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Lea Thompson

American actress

Lea Thompson is an American actress, singer, dancer and director. She is best known as Lorraine Baines-McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy, Beverly Switzler in Howard the Duck and Amanda Jones in Some Kind of Wonderful. She starred in the sitcom Caroline in the City and in Switched at Birth.

Lea Thompson appears in 6 films in The Rerun, from 1983 to 2011. Most of that work is in adventure, drama and sci-fi. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Robert Zemeckis (3), Christopher Lloyd (3), Crispin Glover (3), Thomas F. Wilson (3), Michael J. Fox (3).

Known for

  • Back to the Future (1985), Lorraine Baines-McFly. Played Lorraine Baines-McFly in this title, first released in 1985.
  • Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), Amanda Jones. Played Amanda Jones in this title, first released in 1987.
  • Howard the Duck (1986), Beverly Switzler. Played Beverly Switzler in this title, first released in 1986.
  • Red Dawn (1984).
  • Caroline in the City (1995), Caroline Duffy. Played the title character in the 1990s sitcom.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Lea Thompson been in?
Lea Thompson appears in J. Edgar (2011), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Back to the Future (1985), Red Dawn (1984) and Jaws 3-D (1983) on The Remote.
When was Lea Thompson born?
Lea Thompson was born on 31 May 1961.

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