Born 1961 (age 64) · Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Appears in 142 titles

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

Back to the Future
8.3
Back to the Future
1985
as Lorraine Baines
Back to the Future Part II
7.8
Back to the Future Part II
1989
as Lorraine
Back to the Future Part III
7.5
Back to the Future Part III
1990
as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
6.3
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
2018
as Mrs. Burgess
J. Edgar
6.2
J. Edgar
2011
as Lela Rogers
Dennis the Menace
5.9
Dennis the Menace
1993
as Alice Mitchell
Jaws 3-D
4.5
Jaws 3-D
1983
as Kelly Ann Bukowski
Left Behind
4.3
Left Behind
2014
as Irene Steele
The Little Rascals
6.8
The Little Rascals
1994
as Ms. Roberts
Howard the Duck
5.4
Howard the Duck
1986
as Beverly Switzler
Red Dawn
6.3
Red Dawn
1984
as Erica
The Beverly Hillbillies
6.3
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
as Laura Jackson
Some Kind of Wonderful
6.8
Some Kind of Wonderful
1987
as Amanda Jones
Back in Time
6.5
Back in Time
2015
as Self
All the Right Moves
5.8
All the Right Moves
1983
as Lisa
Dinner in America
7.7
Dinner in America
2020
as Betty
SpaceCamp
5.9
SpaceCamp
1986
as Kathryn
Thin Ice
6.5
Thin Ice
2012
as Jo Ann Prohaska
Love at the Christmas Table
5.8
Love at the Christmas Table
2012
as Elissa Beth
Next Stop, Christmas
6.4
Next Stop, Christmas
2021
as Evelyn