Lea Thompson

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AKA: Lea Katherine Thompson
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 05/31/1961
Birthplace: Rochester, Minnesota, USA

biography

A comely brunette character player, Thompson gave up a ballet career for acting. After appearing in some 20 Burger King commercials, she gained attention in "All the Right Moves" (1983) as the girlfriend of high school football player Tom Cruise. Thompson played three versions of Lorraine (Bates) McFly in "Back to the Future" (1985), rose above lackluster material in "Howard the Duck" (1986, directed by husband Howard Deutch), and demonstrated her ability to play more complex characters in "The Wizard of Loneliness" (1988). She demonstrated her dramatic range and brought grit to the role of a Continued

Credits

(TV Show)
2008-2008
Cast
2008
Additional Material
2008
(TV Show)
2002-2003
Camille Paris
2003
Camille Paris
2003
Camille Paris
2003
Camille Paris
2002
Camille Paris
2002
Camille Paris
2002
Camille Paris
2002
Camille Paris
2002
Camille Paris
2002
Camille Paris
2002
Camille Paris
2002
Camille Paris
2002
Camille Paris
2002
Camille Paris
2002
Camille Paris
2002
Camille Paris
2002
Camille Paris
2002
Camille Paris
2002
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Lorraine
1989
Beverly Switzler
1986
Kathryn
1986
Lorraine Baines
1985
Erica
1984
Kelly Ann Bukowski
1983
Susan Frost
2009
Lorraine McFly
Alice Mitchell
Cathleen
Dr Robin Van Dorn
Claire Miller
Amanda Jones
Marigold De La Hunt
Maudie McMinn
Melissa Cavatelli
Stacy

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Joined a professional dance company at 14
1979 
Danced professionally and studied on scholarship with such companies as the Pennsylvania Ballet, the San Francisco Ballet and the American Ballet Theater's second company, Ballet Repertory
 
Appeared in over 20 Burger King commercials
1983 
Feature film acting debut, "Jaws 3-D"
1983 
Cast opposite Tom Cruise in "All the Right Moves"
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