Lea Thompson
- Highest Rated: Back to the Future (1985)
- Lowest Rated: Left Behind (2014)
- Birthday: May 31, 1961
- Birthplace: Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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A small, delicate-looking, perky actress, Thompson studied dance as a child, and was dancing professionally by age 14; she won scholarships to the Pennsylvania Ballet, American Ballet, and the San Francisco Ballet. However, she felt she was too short to become a prima ballerina and gave up dance in favor of acting. After moving to New York she appeared in some 20 Burger King TV commercials, then debuted onscreen in Jaws 3-D (1983). Shortly thereafter she got her first important role, opposite Tom Cruise in the hit All the Right Moves (1983). She is best known for her multiple roles in the three Back to the Future movies; aside from those highly successful movies, she has not gone on to appear in any hit productions. She also appeared in the TV movies Nightbreaker (1989), Montana (1990), and the PBS playhouse co-production The Wizard of Loneliness (1988).
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
Rating |
Title |
Credit |
Box
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Year |
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27% | Little Women | Marmee | — | 2018 |
24% | Luis and The Aliens | Actor | — | 2018 |
67% | The Year of Spectacular Men | Actor Director | — | 2018 |
61% | Sierra Burgess Is a Loser | Mrs. Burgess | — | 2018 |
25% | Literally, Right Before Aaron | Deb | — | 2017 |
20% | The Dog Lover | Liz Holloway | — | 2016 |
Back In Time | Actor | — | 2015 | |
1% | Left Behind | Irene Steele | $10.7M | 2014 |
94% | Bound By Flesh | Actor | — | 2014 |
59% | Ping Pong Summer | Mrs. Miracle | — | 2014 |
My Mother's Future Husband | Rene | — | 2014 | |
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Julia | — | 2013 | |
Love At The Christmas Table | Elissa Beth | — | 2012 | |
94% | The Trouble with the Truth | Producer Emily | — | 2012 |
68% | The Convincer (Thin Ice) | Jo Ann Prohaska | $0.7M | 2012 |
43% | J. Edgar | Lela Rogers | $37.4M | 2011 |
Mayor Cupcake | Mary Maroni Executive Producer | — | 2011 | |
The Cabin | Lily MacDougal | — | 2011 | |
Rock Slyde | Master Bartologist | — | 2010 | |
Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer | Laura | — | 2010 | |
The Christmas Clause | Sophie | — | 2009 | |
27% | Splinterheads | Susan Frost | — | 2009 |
Senior Skip Day | Cathleen Harris | — | 2008 | |
Exit Speed | Maudie McMinn | — | 2008 | |
Fatal Secrets | Rebecca | — | 2008 | |
Final Approach | Alicia Bender | — | 2008 | |
Spy School (Doubting Thomas) | Claire Miller | — | 2008 | |
California Dreaming (Out of Omaha) | Ginger Gainor | — | 2007 | |
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss | Cathy Davis/Jane Doe | — | 2007 | |
A Life Interrupted | Actor | — | 2007 | |
Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall | Cathy Davis/Jane Doe Director | — | 2006 | |
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well | Cathy Davis/Jane Doe | — | 2006 | |
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face | Cathy Davis/Jane Doe | — | 2005 | |
Come Away Home | Carol | — | 2005 | |
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't | Cathy Davis/Jane Doe | — | 2005 | |
Jane Doe: Vanishing Act | Cathy Davis/Jane Doe | — | 2005 | |
Unspoken Truth | Actor | — | 2005 | |
Stealing Christmas | Sarah Gibson | — | 2003 | |
Haunted Lighthouse (R.L. Stine's Haunted Lighthouse) | Actor | — | 2003 | |
A Will of Their Own | Amanda Steward | — | 1998 | |
The Unknown Cyclist | Melissa Cavatelli | — | 1998 | |
The Unspoken Truth | Brianne | — | 1995 | |
The Right To Remain Silent | Christine Paley | — | 1995 | |
23% | The Little Rascals | Ms. Roberts | — | 1994 |
The Substitute Wife | Amy Hightower | — | 1994 | |
22% | The Beverly Hillbillies | Laura | — | 1993 |
27% | Dennis the Menace | Alice Mitchell | — | 1993 |
Stolen Babies | Annie Beales | — | 1993 | |
43% | Article 99 | Dr. Van Dorn | — | 1992 |
Final Approach | Actor | — | 1991 | |
Le Dernier Cow-Boy | Peg | — | 1990 | |
79% | Back to the Future Part III | Lorraine McFly, Maggie McFly | — | 1990 |
Nightbreaker | Sally Matthews | — | 1989 | |
65% | Back to the Future Part II | Lorraine | — | 1989 |
The Wizard of Loneliness | Sybil | — | 1988 | |
Going Undercover | Marigold de la Hunt | — | 1988 | |
Casual Sex? | Stacy | — | 1988 | |
Undercover | Actor | — | 1988 | |
81% | Some Kind of Wonderful | Amanda Jones | — | 1987 |
15% | Howard the Duck | Beverly Switzler | — | 1986 |
45% | SpaceCamp (Space Camp) | Kathryn Fairly | — | 1986 |
96% | Back to the Future | Lorraine Baines | $3M | 1985 |
The Wild Life | Anita | — | 1984 | |
46% | Red Dawn | Erica | — | 1984 |
52% | All the Right Moves | Lisa | — | 1983 |
10% | Jaws 3 | Kelly Ann Bukowski | — | 1983 |
TV
Rating |
Title |
Credit |
Year |
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Mom
2013
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Director |
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American Housewife
2016
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Director |
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The Goldbergs
2013
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Director Producer |
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Celebrity Family Feud
2015
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Appearing |
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61% |
Scorpion
2014-2018
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Veronica |
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100% |
Switched at Birth
2011-2017
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Kathryn Kennish Director |
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The Chew
2011-2018
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Guest |
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Cupcake Wars
2010-2016
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Appearing |
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Hollywood Game Night
2013
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Guest Appearing |
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Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1998
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Appearing |
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Rachael Ray
2015
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Guest |
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64% |
The Muppets
2015-2016
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Herself |
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Dancing With the Stars
2005
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Reality cast member |
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-2015
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Jennifer Rhodes |
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71% |
Family Guy
1999
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Voice |
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Dateline NBC
1992
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Reporter |
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75% |
Greek
2007-2011
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April |
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Ed
2000-2004
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Liz |
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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Michelle Osborne Michele Osborne |
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Caroline in the City
1995-1999
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Caroline Duffy |
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100% |
The Larry Sanders Show
1992-1998
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82% |
Tales from the Crypt
1989-1996
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Guest |
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QUOTES FROM Lea Thompson CHARACTERS
- Lorraine Baines
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He's an absolute dream!
- Biff Tannen
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Mr. McFly! Mr. McFly, this just arrived. Oh, hi, Marty. I think it's your new book.
- Lorraine Baines
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Oh, honey! Your first novel.
- George McFly
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Like I've always told you, you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.
- Biff Tannen
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Oh, Marty. Marty, here's your keys. You're all waxed up, ready for tonight.
- Marty McFly
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Keys?
- Lorraine Baines
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Marty, will we ever see you again?
- Marty McFly
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I guarantee it.
- Biff Tannen/Griff
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LORRAINE!!
- Biff Tannen/Griff
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LORRAINE!
- Lorraine
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Oh, my god, it's you father.
- Marty McFly
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My father?
- Biff Tannen/Griff
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You're supposed to be in Switzerland, you little son of a bitch!
- Marty McFly
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My FATHER?!
- Marty McFly
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My FATHER?
- Biff Tannen/Griff
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Did you get kicked out of another boarding school?
- Howard T. Duck
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Where am I?
- Beverly Switzler
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Oh, well...the bus stop is on the corner of Powell, and...
- Howard T. Duck
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No, no no...I'm asking 'what is this place'?
- Beverly Switzler
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Uhhh...Cleveland?
- Howard T. Duck
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CLEVE-LAND? Uh huh! That's a perfect name for this WEIRD planet!
- Beverly Switzler
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No, no...you...you don't know the name of the planet? Well, the planet's called Earth...I think. And I'm obviously in some weird nightmare.
- Howard T. Duck
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Oh yeah? YOUR nightmare...or MINE?
- Beverly Switzler
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Good point.
- Lorraine Baines
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...What was it George, birdwatching?
- Lorraine Baines
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What was it George, birdwatching?