind of Wonderful
1987
Romance · Comedy
The Making of Back to the Future
1986
TV Movie · Documentary
Howard the Duck
1986
Comedy · Adventure · Science Fiction
SpaceCamp
1986
Family · Adventure · Science Fiction
Back to the Future
1985
Adventure · Comedy · Science Fiction
The Wild Life
1984
Comedy · Drama
Red Dawn
1984
Thriller · War · Drama
All the Right Moves
1983
Romance · Drama
Jaws 3-D
1983
Thriller · Horror
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
1983
Documentary
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
