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Lea Thompson
🎭 Acting

Lea Thompson

May 31, 1961 (age 65)
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Female
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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…

Movies

93 credits
Back to the Future Movie
★ 8.3
18+
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Adventure, Comedy
1985 Adventure, Comedy
Back to the Future Part II Movie
★ 7.8
18+
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Adventure, Comedy
1989 Adventure, Comedy
The Little Rascals Movie
★ 6.8
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Comedy, Family
1994 Comedy, Family
Back to the Future Part III
★ 7.5
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Back to the Future Part III
1990 as Maggie McFly / Lorraine…
Dennis the Menace
★ 5.9
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Dennis the Menace
1993 as Alice Mitchell
Left Behind
★ 4.3
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Left Behind
2014 as Irene Steele
The Beverly Hillbillies
★ 6.3
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The Beverly Hillbillies
1993 as Laura Jackson
Jaws 3-D Movie
★ 4.5
PRO
Horror, Thriller
1983 Horror, Thriller
Red Dawn
★ 6.3
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Red Dawn
1984 as Erica
Howard the Duck
★ 5.4
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Howard the Duck
1986 as Beverly Switzler
J. Edgar
★ 6.2
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J. Edgar
2011 as Lela Rogers
Some Kind of Wonderful
★ 6.8
+
Some Kind of Wonderful
1987 as Amanda Jones
Dinner in America
★ 7.6
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Dinner in America
2020 as Betty
BRATS
★ 6.0
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BRATS
2024 as Self
All the Right Moves Movie
★ 5.8
Drama, Romance
1983 Drama, Romance
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
★ 6.3
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Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
2018 as Mrs. Burgess
Back in Time
★ 6.5
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Back in Time
2015 as Self
Senior Skip Day
★ 4.8
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Senior Skip Day
2008 as Cathleen Harris
SpaceCamp
★ 5.9
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SpaceCamp
1986 as Kathryn
Casual Sex?
★ 5.2
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Casual Sex?
1988 as Stacy
Article 99
★ 6.2
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Article 99
1992 as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
Thin Ice
★ 6.5
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Thin Ice
2012 as Jo Ann Prohaska
My Mother's Future Husband
★ 5.7
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My Mother's Future Husband
2014 as René Henderson
Literally, Right Before Aaron
★ 4.8
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Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017 as Deb (Adam's Mom)
Nightbreaker
★ 6.7
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Nightbreaker
1989 as Sally Matthews
The Wild Life
★ 6.2
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The Wild Life
1984 as Anita
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
★ 7.0
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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013 as Julia
The Year of Spectacular Men
★ 5.6
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The Year of Spectacular Men
2018 as Deb Klein
Unplugging
★ 4.9
+
Unplugging
2022 as Perkins
Final Approach
★ 5.1
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Final Approach
2008 as Alicia Bender

TV Shows

41 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV
★ 7.9
Crime, Drama
Family Guy TV
★ 7.4
Animation, Comedy
1999 Animation, Comedy
Family Guy TV
★ 7.4
Animation, Comedy
1999 Animation, Comedy
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV
★ 7.6
Crime, Drama
2000 Crime, Drama
Friends TV
★ 8.4
Comedy
1994 Comedy
Invincible TV
★ 8.6
PRO
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Action & Adventure, Animation
2021 Action & Adventure, Animation
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV
★ 5.8
Comedy, Talk
American Dad! TV
★ 7.0
Animation, Comedy
2005 Animation, Comedy
The Goldbergs TV
★ 7.5
Comedy, Family
2013 Comedy, Family
Dancing with the Stars TV
★ 6.1
Family, Reality
2005 Family, Reality
Scorpion TV
★ 8.2
18+
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Action & Adventure, Crime
2014 Action & Adventure, Crime
LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV
★ 5.6
Talk
LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV
★ 5.6
Talk
Hollywood Squares TV
★ 7.6
Switched at Birth TV
★ 7.5
Drama, Family
2011 Drama, Family
Star Trek: Picard TV
★ 7.3
18+
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Action & Adventure, Drama
2020 Action & Adventure, Drama
Tales from the Crypt TV
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Tales from the Crypt
1989 as Sylvia Vane
25 Words or Less TV
★ 5.2
Reality
2018 Reality
Intimate Portrait TV
★ 4.5
Documentary
1993 Documentary
Greek TV
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Greek
2007 as April
The Larry Sanders Show TV
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The Larry Sanders Show
1992 as Lea Thompson
Caroline in the City TV
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Caroline in the City
1995 as Caroline Duffy
Celebrity Family Feud TV
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Celebrity Family Feud
2015 as Self
Stars in the House TV
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Stars in the House
2020 as Self
TV
★ 6.4
Talk
Ed TV
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Ed
2000 as Liz Stevens
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero TV
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Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014 as Vonnie (voice)
Whose Line Is It Anyway? TV
★ 7.7
Comedy, Reality
2013 Comedy, Reality
The Ready Room TV
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The Ready Room
2019 as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn TV
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The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 as Self - Guest
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