Lea Thompson

ActorDirectorCrewProductionProducer May 31 (age 64) Rochester, Minnesota, USA 1983–2025 (42 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

Back to the Future

Lorraine Baines

Film

Back to the Future Part II

Lorraine

Film

Back to the Future Part III

Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly

Film

Young Sheldon

Director

Film

Star Trek: Picard

Director

Film

DC's Stargirl

Director

Film

Resident Alien

Director

Film

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

Mrs. Burgess

Filmography

Acting (130)

Movies (92)

SEGAL

2025

as Self

BRATS

as Self

Unplugging

as Perkins

Ten Tricks

as Grace

The Disappearance of Cari Farver

2022

as Nancy Farver

5.2

Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll

as Self

Next Stop, Christmas

as Evelyn

Mark, Mary + Some Other People

as Aunty Carol

Dinner in America

as Betty

Cool Cat's Crazy Dream

2019

as Dream World Lea

1.0

Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

2018

as Mrs. Burgess

6.3

Little Women

2018

as Margaret "Marmee" March

6.4

Over the Hill

2018

as Sally

The Year of Spectacular Men

as Deb Klein

Who We Are Now

as Alana

Literally, Right Before Aaron

as Deb (Adam's Mom)

The Dog Lover

as Liz Holloway

Stars Are Already Dead

2016

as Aunt Sophia

Back in Time

2015

as Self

6.5

Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute

as Self

Left Behind

as Irene Steele

Ping Pong Summer

as Mrs. Miracle

My Mother's Future Husband

as René Henderson

Milius

as Self

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

as Julia

Thin Ice

as Jo Ann Prohaska

Bound by Flesh

as Voiceover

Love at the Christmas Table

2012

as Elissa Beth

5.8

The Trouble with the Truth

2012

as Emily

5.7

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

2012

as Self

J. Edgar

as Lela Rogers

Mayor Cupcake

as Mary Maroni

The Cabin

as Lily MacDougal

Game of Your Life

as Abbie

Tales from the Future

2010

as Self

6.7

Rock Slyde

2010

as Master Bartologist

5.4

Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer

2010

as Laura

3.9

Looking Back to the Future

as Self

Splinterheads

as Susan Frost

Fatal Secrets

as Rebecca

Senior Skip Day

as Cathleen Harris

The Christmas Clause

as Sophie

Exit Speed

as Maudie McMinn

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

2008

as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe

Final Approach

as Alicia Bender

Spy School

as Claire Miller

California Dreaming

as Ginger Gainor

A Life Interrupted

as Debbie Smith

Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

2007

as Cathy Davis

6.0

Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

2007

as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe

5.2

Looking Back at the Future

2006

as Herself

7.3

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

2006

as Cathy Davis

6.4

The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful

2006

as Self

Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well

2006

as Cathy Davis

6.0

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

as Cathy Davis

Come Away Home

as Carol

Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

2005

as Cathy Davis

6.2

Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

2005

as Cathy Davis

5.5

Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

as Cathy Davis

Stealing Christmas

as Sarah Gibson

Haunted Lighthouse 4-D

as Peg Van Legge

Fish Don't Blink

as Clara

The Unknown Cyclist

as Melissa Cavatelli

The Right to Remain Silent

as Christine Paley

The Unspoken Truth

as Brianne Hawkins

The Little Rascals

as Ms. Roberts

The Substitute Wife

as Amy Hightower

Dennis the Menace

as Alice Mitchell

The Beverly Hillbillies

as Laura Jackson

Stolen Babies

as Annie Beales

Article 99

as Dr. Robin Van Dorn

6.2

Back to the Future Part III

1990

as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly

7.5

Montana

1990

as Peg Guthrie

5.8

Back to the Future Part II

as Lorraine

Nightbreaker

as Sally Matthews

Going Undercover

as Marigold de la Hunt

1.9

Casual Sex?

1988

as Stacy

5.1

The Wizard of Loneliness

1988

as Sybil

5.8

Some Kind of Wonderful

as Amanda Jones

Howard the Duck

as Beverly Switzler

SpaceCamp

as Kathryn

The Making of Back to the Future

as Self

Back to the Future

as Lorraine Baines

Red Dawn

as Erica

The Wild Life

as Anita

Jaws 3-D

as Kelly Ann Bukowski

4.5

All the Right Moves

1983

as Lisa

5.8

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

1983

5.0

What If

Queen

as Dr. Page

A Pretty Good Movie

as Ramona

You Are Here

as Helen

Television (38)

The Chicken Sisters

as Nancy Hillier

The Spencer Sisters

as Victoria Spencer

Invincible

as Carol (voice)

Star Trek: Picard

as Diane Werner

Stars in the House

as Self

Reunited Apart

as Self

The Ready Room

as Self

25 Words or Less

as Self

Celebrity Family Feud

as Self

The Muppets

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

Scorpion

as Veronica Dineen

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

as Vonnie (voice)

A to Z

as Lea Thompson

The Goldbergs

as Fran

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

as Self

Switched at Birth

as Kathryn Kennish

Greek

as April

Head Case

as Self

Celebrity Duets

American Dad!

as Caroline Duffy (voice)

7.0

Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

For the People

as Camille Paris

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Jennifer Rhodes

as Liz Stevens

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

as Michelle Osborne

7.9

Family Guy

1999

as Lorraine McFly (voice)

7.4

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self - Guest

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

A Will of their Own

as Amanda Steward

E! True Hollywood Story

Caroline in the City

as Caroline Duffy

Friends

as Caroline Duffy (uncredited)

8.4

Intimate Portrait

1993

as Self

4.5

The Larry Sanders Show

as Lea Thompson

Tales from the Crypt

as Sylvia Vane

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.4

Crew (19)

Movies (7)

The Year of Spectacular Men

2018

Director

5.6

Looking Back to the Future

Thanks

Fatal Secrets

Associate Producer

My Best Friend's Girl

2008

Thanks

5.6

Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

2008

Director

6.1

Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

2006

Director

6.4

Manville

Director

Television (12)

The Chicken Sisters

Director

Will Trent

Director

Resident Alien

Director

Star Trek: Picard

Director

DC's Stargirl

Director

Schooled

Director

Young Sheldon

Director

American Housewife

Director

Mom

Director

The Goldbergs

Director

Switched at Birth

Director

Anna Pigeon

Executive Producer