Lea Thompson
b. 1961 (age 65)
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Actress
Director
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961, height 5' 3" (1,60 m)) 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, other roles include Red Dawn, Howard the Duck, Jaws 3-D, Some Kind of Wonderful, The Beverly Hillbillies and All the Right Moves.
Known For
Filmography
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Anna Pigeon
2026 Director
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Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
2026 Self
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★ 6.5
Brats
2024 Self
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★ 6.3
The Chicken Sisters
2024 Actress
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★ 7.7
Will Trent
2023 Director
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★ 6.6
The Spencer Sisters
2023 Actress
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★ 4.4
Unplugging
2022 Actress
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★ 6.1
The Disappearance of Cari Farver
2022 Actress
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★ 3.8
Ten Tricks
2022 Actress
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★ 8.0
Resident Alien
2021 Director
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★ 7.0
Next Stop, Christmas
2021 Actress
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★ 7.5
Star Trek: Picard
2020 Director
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★ 7.1
Stargirl
2020 Director
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★ 7.5
Dinner in America
2020 Actress
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★ 6.3
Katy Keene
2020 Director
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★ 6.6
Heroes Manufactured: Creators Unleashed
2020 Self
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On with the Show, Spotlight on the Future
2020 Self
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★ 6.8
Schooled
2019 Director
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★ 6.0
You Are Here
2019 Actress
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★ 5.7
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
2018 Actress
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★ 7.9
The Kids Are Alright
2018 Director
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★ 5.6
The Year of Spectacular Men
2018 Director
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★ 5.3
Little Women
2018 Actress
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★ 6.5
Who We Are Now
2018 Actress
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★ 3.6
Culture Clash
2018 Actress
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★ 5.7
1 on 1 with Kristian Harloff
2018 Self
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The Will Leitch Show
2018 Self
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Over the Hill
2018 Actress
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★ 7.7
Young Sheldon
2017 Director
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★ 4.6
Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017 Actress
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★ 7.4
American Housewife
2016 Director
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★ 5.4
The Dog Lover
2016 Actress
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★ 5.8
Stars Are Already Dead
2016 Actress
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★ 6.3
Back in Time
2015 Self
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★ 6.1
Keith Lemon's Back T'Future Tribute
2015 Self
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Pop Goes the Culture TV
2015 Self
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★ 3.1
Left Behind
2014 Actress
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★ 5.4
Ping Pong Summer
2014 Actress
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★ 8.0
The Goldbergs
2013 Director
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★ 7.4
Mom
2013 Director
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★ 6.4
Love at the Christmas Table
2012 Actress
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★ 6.5
Bound by Flesh
2012 Actress
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★ 5.8
The Trouble with the Truth
2012 Actress
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★ 6.7
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012 Self
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★ 7.7
Switched at Birth
2011 Actress
Director
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★ 6.2
Thin Ice
2011 Actress
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★ 5.8
Mayor Cupcake
2011 Actress
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★ 5.4
The Cabin
2011 Actress
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★ 6.2
Game of Your Life
2011 Actress
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★ 4.7
80th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
2011 Self
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Alzheimer's Disease: A Guide for Patients and Families
2011 Self
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★ 3.3
I Was a 7th Grade Dragon Slayer
2010 Actress
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★ 7.9
Tales from the Future
2010 Self
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★ 7.5
Uncle Nigel
2010 Actress
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★ 5.8
Splinterheads
2009 Actress
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★ 4.0
Fatal Secrets
2009 Actress
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★ 5.9
The Check
2009 Actress
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★ 5.3
Exit Speed
2008 Actress
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★ 4.5
Spy School
2008 Actress
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★ 4.7
The Christmas Clause
2008 Actress
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★ 6.3
Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder
2008 Actress
Director
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★ 4.9
Final Approach
2007 Actress
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★ 7.5
Head Case
2007 Writer
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★ 3.5
Out of Omaha
2007 Actress
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★ 6.1
Jane Doe: Ties That Bind
2007 Actress
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★ 6.1
A Life Interrupted
2007 Actress
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★ 6.2
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
2006 Actress
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★ 6.3
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall
2006 Actress
Director
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★ 6.7
Come Away Home
2005 Actress
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★ 6.3
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act
2005 Actress
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★ 6.2
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
2005 Actress
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★ 6.3
Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part
2005 Actress
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★ 6.4
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
2005 Actress
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Hollywood's Master Storytellers: Back to the Future 20th Anniversary
2005 Self
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★ 5.8
Stealing Christmas
2003 Actress
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★ 5.4
Haunted Lighthouse
2003 Actress
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★ 5.0
Fish Don't Blink
2002 Actress
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★ 5.9
For the People
2002 Actress
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★ 6.9
A Will of Their Own
1998 Actress
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★ 5.7
The Unknown Cyclist
1998 Actress
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Celebrity Weddings in Style
1998 Self
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★ 7.0
TV Guide Looks at Christmas
1997 Self
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★ 5.5
The Right to Remain Silent
1996 Actress
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★ 6.3
Caroline in the City
1995 Actress
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★ 5.5
The Unspoken Truth
1995 Actress
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★ 6.5
The Substitute Wife
1994 Actress
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★ 5.7
Dennis the Menace
1993 Actress
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★ 5.1
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993 Actress
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★ 6.3
Stolen Babies
1993 Actress
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A Menace Named Dennis
1993 Self
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★ 6.1
Article 99
1992 Actress
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★ 7.5
Back to the Future Part III
1990 Actress
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★ 4.8
Montana
1990 Actress
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★ 7.4
Robert Wuhl's World Tour
1990 Self
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★ 7.8
Back to the Future Part II
1989 Actress
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★ 6.3
Nightbreaker
1989 Actress
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★ 5.1
Casual Sex?
1988 Actress
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★ 5.9
The Wizard of Loneliness
1988 Actress
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★ 7.0
Some Kind of Wonderful
1987 Actress
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★ 4.8
Howard the Duck
1986 Actress