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Lea Thompson
American actress and director (b. 1961)
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 sitcomCaroline in the City. From 2011 to 2017, she co-starred as Kathryn Kennish in the ABC Family-turned-Freeform series Switched at Birth.
Early life
Lea Thompson was born on May 31, 1961, in Rochester, Minnesota,[1] one of five children of Clifford and Barbara Barry Thompson, a musician.[2] She has two sisters, Coleen Goodrich and Shannon Katona, and two brothers, Andrew and Barry.[3]
She studied ballet as a child (as did her older brother
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Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is an Americanactress. She acted in the 1983 movieAll the Right Moves and the 1990ssitcomCaroline in the City. She also starred in many made for television movies.
Early life
[change | change source]Thompson was born in Rochester, Minnesota. Both she and her older brother Andrew Thompson took ballet classes as children. Both became dancers with major dance companies--Andrew with the Colorado Ballet and Lea with the American Ballet Theatre. After Lea had many injuries and Mikail Baryshnikov told her she didn't have the ideal body, she left professional ballet to become an actress.
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Lea Thompson
Lea Thompson is an accomplished American actress, director, and producer, best known for her iconic role as Lorraine Baines in the "Back to the Future" trilogy. Her performance in the films solidified her status as a beloved figure in 1980s cinema, leading to roles in other major projects like "Howard the Duck" and "Some Kind of Wonderful." Thompson also gained widespread recognition for her portrayal of Caroline Duffy in the hit 1990s sitcom "Caroline in the City," which ran for four seasons and earned her critical and audience acclaim.
In addition to her acting career, Thompson has successfully transitioned into directing. She made her directorial debut in 2006 with episodes of the TV series "Jane Doe," in which she also starred. Over the years, she has expanded her directing portfolio, working on popular television shows like "The Goldbergs," "Mom," "Young Sheldon," and "Star Trek: Picard." Her passion for storytelling and deep understanding of character development have made her a sought-after director in both television and film.
Thompson's versatility has a
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