Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
31 mayo 1961 (65)
Place of birth
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Also known as
Lea Katherine 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 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.
Conocido por
7.5
Series
Switched at Birth
Kathryn Kennish
2011–2017
8.3
Film
Back to the Future
Lorraine Baines
1985
6.6
Series
Caroline in the City
Caroline Duffy
1995–1999
7.8
Film
Back to the Future Part II
Lorraine
1989
7.5
Film
Back to the Future Part III
Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
1990
7.2
Series
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Vonnie (voice)
2014–2017
4.5
Film
Jaws 3-D
Kelly Ann Bukowski
1983
10.0
Series
For the People
Chief Deputy District Attorney Camille Paris
2002–2003
6.3
Film
Red Dawn
Erica
1984
6.8
Film
The Little Rascals
Ms. Roberts
1994
7.6
Series
The Chicken Sisters
Nancy Hillier
2024–
6.3
Film
The Beverly Hillbillies
Laura Jackson
1993
5.9
Film
Dennis the Menace
Alice Mitchell
1993
5.8
Film
All the Right Moves
Lisa
1983
6.4
Series
The Spencer Sisters
Victoria Spencer
2023
4.3
Film
Left Behind
Irene Steele
2014
5.4
Film
Howard the Duck
Beverly Switzler
1986
6.2
Film
J. Edgar
Lela Rogers
2011
6.8
Film
Some Kind of Wonderful
Amanda Jones
1987
6.5
Film
Thin Ice
Jo Ann Prohaska
2012
6.3
Film
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Mrs. Burgess
2018
7.5
Series
A Will of their Own
Amanda Steward
1998
7.7
Film
Dinner in America
Betty
2020
6.0
Film
BRATS
Self
2024
10.0
Series
Celebrity Duets
2006
4.9
Film
Unplugging
Perkins
2022
5.7
Film
Who We Are Now
Alana
2018
4.8
Film
Literally, Right Before Aaron
Deb (Adam's Mom)
2017
6.4
Film
Next Stop, Christmas
Evelyn
2021
5.2
Film
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
Aunty Carol
2021
6.3
Film
The Dog Lover
Liz Holloway
2016
6.3
Film
Little Women
Margaret "Marmee" March
2018
5.2
Film
The Disappearance of Cari Farver
Nancy Farver
2022
5.6
Film
The Year of Spectacular Men
Deb Klein
2018
8.5
Film
Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon
Self
2022
1.0
Film
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
Dream World Lea
2019
4.4
Film
Ten Tricks
Grace
2022
Acting credits 37 titles
The Chicken Sisters
as Nancy Hillier
7.6
2024–
BRATS
as Self
6.0
2024
The Spencer Sisters
as Victoria Spencer
6.4
2023
Ten Tricks
as Grace
4.4
2022
The Disappearance of Cari Farver
as Nancy Farver
5.2
2022
Unplugging
as Perkins
4.9
2022
Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon
as Self
8.5
2022
Next Stop, Christmas
as Evelyn
6.4
2021
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
as Aunty Carol
5.2
2021
Dinner in America
as Betty
7.7
2020
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
as Dream World Lea
1.0
2019
The Year of Spectacular Men
as Deb Klein
5.6
2018
Little Women
as Margaret "Marmee" March
6.3
2018
Who We Are Now
as Alana
5.7
2018
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
as Mrs. Burgess
6.3
2018
Literally, Right Before Aaron
as Deb (Adam's Mom)
4.8
2017
The Dog Lover
as Liz Holloway
6.3
2016
Left Behind
as Irene Steele
4.3
2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Vonnie (voice)
7.2
2014–2017
Thin Ice
as Jo Ann Prohaska
6.5
2012
Switched at Birth
as Kathryn Kennish
7.5
2011–2017
J. Edgar
as Lela Rogers
6.2
2011
Celebrity Duets
10.0
2006
For the People
as Chief Deputy District Attorney Camille Paris
10.0
2002–2003
A Will of their Own
as Amanda Steward
7.5
1998
Caroline in the City
as Caroline Duffy
6.6
1995–1999
The Little Rascals
as Ms. Roberts
6.8
1994
Dennis the Menace
as Alice Mitchell
5.9
1993
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Laura Jackson
6.3
1993
Back to the Future Part III
as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
7.5
1990
Back to the Future Part II
as Lorraine
7.8
1989
Some Kind of Wonderful
as Amanda Jones
6.8
1987
Howard the Duck
as Beverly Switzler
5.4
1986
Back to the Future
as Lorraine Baines
8.3
1985
Red Dawn
as Erica
6.3
1984
All the Right Moves
as Lisa
5.8
1983
Jaws 3-D
as Kelly Ann Bukowski
4.5
1983