Lea Thompson
Known for Acting
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
Back to the Future
1985
as Lorraine Baines
Back to the Future Part II
1989
as Lorraine
The Little Rascals
1994
as Ms. Roberts
Jaws 3-D
1983
as Kelly Ann Bukowski
Back to the Future Part III
1990
as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
Left Behind
2014
as Irene Steele
J. Edgar
2011
as Lela Rogers
Dennis the Menace
1993
as Alice Mitchell
Howard the Duck
1986
as Beverly Switzler
Red Dawn
1984
as Erica
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
as Laura Jackson
BRATS
2024
as Self
All the Right Moves
1983
as Lisa
Some Kind of Wonderful
1987
as Amanda Jones
Thin Ice
2012
as Jo Ann Prohaska
Dinner in America
2020
as Betty
SpaceCamp
1986
as Kathryn
Senior Skip Day
2008
as Cathleen Harris
Nightbreaker
1989
as Sally Matthews
Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017
as Deb (Adam's Mom)