Lea Thompson

Lea Thompson is an American actress best known for playing Lorraine McFly in the *Back to the Future* trilogy and the title role in the television series *Caroline in the City*.

She also starred in *Howard the Duck* and *Some Kind of Wonderful*.

Thompson has continued acting in film and television while also directing.

1980s

Back to the Future

DeLoreanStainless steel automobile
Red DawnSunrise tinged vermillion
SpaceCampYouth astronaut training program

Michael J. Fox · Howard the Duck · John Hughes · Patrick Swayze · Brat Pack · MTV · leg warmers · Valley Girl · VHS · Walkman

filmography

Red Dawn

Sunrise tinged vermillion

SpaceCampYouth astronaut training program
The Beverly HillbilliesRural family strikes oil, moves west
Left BehindEnd-times novel franchise

Howard the Duck · Dennis the Menace

television

sitcom

Episodic TV comedy series

seriesOrdered set of related items
NBCAmerican television network
FreeformDisney-owned cable network

primetime · season · episode · ratings · cast · network · pilot · finale

dancer

ballet

Classical dance on pointe

choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
physicalityBodily, material quality

movement · performer · Minnesota

directing

NCIS

Naval criminal investigation service

debutFirst public appearance
filmmakerOne who makes movies

Jessica Jones

Opposites

career trajectory

Lea ThompsonMolly Ringwald

Michael J. Fox · Tom Hanks · Julia Roberts · Demi Moore · Meg Ryan

screen presence type

Lea ThompsonMadonna

Christ's mother, or pop icon

Kathleen Turner · Kim Basinger · Jennifer Jason Leigh

genre association

Lea ThompsonMeryl Streep

Glenn Close · Jessica Lange · Sissy Spacek · Debra Winger · Holly Hunter

Family

lea, Thompson, tom, son

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G