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Lea Thompson

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Lea Thompson

Born
May 31, 1961
From
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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92
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5
Decades active

In short · Acting since 1983, 5 decades active, 92 credits.

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Biography

Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and director. She is best known for her roles 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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