Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is an American actress and director. She is best known for her 1990s NBC situation comedy Caroline in the City and her portrayal of Lorraine Baines McFly, Marty McFly's mother, in the Back to the Future trilogy. As a staple in big budget/high profile blockbusters of the 1980's and 90's, her other roles include Red Dawn, Howard the Duck, Jaws 3-D, Some Kind of Wonderful, The Beverly Hillbillies, and All the Right Moves. She has appeared in numerous TV movies and guest starred on several TV shows.
Movie | A Pretty Good Movie | Ramona | 2025 |
Movie | Brats | Self | 2025 |
Movie | You Are Here | Helen | 2025 |
Movie | Queen | Dr. Page | 2025 |
Movie | Cine Docs: Back to the Future | Self/Lorraine Baines (archive footage) | 2024-01-23 |
Series | The Spencer Sisters | Victoria Spencer | 2023-01-29 |
Movie | Dinner in America | Betty | 2022-05-27 |
Movie | Unplugging | Perkins | 2022-04-22 |
Movie | Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll | Self | 2022-09-01 |
Movie | The Disappearance of Cari Farver | Nancy Farver | 2022-10-08 |
Movie | Ten Tricks | Grace | 2022-09-27 |
Series | Invincible | Carol (voice) | 2021-03-25 |
Movie | Mark, Mary + Some Other People | Aunty Carol | 2021-11-05 |
Movie | Next Stop, Christmas | Evelyn | 2021-11-06 |
Series | Reunited Apart | Self | 2020-04-27 |
Series | Star Trek: Picard | Diane Werner | 2020-01-23 |
Movie | Cool Cat's Crazy Dream | Dream World Lea | 2019-07-26 |
Series | The Ready Room | Self | 2019-01-25 |
Movie | Luis and the Aliens | Ms. Diekendaker (voice) | 2018-05-09 |
Movie | Little Women | Margaret "Marmee" March | 2018-09-28 |
Movie | Who We Are Now | Alana | 2018-05-25 |
Movie | The Year of Spectacular Men | Deb Klein | 2018-06-15 |
Movie | Sierra Burgess Is a Loser | Mrs. Burgess | 2018-09-07 |
Movie | Literally, Right Before Aaron | Deb (Adam's Mom) | 2017-04-22 |
Movie | Stars Are Already Dead | Aunt Sophia | 2016-01-01 |
Movie | The Dog Lover | Liz Holloway | 2016-07-08 |
Movie | Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute | Herself | 2015-10-21 |
Series | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2015-06-21 |
Series | The Muppets | Herself | 2015-09-22 |
Movie | Back in Time | Self | 2015-10-20 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014-02-17 |
Movie | My Mother's Future Husband | René Henderson | 2014-05-11 |
Series | Scorpion | Veronica Dineen | 2014-09-22 |
Movie | Ping Pong Summer | Mrs. Miracle | 2014-06-06 |
Movie | Left Behind | Irene Steele | 2014-10-03 |
Series | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Vonnie (voice) | 2014-12-05 |
Movie | Milius | Self | 2013-03-09 |
Movie | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Julia | 2013-04-20 |
Series | The Goldbergs | Fran | 2013-09-24 |
Series | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self | 2013-07-16 |
Movie | Thin Ice | Jo Ann Prohaska | 2012-02-17 |
Movie | The Trouble with the Truth | Emily | 2012-09-14 |
Movie | Love at the Christmas Table | Elissa Beth | 2012-11-25 |
Movie | Bound by Flesh | Voiceover | 2012-10-19 |
Movie | John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast | Self | 2012-11-06 |
Movie | Mayor Cupcake | Mary Maroni | 2011-07-19 |
Series | Switched at Birth | Kathryn Kennish | 2011-06-06 |
Movie | Game of Your Life | Abbie | 2011-12-01 |
Movie | The Cabin | Lily MacDougal | 2011-08-02 |
Movie | J. Edgar | Lela Rogers | 2011-11-09 |
Movie | Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer | Laura | 2010-04-16 |
Movie | Rock Slyde | Master Bartologist | 2010-05-01 |
Movie | Tales from the Future | Self | 2010-10-26 |
Movie | Fatal Secrets | Rebecca | 2009-01-03 |
Movie | Splinterheads | Susan Frost | 2009-11-06 |
Movie | Looking Back to the Future | Self | 2009-02-10 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | 2008-01-12 |
Movie | Spy School | Claire Miller | 2008-03-01 |
Movie | The Christmas Clause | Sophie | 2008-11-24 |
Movie | Senior Skip Day | Cathleen Harris | 2008-05-06 |
Movie | Exit Speed | Maudie McMinn | 2008-08-26 |
Movie | Final Approach | Alicia Bender | 2008-05-24 |
Movie | California Dreaming | Ginger Gainor | 2007-03-04 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Ties That Bind | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | 2007-03-17 |
Movie | Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss | Cathy Davis | 2007-05-09 |
Series | Head Case | Self | 2007-04-18 |
Series | Greek | April | 2007-07-09 |
Movie | A Life Interrupted | Debbie Smith | 2007-04-23 |
Movie | The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful | Herself | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well | Cathy Davis | 2006-01-14 |
Series | Celebrity Duets | 2006-08-29 | |
Movie | Looking Back at the Future | Herself | 2006-06-16 |
Movie | Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall | Cathy Davis | 2006-03-04 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Vanishing Act | Cathy Davis | 2005-01-21 |
Movie | Come Away Home | Carol | 2005-01-20 |
Series | American Dad! | Caroline Duffy (voice) | 2005-02-06 |
Movie | Jane Doe: The Wrong Face | Cathy Davis | 2005-06-19 |
Series | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | 2005-06-01 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part | Cathy Davis | 2005-03-11 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't | Cathy Davis | 2005-02-18 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004-09-13 |
Movie | Stealing Christmas | Sarah Gibson | 2003-11-30 |
Movie | The Haunted Lighthouse | Peg Van Legge | 2003-03-07 |
Series | For the People | Camille Paris | 2002-07-21 |
Movie | Fish Don't Blink | Clara | 2002-04-13 |
Series | Ed | Liz Stevens | 2000-10-08 |
Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jennifer Rhodes | 2000-10-06 |
Series | Family Guy | Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice) | 1999-01-31 |
Series | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self - Guest | 1999-03-30 |
Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Michelle Osborne | 1999-09-20 |
Series | A Will of their Own | Amanda Steward | 1998-10-18 |
Series | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | 1998-09-14 |
Movie | The Unknown Cyclist | Melissa Cavatelli | 1998-10-10 |
Movie | The Right to Remain Silent | Christine Paley | 1996-01-07 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
Movie | The Unspoken Truth | Brianne Hawkins | 1995-09-24 |
Series | Caroline in the City | Caroline Duffy | 1995-09-21 |
Series | Friends | Caroline Duffy | 1994-09-22 |
Movie | The Substitute Wife | Amy Hightower | 1994-05-23 |
Movie | The Little Rascals | Ms. Roberts | 1994-08-05 |
Movie | Stolen Babies | Annie Beales | 1993-03-24 |
Series | Intimate Portrait | Self | 1993-11-14 |
Movie | The Beverly Hillbillies | Laura Jackson | 1993-10-15 |
Movie | Dennis the Menace | Alice Mitchell | 1993-06-24 |
Series | The Larry Sanders Show | Herself | 1992-08-15 |
Movie | Article 99 | Dr. Robin Van Dorn | 1992-03-13 |
Movie | Back to the Future Part III | Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly | 1990-05-25 |
Movie | Montana | Peg Guthrie | 1990-02-09 |
Movie | Nightbreaker | Sally Matthews | 1989-03-08 |
Series | Tales from the Crypt | Sylvia Vane | 1989-06-10 |
Movie | Back to the Future Part II | Lorraine McFly | 1989-11-22 |
Movie | Casual Sex? | Stacy | 1988-04-22 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | 1988-09-05 |
Movie | Going Undercover | Marigold de la Hunt | 1988-06-17 |
Movie | The Wizard of Loneliness | Sybil | 1988-09-02 |
Movie | Some Kind of Wonderful | Amanda Jones | 1987-02-27 |
Movie | SpaceCamp | Kathryn | 1986-06-06 |
Movie | The Making of Back to the Future | Self | 1986-10-25 |
Movie | Howard the Duck | Beverly Switzler | 1986-08-01 |
Movie | Back to the Future | Lorraine Baines | 1985-07-03 |
Movie | Red Dawn | Erica | 1984-08-10 |
Movie | The Wild Life | Anita | 1984-09-28 |
Movie | The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die | Unknown | 1983-07-15 |
Movie | Jaws 3-D | Kelly Ann Bukowski | 1983-07-22 |
Movie | All the Right Moves | Lisa | 1983-10-21 |