Directed credits
14
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Lea Thompson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.4
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 11All crew credits: 18
TMDB ID: 1063
IMDb ID: nm0000670
Known for: Acting
Born: May 31, 1961
Age: 64
Place of birth: Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1983 - 2025
Years active: 43
Average TMDB rating: 6.52
Wikidata: Q230605
Also known as
Lea Katherine Thompson
Frequent jobs
Director (14)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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Lea Thompson.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Lea Thompson.
7.0
The Chicken Sisters
Director • 2 eps
2024 Series
7.4
Will Trent
Director • 2 eps
2023 Series
7.8
Resident Alien
Director • 3 eps
2021 Series
7.7
DC's Stargirl
Director • 5 eps
2020 Series
7.3
Star Trek: Picard
Director • 2 eps
2020 Series
6.2
Schooled
Director • 5 eps
2019 Series
8.0
Young Sheldon
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.7
American Housewife
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.5
The Goldbergs
Director • 10 eps
2013 Series
7.3
Mom
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Switched at Birth
Director • 4 eps
2011 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Lea Thompson.
8.3
Back to the Future
as Lorraine Baines
1985 Movie
7.8
Back to the Future Part II
as Lorraine
1989 Movie
7.6
Dinner in America
as Betty
2020 Movie
7.5
Back to the Future Part III
as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
1990 Movie
6.8
Some Kind of Wonderful
as Amanda Jones
1987 Movie
6.8
The Little Rascals
as Ms. Roberts
1994 Movie
6.5
Back in Time
as Self
2015 Movie
6.5
Thin Ice
as Jo Ann Prohaska
2012 Movie
6.4
Next Stop, Christmas
as Evelyn
2021 Movie
6.3
Red Dawn
as Erica
1984 Movie
6.3
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Laura Jackson
1993 Movie
6.3
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
as Mrs. Burgess
2018 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Lea Thompson.
8.6
Invincible
as Carol (voice) • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.4
Friends
as Caroline Duffy (uncredited) • 1 eps
1994 Series
8.2
Scorpion
as Veronica Dineen • 4 eps
2014 Series
8.0
Young Sheldon
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Sylvia Vane • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Michelle Osborne • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.8
Resident Alien
Director • 3 eps
2021 Series
7.7
American Housewife
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
as Lea Thompson • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.7
DC's Stargirl
Director • 5 eps
2020 Series
7.7
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Jennifer Rhodes • 1 eps
2000 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Lea Thompson.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Lea Thompson.
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Michelle Osborne • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.4
Family Guy
as Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.4
Friends
as Caroline Duffy (uncredited) • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Jennifer Rhodes • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.0
American Dad!
as Caroline Duffy (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.0
Young Sheldon
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
8.2
Scorpion
as Veronica Dineen • 4 eps
2014 Series
8.6
Invincible
as Carol (voice) • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.3
Mom
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
6.1
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant • 11 eps
2005 Series
7.5
The Goldbergs
Director • 10 eps
2013 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Lea Thompson.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Lea Thompson.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Lea Thompson.
SEGAL
as Self
2025 Movie
5.9
BRATS
as Self
2024 Movie
5.2
The Disappearance of Cari Farver
as Nancy Farver
2022 Movie
3.8
Ten Tricks
as Grace
2022 Movie
8.5
Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll
as Self
2022 Movie
4.8
Unplugging
as Perkins
2022 Movie
6.4
Next Stop, Christmas
as Evelyn
2021 Movie
5.2
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
as Aunty Carol
2021 Movie
7.6
Dinner in America
as Betty
2020 Movie
1.0
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
as Dream World Lea
2019 Movie
6.4
Little Women
as Margaret "Marmee" March
2018 Movie
6.3
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
as Mrs. Burgess
2018 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Lea Thompson.
7.0
The Chicken Sisters
as Nancy Hillier • 16 eps
2024 Series
6.3
The Spencer Sisters
as Victoria Spencer • 10 eps
2023 Series
8.6
Invincible
as Carol (voice) • 1 eps
2021 Series
5.5
Reunited Apart
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
Stars in the House
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.3
Star Trek: Picard
as Diane Werner • 1 eps
2020 Series
4.0
The Ready Room
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
5.2
25 Words or Less
as Self • 2 eps
2018 Series
7.0
The Muppets
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.8
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.2
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Vonnie (voice) • 61 eps
2014 Series
6.4
A to Z
as Lea Thompson • 1 eps
2014 Series