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Lea Thompson
Known for: ActingLea 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.
Filmography 68
Back to the Future
+2
as Lorraine Baines 
Switched at Birth
+5
as Kathryn Kennish 
Back to the Future Part II
+2
as Lorraine 
Caroline in the City
+2
as Caroline Duffy 
Back to the Future Part III
+2
as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly 
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
as Vonnie (voice) 
Howard the Duck
+3
as Beverly Switzler 
The Little Rascals
+3
as Ms. Roberts 
Left Behind
+7
as Irene Steele 
Dennis the Menace
+3
as Alice Mitchell 
J. Edgar
+2
as Lela Rogers 
The Chicken Sisters
+6
as Nancy Hillier 
The Spencer Sisters
+3
as Victoria Spencer 
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Laura Jackson 
Jaws 3-D
+5
as Kelly Ann Bukowski 
All the Right Moves
as Lisa 
Red Dawn
+8
as Erica 
Exit Speed
+10
as Maudie McMinn 
BRATS
as Self 
Article 99
+6
as Dr. Robin Van Dorn 
Dinner in America
+8
as Betty 
Some Kind of Wonderful
+6
as Amanda Jones 
Thin Ice
+6
as Jo Ann Prohaska 
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
+2
as Julia 
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
as Mrs. Burgess 
Literally, Right Before Aaron
+3
as Deb (Adam's Mom) 
Nightbreaker
+3
as Sally Matthews 
Casual Sex?
+2
as Stacy 
Next Stop, Christmas
+8
as Evelyn 
SpaceCamp
as Kathryn 
Spy School
+7
as Claire Miller 
Back in Time
+14
as Self 
The Dog Lover
as Liz Holloway 
Senior Skip Day
as Cathleen Harris 
Unplugging
+7
as Perkins 
Love at the Christmas Table
+4
as Elissa Beth 
The Right to Remain Silent
+5
as Christine Paley 
The Year of Spectacular Men
+9
as Deb Klein 
Little Women
+9
as Margaret "Marmee" March 
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
+3
as Aunty Carol 
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
as Cathy Davis 
Who We Are Now
+7
as Alana 
A Life Interrupted
+2
as Debbie Smith 
Stealing Christmas
+2
as Sarah Gibson 
Final Approach
as Alicia Bender 
The Disappearance of Cari Farver
+3
as Nancy Farver 
Fatal Secrets
+11
as Rebecca 
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
as Cathy Davis 
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe 
Come Away Home
+6
as Carol 
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
as Cathy Davis 
Mayor Cupcake
+8
as Mary Maroni 
My Mother's Future Husband
+16
as René Henderson 
Splinterheads
as Susan Frost 
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Cathy Davis 
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe 
California Dreaming
+7
as Ginger Gainor 
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
as Dream World Lea 
The Wizard of Loneliness
+2
as Sybil 
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
as Cathy Davis 
The Trouble with the Truth
+3
as Emily 
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
as Cathy Davis 
Ping Pong Summer
+12
as Mrs. Miracle 
The Christmas Clause
as Sophie 
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
as Cathy Davis 
Fish Don't Blink
+6
as Clara 
The Unspoken Truth
+2
as Brianne Hawkins 
Bound by Flesh
+3
as Voiceover