Lea Thompson
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.
88
Films
38
TV Shows
14
Crew Credits
Known For
126 Credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Michelle Osborne
1999
Family Guy
as Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice)
1999
Family Guy
as Lorraine McFly (voice)
1999
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Jennifer Rhodes
2000
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
Friends
as Caroline Duffy (uncredited)
1994
American Dad!
as Caroline Duffy (voice)
2005
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
1998
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
2005
Invincible
as Carol (voice)
2021
Behind the Camera
14 Credits
Young Sheldon
Director
2017
Mom
Director
2013
The Goldbergs
Director
2013
Will Trent
Director
2023
Star Trek: Picard
Director
2020
Resident Alien
Director
2021
American Housewife
Director
2016
DC's Stargirl
Director
2020
Switched at Birth
Director
2011
Schooled
Director
2019
The Chicken Sisters
Director
2024
The Year of Spectacular Men
Director
2018