Lea Thompson

Lea Thompson
Lea Thompson
	Thompson in 2023
Born	Lea Katherine Thompson; May 31, 1961 (age 63); Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Other names	Lea Deutch
Alma mater	American Ballet Theatre
Occupation(s)	Actress, director, singer, dancer
Years active	1982–present (acting); 2006–present (directing);
Spouse	Howard Deutch (m. 1989)
Children	Madelyn Deutch; Zoey Deutch;

Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961)^[1] is an American actress, singer, dancer, and director.

She is best known for her role 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 Caroline Duffy 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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Lea Thompson
Thompson in 2023
Born	Lea Katherine Thompson (1961-05-31) May 31, 1961 (age 63) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Other names	Lea Deutch
Alma mater	American Ballet Theatre
Occupation(s)	Actress, director, singer, dancer
Years active	1982–present (acting) 2006–present (directing)
Spouse	Howard Deutch (m. 1989)
Children	Madelyn Deutch Zoey Deutch