Acting credits
127
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Lea Thompson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.4
Moderate attention
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Movies: 90Series: 47Crew credits: 19
TMDB ID: 1063
IMDb ID: nm0000670
Known for: Acting
Born: May 31, 1961
Age: 65
Place of birth: Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1982 - 2026
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.5
Wikidata: Q230605
Also known as
Lea Katherine Thompson
Other jobs
Director (15)Thanks (2)Associate Producer (1)Executive Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Lea Thompson.
as Self
SEGAL
2025 • Movie
as Self
BRATS
2024 • Movie
as Nancy Farver
The Disappearance of Cari Farver
2022 • Movie
as Grace
Ten Tricks
2022 • Movie
as Self
Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon
2022 • Movie
as Perkins
Unplugging
2022 • Movie
as Evelyn
Next Stop, Christmas
2021 • Movie
as Aunty Carol
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
2021 • Movie
as Betty
Dinner in America
2020 • Movie
as Dream World Lea
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
2019 • Movie
as Margaret "Marmee" March
Little Women
2018 • Movie
as Mrs. Burgess
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
2018 • Movie
as Deb Klein
The Year of Spectacular Men
2018 • Movie
as Alana
Who We Are Now
2018 • Movie
as Sally
Over the Hill
2018 • Movie
as Deb (Adam's Mom)
Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017 • Movie
as Liz Holloway
The Dog Lover
2016 • Movie
as Aunt Sophia
Stars Are Already Dead
2016 • Movie
as Self
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015 • Movie
as Self
Back in Time
2015 • Movie
as Irene Steele
Left Behind
2014 • Movie
as Mrs. Miracle
Ping Pong Summer
2014 • Movie
as René Henderson
My Mother's Future Husband
2014 • Movie
as Julia
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Lea Thompson.
Executive Producer • 10 eps
Anna Pigeon
2026 • Series
as Nancy Hillier • 16 eps
The Chicken Sisters
2024 • Series
as Victoria Spencer • 10 eps
The Spencer Sisters
2023 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Will Trent
2023 • Series
as Carol (voice) • 1 eps
INVINCIBLE
2021 • Series
Director • 3 eps
Resident Alien
2021 • Series
Director • 5 eps
DC's Stargirl
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Reunited Apart
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Stars in the House
2020 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Katy Keene
2020 • Series
as Diane Werner • 1 eps
Star Trek: Picard
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Ready Room
2019 • Series
Director • 5 eps
Schooled
2019 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
25 Words or Less
2018 • Series
as Lorraine Baines-McFly • 11 eps
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
2018 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Young Sheldon
2017 • Series
Director • 1 eps
American Housewife
2016 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Muppets
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Celebrity Family Feud
2015 • Series
as Vonnie (voice) • 61 eps
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014 • Series
as Lea Thompson • 1 eps
A to Z
2014 • Series
as Veronica Dineen • 4 eps
Scorpion
2014 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
as Fran • 2 eps
The Goldbergs
2013 • Series