Lea Thompson

Acting

May 31, 1961 (65 years old)

Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Female

100 Movies

54 TV Shows

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.

Back to the Future Part II

1989 7.8

as Lorraine

Age 28 (now 65)

Back to the Future

1985 8.3

as Lorraine Baines

Age 24 (now 65)

Back to the Future Part III

1990 7.5

as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly

Age 28 (now 65)

Howard the Duck

1986 5.4

as Beverly Switzler

Age 25 (now 65)

Switched at Birth

2011 7.4

as Kathryn Kennish

Age 50 (now 65) 103 eps

103 eps

Some Kind of Wonderful

1987 6.8

as Amanda Jones

Age 25 (now 65)

Left Behind

2014 4.3

as Irene Steele

Age 53 (now 65)

Red Dawn

1984 6.3

as Erica

Age 23 (now 65)

Dennis the Menace

1993 5.9

as Alice Mitchell

Age 32 (now 65)

SpaceCamp

1986 5.9

as Kathryn

Age 25 (now 65)

All the Right Moves

1983 5.8

as Lisa

Age 22 (now 65)

Jaws 3-D

1983 4.5

as Kelly Ann Bukowski

Age 22 (now 65)

Dinner in America

2020 7.6

as Betty

Age 58 (now 65)

The Beverly Hillbillies

1993 6.3

as Laura Jackson

Age 32 (now 65)

Casual Sex?

1988 5.2

as Stacy

Age 26 (now 65)

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

2018 6.3

as Mrs. Burgess

Age 57 (now 65)

SEGAL

2025

as Self

Age 64 (now 65)

BRATS

2024 6.0

as Self

Age 63 (now 65)

The Disappearance of Cari Farver

2022 5.2

as Nancy Farver

Age 61 (now 65)

Ten Tricks

2022 4.4

as Grace

Age 61 (now 65)

Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon

2022 8.5

as Self

Age 61 (now 65)

Unplugging

2022 4.9

as Perkins

Age 60 (now 65)

Next Stop, Christmas

2021 6.4

as Evelyn

Age 60 (now 65)

Mark, Mary + Some Other People

2021 5.2

as Aunty Carol

Age 60 (now 65)

Dinner in America

2020 7.6

as Betty

Age 58 (now 65)

Cool Cat's Crazy Dream

2019 1.0

as Dream World Lea

Age 58 (now 65)

Little Women

2018 6.4

as Margaret "Marmee" March

Age 57 (now 65)

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

2018 6.3

as Mrs. Burgess

Age 57 (now 65)

The Year of Spectacular Men

2018 5.6

as Deb Klein

Age 57 (now 65)

The Year of Spectacular Men

2018 5.6

Director

Age 57 (now 65)

Who We Are Now

2018 5.7

as Alana

Age 56 (now 65)

Over the Hill

2018

as Sally

Age 56 (now 65)

Literally, Right Before Aaron

2017 4.8

as Deb (Adam's Mom)

Age 55 (now 65)

The Dog Lover

2016 6.3

as Liz Holloway

Age 55 (now 65)

Stars Are Already Dead

2016

as Aunt Sophia

Age 54 (now 65)

Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute

2015 6.5

as Self

Age 54 (now 65)

Back in Time

2015 6.5

as Self

Age 54 (now 65)

Left Behind

2014 4.3

as Irene Steele

Age 53 (now 65)

Ping Pong Summer

2014 5.7

as Mrs. Miracle

Age 53 (now 65)

My Mother's Future Husband

2014 5.7

as René Henderson

Age 52 (now 65)

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013 7.0

as Julia

Age 51 (now 65)

Milius

2013 7.1

as Self

Age 51 (now 65)

Love at the Christmas Table

2012 5.8

as Elissa Beth

Age 51 (now 65)

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

2012

as Self

Age 51 (now 65)

Bound by Flesh

2012 5.9

as Voiceover

Age 51 (now 65)

The Trouble with the Truth

2012 5.7

as Emily

Age 51 (now 65)

Thin Ice

2012 6.5

as Jo Ann Prohaska

Age 50 (now 65)

Game of Your Life

2011 10.0

as Abbie

Age 50 (now 65)

J. Edgar

2011 6.2

as Lela Rogers

Age 50 (now 65)

The Cabin

2011 6.2

as Lily MacDougal

Age 50 (now 65)

Mayor Cupcake

2011 5.3

as Mary Maroni

Age 50 (now 65)

Tales from the Future

2010 6.7

as Self

Age 49 (now 65)

Rock Slyde

2010 5.4

as Master Bartologist

Age 48 (now 65)

Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer

2010 4.0

as Laura

Age 48 (now 65)

Splinterheads

2009 5.9

as Susan Frost

Age 48 (now 65)

Looking Back to the Future

2009 7.3

Thanks

Age 47 (now 65)

Looking Back to the Future

2009 7.3

as Self

Age 47 (now 65)

Fatal Secrets

2009 3.8

as Rebecca

Age 47 (now 65)

Fatal Secrets

2009 3.8

Associate Producer

Age 47 (now 65)

The Christmas Clause

2008 5.7

as Sophie

Age 47 (now 65)

My Best Friend's Girl

2008 5.7

Thanks

Age 47 (now 65)

Exit Speed

2008 5.2

as Maudie McMinn

Age 47 (now 65)

Final Approach

2008 5.1

as Alicia Bender

Age 46 (now 65)

Senior Skip Day

2008 4.8

as Cathleen Harris

Age 46 (now 65)

Spy School

2008 4.6

as Claire Miller

Age 46 (now 65)

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

2008 6.1

Director

Age 46 (now 65)

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

2008 6.1

as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe

Age 46 (now 65)

Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

2007 6.0

as Cathy Davis

Age 45 (now 65)

A Life Interrupted

2007 5.6

as Debbie Smith

Age 45 (now 65)

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

2007 5.2

as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe

Age 45 (now 65)

California Dreaming

2007 4.0

as Ginger Gainor

Age 45 (now 65)

Looking Back at the Future

2006 7.4

as Herself

Age 45 (now 65)

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

2006 6.4

Director

Age 44 (now 65)

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

2006 6.4

as Cathy Davis

Age 44 (now 65)

Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well

2006 6.1

as Cathy Davis

Age 44 (now 65)

The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful

2006

as Self

Age 44 (now 65)

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

2005 6.4

as Cathy Davis

Age 44 (now 65)

Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

2005 6.0

as Cathy Davis

Age 43 (now 65)

Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't

2005 6.0

as Cathy Davis

Age 43 (now 65)

Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

2005 5.7

as Cathy Davis

Age 43 (now 65)

Come Away Home

2005 6.8

as Carol

Age 43 (now 65)

Stealing Christmas

2003 5.1

as Sarah Gibson

Age 42 (now 65)

Haunted Lighthouse 4-D

2003 6.3

as Peg Van Legge

Age 41 (now 65)

Fish Don't Blink

2002 6.0

as Clara

Age 40 (now 65)

The Unknown Cyclist

1998 4.7

as Melissa Cavatelli

Age 37 (now 65)

The Right to Remain Silent

1996 6.0

as Christine Paley

Age 34 (now 65)

The Unspoken Truth

1995 8.1

as Brianne Hawkins

Age 34 (now 65)

The Little Rascals

1994 6.8

as Ms. Roberts

Age 33 (now 65)

The Substitute Wife

1994 5.5

as Amy Hightower

Age 32 (now 65)

The Beverly Hillbillies

1993 6.3

as Laura Jackson

Age 32 (now 65)

Dennis the Menace

1993 5.9

as Alice Mitchell

Age 32 (now 65)

Stolen Babies

1993 5.5

as Annie Beales

Age 31 (now 65)

Article 99

1992 6.2

as Dr. Robin Van Dorn

Age 30 (now 65)

Back to the Future Part III

1990 7.5

as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly

Age 28 (now 65)

Montana

1990 6.1

as Peg Guthrie

Age 28 (now 65)

Back to the Future Part II

1989 7.8

as Lorraine

Age 28 (now 65)

Nightbreaker

1989 6.7

as Sally Matthews

Age 27 (now 65)

The Wizard of Loneliness

1988 6.3

as Sybil

Age 27 (now 65)

Going Undercover

1988 2.8

as Marigold de la Hunt

Age 27 (now 65)

Casual Sex?

1988 5.2

as Stacy

Age 26 (now 65)

Some Kind of Wonderful

1987 6.8

as Amanda Jones

Age 25 (now 65)

The Making of Back to the Future

1986 7.5

as Self

Age 25 (now 65)

Howard the Duck

1986 5.4

as Beverly Switzler

Age 25 (now 65)

SpaceCamp

1986 5.9

as Kathryn

Age 25 (now 65)

Back to the Future

1985 8.3

as Lorraine Baines

Age 24 (now 65)

The Wild Life

1984 6.1

as Anita

Age 23 (now 65)

Red Dawn

1984 6.3

as Erica

Age 23 (now 65)

All the Right Moves

1983 5.8

as Lisa

Age 22 (now 65)

Jaws 3-D

1983 4.5

as Kelly Ann Bukowski

Age 22 (now 65)

The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die

1983 5.0

Age 22 (now 65)

What If

Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb

as Self

Queen

as Dr. Page

Manville

Director

A Pretty Good Movie

as Ramona