
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 …
Known For
Back to the Future
Lorraine Baines
Back to the Future Part II
Lorraine
Back to the Future Part III
Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
Young Sheldon
Director
Star Trek: Picard
Director
DC's Stargirl
Director
Resident Alien
Director
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Mrs. Burgess
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Filmography
Acting (130)
Movies (92)
SEGAL
2025as Self
BRATS
2024as Self
Unplugging
2022as Perkins
Ten Tricks
2022as Grace
The Disappearance of Cari Farver
2022as Nancy Farver
Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll
2022as Self
Next Stop, Christmas
2021as Evelyn
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
2021as Aunty Carol
Dinner in America
2020as Betty
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
2019as Dream World Lea
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
2018as Mrs. Burgess
Little Women
2018as Margaret "Marmee" March
Over the Hill
2018as Sally
The Year of Spectacular Men
2018as Deb Klein
Who We Are Now
2018as Alana
Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017as Deb (Adam's Mom)
The Dog Lover
2016as Liz Holloway
Stars Are Already Dead
2016as Aunt Sophia
Back in Time
2015as Self
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015as Self
Left Behind
2014as Irene Steele
Ping Pong Summer
2014as Mrs. Miracle
My Mother's Future Husband
2014as René Henderson
Milius
2013as Self
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013as Julia
Thin Ice
2012as Jo Ann Prohaska
Bound by Flesh
2012as Voiceover
Love at the Christmas Table
2012as Elissa Beth
The Trouble with the Truth
2012as Emily
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012as Self
J. Edgar
2011as Lela Rogers
Mayor Cupcake
2011as Mary Maroni
The Cabin
2011as Lily MacDougal
Game of Your Life
2011as Abbie
Tales from the Future
2010as Self
Rock Slyde
2010as Master Bartologist
Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer
2010as Laura
Looking Back to the Future
2009as Self
Splinterheads
2009as Susan Frost
Fatal Secrets
2009as Rebecca
Senior Skip Day
2008as Cathleen Harris
The Christmas Clause
2008as Sophie
Exit Speed
2008as Maudie McMinn
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
Final Approach
2008as Alicia Bender
Spy School
2008as Claire Miller
California Dreaming
2007as Ginger Gainor
A Life Interrupted
2007as Debbie Smith
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
2007as Cathy Davis
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
Looking Back at the Future
2006as Herself
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
2006as Cathy Davis
The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful
2006as Self
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
2006as Cathy Davis
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005as Cathy Davis
Come Away Home
2005as Carol
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005as Cathy Davis
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
2005as Cathy Davis
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005as Cathy Davis
Stealing Christmas
2003as Sarah Gibson
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
2003as Peg Van Legge
Fish Don't Blink
2002as Clara
The Unknown Cyclist
1998as Melissa Cavatelli
The Right to Remain Silent
1996as Christine Paley
The Unspoken Truth
1995as Brianne Hawkins
The Little Rascals
1994as Ms. Roberts
The Substitute Wife
1994as Amy Hightower
Dennis the Menace
1993as Alice Mitchell
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993as Laura Jackson
Stolen Babies
1993as Annie Beales
Article 99
1992as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
Back to the Future Part III
1990as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
Montana
1990as Peg Guthrie
Back to the Future Part II
1989as Lorraine
Nightbreaker
1989as Sally Matthews
Going Undercover
1988as Marigold de la Hunt
Casual Sex?
1988as Stacy
The Wizard of Loneliness
1988as Sybil
Some Kind of Wonderful
1987as Amanda Jones
Howard the Duck
1986as Beverly Switzler
SpaceCamp
1986as Kathryn
The Making of Back to the Future
1986as Self
Back to the Future
1985as Lorraine Baines
Red Dawn
1984as Erica
The Wild Life
1984as Anita
Jaws 3-D
1983as Kelly Ann Bukowski
All the Right Moves
1983as Lisa
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
1983What If
Queen
as Dr. Page
A Pretty Good Movie
as Ramona
You Are Here
as Helen
Television (38)
The Chicken Sisters
2024as Nancy Hillier
The Spencer Sisters
2023as Victoria Spencer
Invincible
2021as Carol (voice)
Star Trek: Picard
2020as Diane Werner
Stars in the House
2020as Self
Reunited Apart
2020as Self
The Ready Room
2019as Self
25 Words or Less
2018as Self
Celebrity Family Feud
2015as Self
The Muppets
2015as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self - Guest
Scorpion
2014as Veronica Dineen
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014as Vonnie (voice)
A to Z
2014as Lea Thompson
The Goldbergs
2013as Fran
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013as Self
Switched at Birth
2011as Kathryn Kennish
Greek
2007as April
Head Case
2007as Self
Celebrity Duets
2006
American Dad!
2005as Caroline Duffy (voice)
Dancing with the Stars
2005as Self - Contestant
The Tony Danza Show
2004as Self - Guest
For the People
2002as Camille Paris
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000as Jennifer Rhodes
Ed
2000as Liz Stevens
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Michelle Osborne
Family Guy
1999as Lorraine McFly (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999as Self - Guest
Hollywood Squares
1998as Self - Panelist
A Will of their Own
1998as Amanda Steward
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Caroline in the City
1995as Caroline Duffy
Friends
1994as Caroline Duffy (uncredited)
Intimate Portrait
1993as Self
The Larry Sanders Show
1992as Lea Thompson
Tales from the Crypt
1989as Sylvia Vane
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988Crew (19)
Movies (7)
Television (12)
The Chicken Sisters
2024Director
Will Trent
2023Director
Resident Alien
2021Director
Star Trek: Picard
2020Director
DC's Stargirl
2020Director
Schooled
2019Director
Young Sheldon
2017Director
American Housewife
2016Director
Mom
2013Director
The Goldbergs
2013Director
Switched at Birth
2011Director
Anna Pigeon
Executive Producer
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