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.
Filmography
SEGAL
2025
as Self
BRATS
2024
as Self
The Disappearance of Cari Farver
2022
as Nancy Farver
Ten Tricks
2022
as Grace
Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon
2022
as Self
Unplugging
2022
as Perkins
Next Stop, Christmas
2021
as Evelyn
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
2021
as Aunty Carol
Dinner in America
2020
as Betty
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
2019
as Dream World Lea
Little Women
2018
as Margaret "Marmee" March
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
2018
as Mrs. Burgess
The Year of Spectacular Men
2018
as Deb Klein
Who We Are Now
2018
as Alana
Over the Hill
2018
as Sally
Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017
as Deb (Adam's Mom)
The Dog Lover
2016
as Liz Holloway
Stars Are Already Dead
2016
as Aunt Sophia
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015
as Self
Back in Time
2015
as Self
Left Behind
2014
as Irene Steele
Ping Pong Summer
2014
as Mrs. Miracle
My Mother's Future Husband
2014
as René Henderson
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
as Julia