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Lea Thompson
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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 Futur…
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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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2026
Anna Pigeon
TV show Executive Producer
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2025
SEGAL
Movie Self
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2024
The Chicken Sisters
TV show Nancy Hillier
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2024
BRATS
Movie Self
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2023
The Spencer Sisters
TV show Victoria Spencer
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2023
Will Trent
TV show Director
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2022
The Disappearance of Cari Farver
Movie Nancy Farver
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2022
Ten Tricks
Movie Grace
- 2022
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2022
Unplugging
Movie Perkins
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2021
Next Stop, Christmas
Movie Evelyn
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2021
Mark, Mary + Some Other People
Movie Aunty Carol
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2021
INVINCIBLE
TV show Carol (voice)
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2021
Resident Alien
TV show Director
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2020
Dinner in America
Movie Betty
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2020
DC's Stargirl
TV show Director
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2020
Reunited Apart
TV show Self
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2020
Stars in the House
TV show Self
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2020
Katy Keene
TV show Director
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2020
Star Trek: Picard
TV show Diane Werner
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2019
Cool Cat's Crazy Dream
Movie Dream World Lea
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2019
The Ready Room
TV show Self
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2019
Schooled
TV show Director
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2018
Little Women
Movie Margaret "Marmee" March
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2018
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Movie Mrs. Burgess
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2018
25 Words or Less
TV show Self
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2018
The Year of Spectacular Men
Movie Deb Klein
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2018
Who We Are Now
Movie Alana
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2018
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
TV show Lorraine Baines-McFly
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2018
Over the Hill
Movie Sally
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2017
Young Sheldon
TV show Director
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2017
Literally, Right Before Aaron
Movie Deb (Adam's Mom)
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2016
American Housewife
TV show Director
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2016
The Dog Lover
Movie Liz Holloway
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2016
Stars Are Already Dead
Movie Aunt Sophia
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2015
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
Movie Self
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2015
Back in Time
Movie Self
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2015
The Muppets
TV show Self
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2015
Celebrity Family Feud
TV show Self
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2014
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
TV show Vonnie (voice)
