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Lea Thompson

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Lea Thompson

Acting

Born
May 31, 1961 · Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Biography

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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014Series

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014Series

Family Guy
Family Guy

1999Series

Family Guy

1999Series

Friends
Friends

1994Series

Friends

1994Series

American Dad!
American Dad!

2005Series

American Dad!

2005Series

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000Series

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000Series

Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares

1998Series

Hollywood Squares

1998Series

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988Series

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988Series

Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars

2005Series

Dancing with the Stars

2005Series

25 Words or Less
25 Words or Less

2018Series

25 Words or Less

2018Series

INVINCIBLE
INVINCIBLE

2021Series

INVINCIBLE

2021Series

The Goldbergs
The Goldbergs

2013Series

The Goldbergs

2013Series

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