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 | Queen | Dr. Page | 2025 |
Movie | You Are Here | Helen | 2025 |
Movie | Brats | Self | 2025 |
Movie | A Pretty Good Movie | Ramona | 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 | Unplugging | Perkins | 2022-04-22 |
Movie | Dinner in America | Betty | 2022-05-27 |
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 | Star Trek: Picard | Diane Werner | 2020-01-23 |
Series | Reunited Apart | Self | 2020-04-27 |
Series | The Ready Room | Self | 2019-01-25 |
Movie | Cool Cat's Crazy Dream | Dream World Lea | 2019-07-26 |
Movie | Luis and the Aliens | Ms. Diekendaker (voice) | 2018-05-09 |
Movie | Who We Are Now | Alana | 2018-05-25 |
Movie | The Year of Spectacular Men | Deb Klein | 2018-06-15 |
Movie | Little Women | Margaret "Marmee" March | 2018-09-28 |
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 |
Series | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2015-06-21 |
Series | The Muppets | Herself | 2015-09-22 |
Movie | Back in Time | Self | 2015-10-20 |
Movie | Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute | Herself | 2015-10-21 |
Movie | My Mother's Future Husband | René Henderson | 2014-05-11 |
Movie | Ping Pong Summer | Mrs. Miracle | 2014-06-06 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014-02-17 |
Series | Scorpion | Veronica Dineen | 2014-09-22 |
Series | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Vonnie (voice) | 2014-12-05 |
Movie | Left Behind | Irene Steele | 2014-10-03 |
Movie | Milius | Self | 2013-03-09 |
Movie | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Julia | 2013-04-20 |
Series | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self | 2013-07-16 |
Series | The Goldbergs | Fran | 2013-09-24 |
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 |
Movie | The Cabin | Lily MacDougal | 2011-08-02 |
Series | Switched at Birth | Kathryn Kennish | 2011-06-06 |
Movie | J. Edgar | Lela Rogers | 2011-11-09 |
Movie | Game of Your Life | Abbie | 2011-12-01 |
Movie | Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer | Laura | 2010-04-16 |
Movie | Tales from the Future | Self | 2010-10-26 |
Movie | Rock Slyde | Master Bartologist | 2010-05-01 |
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 | Spy School | Claire Miller | 2008-03-01 |
Movie | Senior Skip Day | Cathleen Harris | 2008-05-06 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | 2008-01-12 |
Movie | The Christmas Clause | Sophie | 2008-11-24 |
Movie | Final Approach | Alicia Bender | 2008-05-24 |
Movie | Exit Speed | Maudie McMinn | 2008-08-26 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Ties That Bind | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | 2007-03-17 |
Series | Head Case | Self | 2007-04-18 |
Movie | California Dreaming | Ginger Gainor | 2007-03-04 |
Series | Greek | April | 2007-07-09 |
Movie | A Life Interrupted | Debbie Smith | 2007-04-23 |
Movie | Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss | Cathy Davis | 2007-05-09 |
Movie | Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well | Cathy Davis | 2006-01-14 |
Movie | Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall | Cathy Davis | 2006-03-04 |
Movie | The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful | Herself | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | Looking Back at the Future | Herself | 2006-06-16 |
Series | Celebrity Duets | Unknown | 2006-08-29 |
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: Til Death Do Us Part | Cathy Davis | 2005-03-11 |
Movie | Jane Doe: The Wrong Face | Cathy Davis | 2005-06-19 |
Series | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | 2005-06-01 |
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 | The Haunted Lighthouse | Peg Van Legge | 2003-03-07 |
Movie | Stealing Christmas | Sarah Gibson | 2003-11-30 |
Movie | Fish Don't Blink | Clara | 2002-04-13 |
Series | For the People | Camille Paris | 2002-07-21 |
Series | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jennifer Rhodes | 2000-10-06 |
Series | Ed | Liz Stevens | 2000-10-08 |
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 |
Movie | The Unknown Cyclist | Melissa Cavatelli | 1998-10-10 |
Series | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | 1998-09-14 |
Series | A Will of their Own | Amanda Steward | 1998-10-18 |
Movie | The Right to Remain Silent | Christine Paley | 1996-01-07 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
Series | Caroline in the City | Caroline Duffy | 1995-09-21 |
Movie | The Unspoken Truth | Brianne Hawkins | 1995-09-24 |
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 |
Movie | Dennis the Menace | Alice Mitchell | 1993-06-24 |
Movie | The Beverly Hillbillies | Laura Jackson | 1993-10-15 |
Series | Intimate Portrait | Self | 1993-11-14 |
Movie | Article 99 | Dr. Robin Van Dorn | 1992-03-13 |
Series | The Larry Sanders Show | Herself | 1992-08-15 |
Movie | Montana | Peg Guthrie | 1990-02-09 |
Movie | Back to the Future Part III | Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly | 1990-05-25 |
Series | Tales from the Crypt | Sylvia Vane | 1989-06-10 |
Movie | Nightbreaker | Sally Matthews | 1989-03-08 |
Movie | Back to the Future Part II | Lorraine McFly | 1989-11-22 |
Movie | Casual Sex? | Stacy | 1988-04-22 |
Movie | Going Undercover | Marigold de la Hunt | 1988-06-17 |
Movie | The Wizard of Loneliness | Sybil | 1988-09-02 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | 1988-09-05 |
Movie | Some Kind of Wonderful | Amanda Jones | 1987-02-27 |
Movie | SpaceCamp | Kathryn | 1986-06-06 |
Movie | Howard the Duck | Beverly Switzler | 1986-08-01 |
Movie | The Making of Back to the Future | Self | 1986-10-25 |
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 | All the Right Moves | Lisa | 1983-10-21 |
Movie | Jaws 3-D | Kelly Ann Bukowski | 1983-07-22 |