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Lea Thompson
0 FOLLOWERS • 49 CREDITS • MAY 31, 1961 • 63
Biography
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Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961, height 5' 3" (1,60 m)) 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, other roles include Red Dawn, Howard the Duck, Jaws 3-D, Some Kind of Wonderful, The Beverly Hillbillies and All the Right Moves.
Known For
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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E! True Hollywood Story
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Family Guy
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Dancing with the Stars
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ylt6w9U9JVD4Ma5HMUeY9Z6csw5.jpg)
Celebrity Family Feud
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hzeirSF6bRjssDh5JFrm5WRwFLd.jpg)
Scorpion
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xnFFz3etm1vftF0ns8RMHA8XdqT.jpg)
American Dad!
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Ed
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2fABKyKKX6r4FUuCjd7qKmgNOID.jpg)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHwgcxGQH8KpgTL4KEV4eG2IAn8.jpg)
Hollywood Squares
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Star Trek: Picard
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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INVINCIBLE
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The Ready Room
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v8prqphh93EaZQD3tRXCGmN68iG.jpg)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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The Larry Sanders Show
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Tales from the Crypt
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Friends
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The Little Rascals
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J. Edgar
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Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
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John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
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Brats
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The Beverly Hillbillies
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Jaws 3-D
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/Kl3HTDhJ1wNg9NpJwApE5mXGmo.jpg)
Dennis the Menace
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/crzoVQnMzIrRfHtQw0tLBirNfVg.jpg)
Back to the Future Part III
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Back to the Future
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Spy School
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Switched at Birth
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a2GkHcioc2QEFJbQk1NTB85u3vD.jpg)
Red Dawn
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6z6ZUrwbAJl9Nq43OY77O7iY80x.jpg)
Some Kind of Wonderful
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hQq8xZe5uLjFzSBt4LanNP7SQjl.jpg)
Back to the Future Part II
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SpaceCamp
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Caroline in the City
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The Right to Remain Silent
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Howard the Duck
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Casual Sex?
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A Will of their Own
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