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Lea Katherine Thompson was born May 31, 1961, in Rochester, Minnesota. She is the youngest of five children. Her parents are Barbara and Cliff Thompson. Since all her siblings were much older than she, Lea says it seemed like she had more than two parents. The family lived in the Starlight motel, all the kids sharing a room... See full bio »

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Lea Katherine Thompson
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2013 Ping Pong Summer (post-production)
Mrs. Miracle
 
2013 Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (TV movie)
Julia
 
2011-2013 Switched at Birth (TV series)
Kathryn Kennish
– Introducing the Miracle (2013) … Kathryn Kennish
– Uprising (2013) … Kathryn Kennish
– Tight Rope Walker (2013) … Kathryn Kennish
– Drive in the Knife (2013) … Kathryn Kennish
– Human/Need/Desire (2013) … Kathryn Kennish
See all 40 episodes »
 
2012 Love at the Christmas Table (TV movie)
Elissa Beth
 
2012 Mystery Case Files: Shadow Lake (Video Game)
Cassandra Williams
 
2011 Game of Your Life (TV movie)
Abbie
 
2011 J. Edgar
Lela Rogers
 
2011 The Trouble with the Truth
Emily
 
2011 The Cabin (TV movie)
Lily MacDougal
 
2011 Mayor Cupcake
Mary Maroni
 
2011 Robot Chicken (TV series)
Lorraine Baines
– Major League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2011) … Lorraine Baines (voice)
 
2011 Thin Ice
Jo Ann Prohaska
 
2010 Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer
Laura
 
2010 Greek (TV series)
April
– Camp Buy Me Love (2010) … April
 
2010 Uncle Nigel (TV movie)
Abby Wells
 
2009 Splinterheads
Susan Frost
 
2009 Rock Slyde
Master Bartologist
 
2009 The Check (short)
Darla
 
2009 Fatal Secrets
Rebecca
 
2008 The Christmas Clause (TV movie)
Sophie
 
2008 Exit Speed
Maudie McMinn
 
2008 Senior Skip Day (video)
Cathleen Harris
 
2008 CR: Back to the Future (Video Game)
Lorraine Baines
 
2008 Spy School
Claire Miller
 
2008 Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder (TV movie)
Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
 
2007 Final Approach (TV movie)
Alicia Bender
 
2007 Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss (video)
Cathy Davis
 
2007 A Life Interrupted (TV movie)
Debbie Smith
 
2007 Jane Doe: Ties That Bind (TV movie)
Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
 
2007 California Dreaming
Ginger Gainor
 
2006 10 Tricks
Grace
 
2006 Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall (TV movie)
Cathy Davis
 
2006 Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well (TV movie)
Cathy Davis
 
2005 Jane Doe: The Wrong Face (TV movie)
Cathy Davis
 
2005 Come Away Home
Carol
 
2005 Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part (TV movie)
Cathy Davis
 
2005 Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't (TV movie)
Cathy Davis
 
2005 Jane Doe: Vanishing Act (TV movie)
Cathy Davis
 
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Michelle Osborne
– Birthright (2004) … Michelle Osborne
 
2004 Ed (TV series)
Liz Stevens
– Pressure Points (2004) … Liz Stevens
– Hidden Agendas (2004) … Liz Stevens
– Back in the Saddle (2004) … Liz Stevens
 
2003 Stealing Christmas (TV movie)
Sarah Gibson
 
2003 Haunted Lighthouse (short)
Peg Van Legge
 
2002-2003 For the People (TV series)
Chief Dep. Dist. Atty. Camille Paris
– My Mother's Daughter (2003) … Chief Dep. Dist. Atty. Camille Paris
– Power Play (2003) … Chief Dep. Dist. Atty. Camille Paris
– Nexus (2003) … Chief Dep. Dist. Atty. Camille Paris
– Nascent (2002) … Chief Dep. Dist. Atty. Camille Paris
– Handle with Care (2002) … Chief Dep. Dist. Atty. Camille Paris
See all 18 episodes »
 
2002 Fish Don't Blink
Clara
 
1995-2000 Caroline in the City (TV series)
Caroline Duffy
– Caroline and Joanie and the Stick (2000) … Caroline Duffy
– Caroline and El Niño (1999) … Caroline Duffy
– Caroline and the Big Move (1999) … Caroline Duffy
– Caroline and the Ultimatum (1999) … Caroline Duffy
– Caroline and the Return of the Sudsy Guy (1999) … Caroline Duffy
See all 97 episodes »
 
1998 A Will of Their Own (TV mini-series)
Amanda Steward
– Episode #1.1 (1998) … Amanda Steward
 
1998 The Unknown Cyclist
Melissa Cavatelli
 
1996 The Right to Remain Silent (TV movie)
Christine Paley
 
1995 Friends (TV series)
Caroline Duffy
– The One with the Baby on the Bus (1995) … Caroline Duffy (uncredited)
 
1995 The Unspoken Truth (TV movie)
Brianne Hawkins
 
1994 The Little Rascals
Ms. Roberts
 
1994 The Substitute Wife (TV movie)
Amy Hightower
 
1993 The Beverly Hillbillies
Laura Jackson
 
1993 Dennis the Menace
Mrs. Alice Mitchell
 
1993 Stolen Babies (TV movie)
Annie Beales
 
1992 Article 99
Dr. Robin Van Dorn
 
1990 Back to the Future Part III
Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
 
1990 Montana (TV movie)
Peg Guthrie
 
1989 Back to the Future Part II
Lorraine
 
1989 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Sylvia Vane
– Only Sin Deep (1989) … Sylvia Vane
 
1989 Nightbreaker (TV movie)
Sally Matthews
 
1988 The Wizard of Loneliness
Sybil
 
1988 Casual Sex?
Stacy
 
1988 Going Undercover
Marigold de la Hunt
 
1987 Some Kind of Wonderful
Amanda Jones
 
1986 Howard the Duck
Beverly Switzler
 
1986 SpaceCamp
Kathryn Fairly
 
1985 Back to the Future
Lorraine Baines
 
1984 The Wild Life
Anita
 
1984 Red Dawn
Erica
 
1983 All the Right Moves
Lisa
 
1983 Jaws 3-D
Kelly Ann Bukowski
 
1982 MysteryDisc: Murder, Anyone? (video)
Cecily 'Sissy' Loper
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
2011 The Trouble with the Truth (producer)
 
2011 Mayor Cupcake (executive producer)
 
2009 Fatal Secrets (associate producer)
 
1998-2000 Caroline in the City (TV series) (producer - 22 episodes)
– Caroline and Joanie and the Stick (2000) (producer)
– Caroline and El Niño (1999) (producer)
– Caroline and the Big Move (1999) (producer)
– Caroline and the Ultimatum (1999) (producer)
– Caroline and the Return of the Sudsy Guy (1999) (producer)
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Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
1995-1999 Caroline in the City (TV series)
– Caroline and the 2000th Strip (1999) (performer: "If My Friends Could See Me Now" - uncredited)
– Caroline and the Secret Bullfighter: Part 1 (1998) (performer: "The Shoop Shoop Song It's in His Kiss" - uncredited)
– Caroline and the Decanter (1997) (performer: "I'll Be Home for Christmas" - uncredited)
– Caroline and the Cold Sesame Noodles (1997) (performer: "Give My Regards to Broadway" - uncredited)
– Caroline and the Cereal (1996) (performer: "Sweet Caroline" - uncredited)
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1998 The Unknown Cyclist (performer: "I'll Remember You")
 
1986 Howard the Duck (performer: "Hunger City", "Don't Turn Away Reprise", "It Don't Come Cheap", "Howard the Duck")
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
2008 Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder (TV movie)
 
2006 Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall (TV movie)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2008 Head Case (TV series)
– El Finks (2008) (additional material)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2009 Looking Back to the Future (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2008 My Best Friend's Girl (special thanks)
 
2008 Lovely, Still (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (48 titles)
2013 Milius (documentary)
Herself
 
2012 Bound by Flesh (documentary) (voice)
 
2012 The Chew (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– The Big Apple (2012) … Herself - Guest
 
2012 Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
– Lea Thompson/Ciara/Karmin (2012) … Herself
 
2012 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Shirley MacLaine (TV movie)
Herself
 
2012 Hollywood Saturday Night (TV series)
Herself - Guest Host
– Lea Thompson (2012) … Herself - Guest Host
 
2011 80th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 December 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 The Talk (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 20 June 2011 (2011) … Herself - Guest
 
2011 Alzheimer's Disease: A Guide for Patients and Families (TV movie)
Herself - Spokesperson
 
2011 Ace of Cakes (TV series)
Herself
– Charm City Cakes Goes Back to the Future (2011) … Herself
 
2009 Looking Back to the Future (video documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Head Case (TV series)
Herself
– El Finks (2008) … Herself
 
2007 TV Land Confidential (TV series documentary)
Herself - Interviewee
– Movies (2007) … Herself - Interviewee
 
2006 Celebrity Duets (TV series)
Herself
– Finale (2006) … Herself
– Episode #1.3 (2006) … Herself
– Episode #1.2 (2006) … Herself
– Episode #1.1 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Michael J. Fox (2006) … Herself
 
2006 Looking Back at the Future (documentary)
Herself
 
2006 The Tony Danza Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.117 (2006) … Herself
– Episode #2.82 (2006) … Herself
 
2005 I Love the 80's 3-D (TV series documentary)
Herself
– 1983 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.98 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Hollywood's Master Storytellers: Back to the Future 20th Anniversary (TV movie)
Herself
 
2003 I Love the '80s Strikes Back (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
1999-2003 Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 January 2003 (2003) … Herself
– Episode dated 9 January 2003 (2003) … Herself
– Episode dated 8 January 2003 (2003) … Herself
– Episode dated 7 January 2003 (2003) … Herself
– Episode dated 6 January 2003 (2003) … Herself
See all 10 episodes »
 
2002 I Love the '80s (TV series documentary)
Herself
 
2002 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 July 2002 (2002) … Herself
 
1997-2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 21 November 2000 (2000) … Herself
– Episode dated 14 July 1998 (1998) … Herself
– Episode dated 25 February 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
2000 Broadway on Broadway (TV movie)
Herself - Performer ("Cabaret")
 
1993-1999 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 March 1999 (1999) … Herself
– Episode dated 12 October 1998 (1998) … Herself
– Episode dated 24 June 1997 (1997) … Herself
– Episode dated 10 March 1997 (1997) … Herself
– Episode #4.65 (1995) … Herself
See all 7 episodes »
 
1998 The Larry Sanders Show (TV series)
Herself
– As My Career Lay Dying (1998) … Herself
 
1998 The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Favorite New Television Comedy Series
 
1998 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Lea Thompson (1998) … Herself
 
1998 The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Introducing Ted Danson
 
1998 TV Guide Looks at Christmas (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
1997 TV Guide Looks at Christmas (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
1997 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Herself
– Lea Thompson (1997) … Herself
 
1997 The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series
 
1997 Crook & Chase (TV series)
Herself
– Lea Thompson (1997) … Herself
 
1996 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV movie)
Herself
 
1996 The 18th Annual CableACE Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1996 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Directing for a Comedy Series
 
1996 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1996 The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a TV-Series - Drama
 
1996 The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Accepting Award for Favorite New Television Comedy Series and Winner: Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series
 
1995 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 May 1995 (1995) … Herself
 
1993 John & Leeza from Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.9 (1993) … Herself
 
1989-1990 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 July 1990 (1990) … Herself
– Episode dated 21 November 1989 (1989) … Herself
 
1985 The Making of 'Back to the Future' (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
1983 The Making of 'Jaws 3-D': Sharks Don't Die (TV documentary)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2004 Retrosexual: The 80's
 
2004 Back to the Future Video Slots (Video Game)
Lorraine Baines
 
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (video documentary)
Lisa Litski (uncredited)
 

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(2012, on Jaws 3-D) Well, that was my very first part, the very first movie I ever got, but I lied and said I had done a couple of other movies, so when I showed up, I really knew absolutely nothing. Also, I had said that I knew how to water-ski. And I did not. So I had, like, five days to learn really... See more »

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Star Sign:

Gemini