Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is 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.
Filmography[]
- Jaws 3-D (1983) - Kelly Ann Bukowski
- Back to the Future (1985) - Lorraine Baines-McFly
- Howard the Duck (1986) - Beverly Switzler
- Casual Sex? (1988) - Stacy
- Back to the Future Part II (1989) Lorraine Baines-McFly
- Back to the Future Part III (1990) - Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
- The Little Rascals (1994) - Miss Roberts
Universal Studios Roles[]
Beverly Switzler from (Howard the Duck)
Kelly Ann Bukowski from (Jaws 3-D)
Miss Roberts from (The Little Rascals)
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