Lea Thompson

American actress

Lea Katherine Thompson is an accomplished American actress, singer, dancer, and director. She is best known for her roles in the Back to the Future film trilogy, Howard the Duck, and the sitcom Caroline in the City. Over the course of her career, she has appeared in numerous popular films and TV shows.

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About the Lea Thompson

Lea Katherine Thompsonis an American actress, singer, dancer, and director.

She is best known for her role 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.

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Lea Thompson is best known for her roles as Lorraine Baines-McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy, Beverly Switzler in Howard the Duck, and the title character in the sitcom Caroline in the City.

Lea Thompson was born on May 31, 1961.

Other films Lea Thompson is known for include All the Right Moves, Red Dawn, Dennis the Menace, and The Beverly Hillbillies.

From 2011 to 2017, Lea Thompson co-starred as Kathryn Kennish in the ABC Family-turned-Freeform series Switched at Birth.

In addition to acting, Lea Thompson is also a singer, dancer, and director.