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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Back to the Future
as Lorraine Baines
1985
Back to the Future Part II
as Lorraine
1989
Back to the Future Part III
as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
1990
Red Dawn
as Erica
1984
Howard the Duck
as Beverly Switzler
1986
Next Stop, Christmas
as Evelyn
2021
The Little Rascals
as Ms. Roberts
1994
Senior Skip Day
as Cathleen Harris
2008
Spy School
as Claire Miller
2008
Queen
as Dr. Page
TBA
Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll
as Self
2022
Splinterheads
as Susan Frost
2009
Dennis the Menace
as Alice Mitchell
1993
Article 99
as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
1992
Casual Sex?
as Stacy
1988
Montana
as Peg Guthrie
1990
Stealing Christmas
as Sarah Gibson
2003
SpaceCamp
as Kathryn
1986
Some Kind of Wonderful
as Amanda Jones
1987
Rock Slyde
as Master Bartologist
2010
TV Appearances
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest
2004
Greek
as April
2007
Friends
as Caroline Duffy (uncredited)
1994
Caroline in the City
as Caroline Duffy
1995
Ed
as Liz Stevens
2000
Tales from the Crypt
as Sylvia Vane
1989
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Michelle Osborne
1999
Celebrity Duets
2006
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest
1999
Switched at Birth
as Kathryn Kennish
2011