Acting credits
124
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: 89Series: 44Crew 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
Other 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
Movies
Movie credits linked with 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
5.6
The Year of Spectacular Men
as Deb Klein
2018 Movie
5.7
Who We Are Now
as Alana
2018 Movie
Over the Hill
as Sally
2018 Movie
4.8
Literally, Right Before Aaron
as Deb (Adam's Mom)
2017 Movie
6.3
The Dog Lover
as Liz Holloway
2016 Movie
Stars Are Already Dead
as Aunt Sophia
2016 Movie
6.5
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
as Self
2015 Movie
6.5
Back in Time
as Self
2015 Movie
4.3
Left Behind
as Irene Steele
2014 Movie
5.7
Ping Pong Summer
as Mrs. Miracle
2014 Movie
5.7
My Mother's Future Husband
as René Henderson
2014 Movie
6.9
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
as Julia
2013 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with 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
7.4
Will Trent
Director • 2 eps
2023 Series
8.6
Invincible
as Carol (voice) • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.8
Resident Alien
Director • 3 eps
2021 Series
7.7
DC's Stargirl
Director • 5 eps
2020 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
6.2
Schooled
Director • 5 eps
2019 Series
5.2
25 Words or Less
as Self • 2 eps
2018 Series
8.0
Young Sheldon
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.7
American Housewife
Director • 1 eps
2016 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
8.2
Scorpion
as Veronica Dineen • 4 eps
2014 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.5
The Goldbergs
as Fran • 2 eps
2013 Series
7.3
Mom
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.7
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Switched at Birth
as Kathryn Kennish • 103 eps
2011 Series