Lea Thompson
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.
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- Born:
- May 31, 1961 In Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 133
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Tales From the Crypt - Volume 2
- Latest Project:
- Movie You Are Here 2025
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | You Are Here | Helen | 2025 |
| Movie | What If | Unknown | 2025 |
| Movie | A Pretty Good Movie | Ramona | 2025 |
| Movie | Queen | Dr. Page | 2025 |
| Movie | BRATS | Self | 2024-06-07 |
| Series | The Chicken Sisters | Nancy Hillier | 2024-09-10 |
| Series | The Spencer Sisters | Victoria Spencer | 2023-01-29 |
| Movie | Unplugging | Perkins | 2022-04-22 |
| Movie | Dinner in America | Betty | 2022-05-27 |
| Movie | Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll | Self | 2022-09-01 |
| Movie | The Disappearance of Cari Farver | Nancy Farver | 2022-10-08 |
| Movie | Ten Tricks | Grace | 2022-09-27 |
| Movie | Mark, Mary + Some Other People | Aunty Carol | 2021-11-05 |
| Series | INVINCIBLE | Carol (voice) | 2021-03-25 |
| Movie | Next Stop, Christmas | Evelyn | 2021-11-06 |
| Series | Star Trek: Picard | Diane Werner | 2020-01-23 |
| Series | Stars in the House | Self | 2020-03-16 |
| Series | Reunited Apart | Self | 2020-04-27 |
| Movie | Tales From the Crypt - Volume 2 | 2019 | |
| Movie | Cool Cat's Crazy Dream | Dream World Lea | 2019-07-26 |
| Series | The Ready Room | Self | 2019-01-25 |
| Movie | Luis and the Aliens | Ms. Diekendaker (voice) | 2018-05-09 |
| Movie | Who We Are Now | Alana | 2018-05-25 |
| Movie | The Year of Spectacular Men | Deb Klein | 2018-06-15 |
| Movie | Sierra Burgess Is a Loser | Mrs. Burgess | 2018-09-07 |
| Series | 25 Words or Less | Unknown | 2018-08-06 |
| Movie | Little Women | Margaret "Marmee" March | 2018-09-28 |
| Movie | Literally, Right Before Aaron | Deb (Adam's Mom) | 2017-04-22 |
| Movie | Stars Are Already Dead | Aunt Sophia | 2016-01-01 |
| Movie | The Dog Lover | Liz Holloway | 2016-07-08 |
| Movie | Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute | Self | 2015-10-21 |
| Series | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2015-06-21 |
| Series | The Muppets | Self | 2015-09-22 |
| Movie | Back in Time | Self | 2015-10-20 |
| Movie | My Mother's Future Husband | René Henderson | 2014-05-11 |
| Movie | Ping Pong Summer | Mrs. Miracle | 2014-06-06 |
| Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014-02-17 |
| Movie | Left Behind | Irene Steele | 2014-10-03 |
| Series | Scorpion | Veronica Dineen | 2014-09-22 |
| Series | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Vonnie (voice) | 2014-12-05 |
| Series | A to Z | Lea Thompson | 2014-10-02 |
| Movie | Milius | Self | 2013-03-09 |
| Movie | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Julia | 2013-04-20 |
| Series | The Goldbergs | Fran | 2013-09-24 |
| Series | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self | 2013-07-16 |
| Movie | Thin Ice | Jo Ann Prohaska | 2012-02-17 |
| Movie | The Trouble with the Truth | Emily | 2012-09-14 |
| Movie | Love at the Christmas Table | Elissa Beth | 2012-11-25 |
| Movie | Bound by Flesh | Voiceover | 2012-10-19 |
| Movie | John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast | Self | 2012-11-06 |
| Movie | Mayor Cupcake | Mary Maroni | 2011-07-19 |
| Series | Switched at Birth | Kathryn Kennish | 2011-06-06 |
| Movie | Game of Your Life | Abbie | 2011-12-01 |
| Movie | The Cabin | Lily MacDougal | 2011-08-02 |
| Movie | J. Edgar | Lela Rogers | 2011-11-09 |
| Movie | Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer | Laura | 2010-04-16 |
| Movie | Rock Slyde | Master Bartologist | 2010-05-01 |
| Movie | Tales from the Future | Self | 2010-10-26 |
| Movie | Fatal Secrets | Rebecca | 2009-01-03 |
| Movie | Splinterheads | Susan Frost | 2009-11-06 |
| Movie | Looking Back to the Future | Self | 2009-02-10 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | 2008-01-12 |
| Movie | Spy School | Claire Miller | 2008-03-01 |
| Movie | The Christmas Clause | Sophie | 2008-11-24 |
| Movie | Exit Speed | Maudie McMinn | 2008-08-26 |
| Movie | Senior Skip Day | Cathleen Harris | 2008-05-06 |
| Movie | Final Approach | Alicia Bender | 2008-05-24 |
| Movie | California Dreaming | Ginger Gainor | 2007-03-04 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: Ties That Bind | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | 2007-03-17 |
| Series | Greek | April | 2007-07-09 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss | Cathy Davis | 2007-05-09 |
| Series | Head Case | Self | 2007-04-18 |
| Movie | A Life Interrupted | Debbie Smith | 2007-04-23 |
| Movie | The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful | Self | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well | Cathy Davis | 2006-01-14 |
| Series | Celebrity Duets | Unknown | 2006-08-29 |
| Movie | Looking Back at the Future | Herself | 2006-06-16 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall | Cathy Davis | 2006-03-04 |
| Series | Jane Doe | Cathy Davis | 2005-01-21 |
| Movie | Come Away Home | Carol | 2005-01-20 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: Vanishing Act | Cathy Davis | 2005-01-21 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: The Wrong Face | Cathy Davis | 2005-06-19 |
| Series | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | 2005-06-01 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part | Cathy Davis | 2005-03-11 |
| Movie | Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't | Cathy Davis | 2005-02-18 |
| Series | American Dad! | Caroline Duffy (voice) | 2005-02-06 |
| Series | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004-09-13 |
| Movie | The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made | Beverly Switzler (archive footage) | 2004-07-13 |
| Movie | Stealing Christmas | Sarah Gibson | 2003-11-30 |
| Movie | The Haunted Lighthouse | Peg Van Legge | 2003-03-07 |
| Movie | Fish Don't Blink | Clara | 2002-04-13 |
| Movie | Back to the Future: Hilarious Outtakes | Lorraine Baines | 2002-12-02 |
| Series | For the People | Camille Paris | 2002-07-21 |
| Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jennifer Rhodes | 2000-10-06 |
| Series | Ed | Liz Stevens | 2000-10-08 |
| Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Michelle Osborne | 1999-09-20 |
| Series | Family Guy | Lorraine McFly (voice) | 1999-01-31 |
| Series | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self - Guest | 1999-03-30 |
| Series | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | 1998-09-14 |
| Series | A Will of their Own | Amanda Steward | 1998-10-18 |
| Movie | The Unknown Cyclist | Melissa Cavatelli | 1998-10-10 |
| Movie | The Right to Remain Silent | Christine Paley | 1996-01-07 |
| Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
| Movie | The Unspoken Truth | Brianne Hawkins | 1995-09-24 |
| Series | Caroline in the City | Caroline Duffy | 1995-09-21 |
| Movie | The Substitute Wife | Amy Hightower | 1994-05-23 |
| Movie | The Little Rascals | Ms. Roberts | 1994-08-05 |
| Series | Friends | Caroline Duffy (uncredited) | 1994-09-22 |
| Movie | Stolen Babies | Annie Beales | 1993-03-24 |
| Movie | The Beverly Hillbillies | Laura Jackson | 1993-10-15 |
| Series | Intimate Portrait | Self | 1993-11-14 |
| Movie | Dennis the Menace | Alice Mitchell | 1993-06-24 |
| Movie | Article 99 | Dr. Robin Van Dorn | 1992-03-13 |
| Series | The Larry Sanders Show | Herself | 1992-08-15 |
| Movie | Montana | Peg Guthrie | 1990-02-09 |
| Movie | Back to the Future Part III | Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly | 1990-05-25 |
| Movie | Nightbreaker | Sally Matthews | 1989-03-08 |
| Movie | Back to the Future Part II | Lorraine McFly | 1989-11-22 |
| Series | Tales from the Crypt | Sylvia Vane | 1989-06-10 |
| Movie | Casual Sex? | Stacy | 1988-04-22 |
| Movie | Going Undercover | Marigold de la Hunt | 1988-06-17 |
| Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | 1988-09-05 |
| Movie | The Wizard of Loneliness | Sybil | 1988-09-02 |
| Movie | Some Kind of Wonderful | Amanda Jones | 1987-02-27 |
| Movie | SpaceCamp | Kathryn | 1986-06-06 |
| Movie | Howard the Duck | Beverly Switzler | 1986-08-01 |
| Movie | The Making of Back to the Future | Self | 1986-10-25 |
| Movie | Back to the Future | Lorraine Baines | 1985-07-03 |
| Movie | Red Dawn | Erica | 1984-08-10 |
| Movie | The Wild Life | Anita | 1984-09-28 |
| Movie | The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die | Unknown | 1983-07-15 |
| Movie | All the Right Moves | Lisa | 1983-10-21 |
| Movie | Jaws 3-D | Kelly Ann Bukowski | 1983-07-22 |