About
Lea Thompson
Overview
Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is an American actress and director. She is best known for her 1990s NBC situation comedy Caroline in the City and her portrayal of Lorraine Baines McFly, Marty McFly's mother, in the Back to the Future trilogy. As a staple in big budget/high profile blockbusters of the 1980's and 90's, her other roles include Red Dawn, Howard the Duck, Jaws 3-D, Some Kind of Wonderful, The Beverly Hillbillies, and All the Right Moves. She has appeared in numerous TV movies and guest starred on several TV shows.
Known for
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| 2024 | The Chicken Sisters | Actor | Nancy Hillier | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | BRATS | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2023 | The Spencer Sisters | Actor | Victoria Spencer | 68 Fair |
| 2022 | The Disappearance of Cari Farver | Actor | Nancy Farver | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Ten Tricks | Actor | Grace | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Back to the Future - Time Travel, American Dream & Rock & Roll | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Dinner in America | Actor | Betty | 61 Fair |
| 2022 | Unplugging | Actor | Perkins | 58 Average |
| 2021 | Next Stop, Christmas | Actor | Evelyn | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Mark, Mary + Some Other People | Actor | Aunty Carol | 58 Average |
| 2019 | Cool Cat's Crazy Dream | Actor | Herself | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Cool Cat's Crazy Dream | Actor | Dream World Lea | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | Little Women | Actor | Margaret "Marmee" March | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Sierra Burgess Is a Loser | Actor | Mrs. Burgess | 62 Fair |
| 2018 | The Year of Spectacular Men | Actor | Deb Klein | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Who We Are Now | Actor | Alana | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Literally, Right Before Aaron | Actor | Deb (Adam's Mom) | 57 Average |
| 2016 | The Dog Lover | Actor | Liz Holloway | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Stars Are Already Dead | Actor | Aunt Sophia | N/A N/A |
| 2015 | Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Back in Time | Actor | Self | 61 Fair |
| 2014 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Actor | Vonnie (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2014 | Left Behind | Actor | Irene Steele | 47 Bad |
| 2014 | Ping Pong Summer | Actor | Mrs. Miracle | 59 Average |
| 2014 | My Mother's Future Husband | Actor | René Henderson | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Actor | Julia | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Milius | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Love at the Christmas Table | Actor | Elissa Beth | 58 Average |
| 2012 | John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2012 | Bound by Flesh | Actor | Voiceover | 59 Average |
| 2012 | The Trouble with the Truth | Actor | Emily | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Thin Ice | Actor | Jo Ann Prohaska | 60 Fair |
| 2011 | Game of Your Life | Actor | Abbie | 59 Average |
| 2011 | J. Edgar | Actor | Lela Rogers | 61 Fair |
| 2011 | The Cabin | Actor | Lily MacDougal | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Mayor Cupcake | Actor | Mary Maroni | 58 Average |
| 2011 | Switched at Birth | Actor | Kathryn Kennish | 73 Good |
| 2010 | Tales from the Future | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Rock Slyde | Actor | Master Bartologist | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer | Actor | Laura | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Splinterheads | Actor | Susan Frost | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Looking Back to the Future | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Fatal Secrets | Actor | Rebecca | 58 Average |
| 2008 | The Christmas Clause | Actor | Sophie | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Exit Speed | Actor | Maudie McMinn | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Final Approach | Actor | Alicia Bender | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Senior Skip Day | Actor | Cathleen Harris | 57 Average |
| 2008 | Spy School | Actor | Claire Miller | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Actor | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss | Actor | Cathy Davis | 58 Average |
| 2007 | A Life Interrupted | Actor | Debbie Smith | 58 Average |
| 2007 | Jane Doe: Ties That Bind | Actor | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | 58 Average |
| 2007 | California Dreaming | Actor | Ginger Gainor | 58 Average |
| 2006 | Celebrity Duets | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2006 | Looking Back at the Future | Actor | Herself | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall | Actor | Cathy Davis | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well | Actor | Cathy Davis | 59 Average |
| 2006 | The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2005 | Jane Doe: The Wrong Face | Actor | Cathy Davis | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part | Actor | Cathy Davis | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't | Actor | Cathy Davis | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Jane Doe: Vanishing Act | Actor | Cathy Davis | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Jane Doe | Actor | Cathy Davis | N/A N/A |
| 2005 | Come Away Home | Actor | Carol | 59 Average |
| 2004 | The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made | Actor | Beverly Switzler (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Stealing Christmas | Actor | Sarah Gibson | 58 Average |
| 2003 | The Haunted Lighthouse | Actor | Peg Van Legge | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | Haunted Lighthouse | Actor | Peg Van Legge | 60 Fair |
| 2002 | For the People | Actor | Camille Paris | N/A N/A |
| 2002 | Fish Don't Blink | Actor | Clara | 59 Average |
| 1998 | A Will of their Own | Actor | Amanda Steward | 69 Fair |
| 1998 | The Unknown Cyclist | Actor | Melissa Cavatelli | 58 Average |
| 1996 | The Right to Remain Silent | Actor | Christine Paley | 59 Average |
| 1995 | The Unspoken Truth | Actor | Brianne Hawkins | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Caroline in the City | Actor | Caroline Duffy | 67 Fair |
| 1994 | The Little Rascals | Actor | Ms. Roberts | 65 Fair |
| 1994 | The Substitute Wife | Actor | Amy Hightower | 59 Average |
| 1993 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Actor | Laura Jackson | 61 Fair |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menace | Actor | Alice Mitchell | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Stolen Babies | Actor | Annie Beales | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Article 99 | Actor | Dr. Robin Van Dorn | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Back to the Future Part III | Actor | Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly | 74 Good |
| 1990 | Montana | Actor | Peg Guthrie | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | Actor | Lorraine McFly | 76 Good |
| 1989 | Nightbreaker | Actor | Sally Matthews | 59 Average |
| 1988 | The Wizard of Loneliness | Actor | Sybil | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Going Undercover | Actor | Marigold de la Hunt | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Casual Sex? | Actor | Stacy | 58 Average |
| 1987 | Some Kind of Wonderful | Actor | Amanda Jones | 63 Fair |
| 1986 | The Making of Back to the Future | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Howard the Duck | Actor | Beverly Switzler | 55 Average |
| 1986 | SpaceCamp | Actor | Kathryn | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Back to the Future | Actor | Lorraine Baines | 82 Very good |
| 1984 | The Wild Life | Actor | Anita | 59 Average |
| 1984 | Red Dawn | Actor | Erica | 61 Fair |
| 1983 | All the Right Moves | Actor | Lisa | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Jaws 3-D | Actor | Kelly Ann Bukowski | 48 Bad |
| 1983 | The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1982 | 1982 Burger King Christmas Commercial with Lea Thompson, Elisabeth Shue and Sarah Michelle Gellar | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| A Pretty Good Movie | Actor | Ramona | N/A N/A |
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| Queen | Actor | Dr. Page | N/A N/A |
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| You Are Here | Actor | Helen | N/A N/A |
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| What If | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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| 2018 | The Year of Spectacular Men | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| Manville | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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| 2009 | Fatal Secrets | Production | Associate Producer | 58 Average |
Crew |
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| 2009 | Looking Back to the Future | Crew | Thanks | 59 Average |
| 2008 | My Best Friend's Girl | Crew | Thanks | 57 Average |