Lea Thompson: movies and TV shows
Lea Thompson has 155 credits in the archive: 100 films and 55 TV series, from 1982 to 2026. Highest rated: INVINCIBLE (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1982 – 2026 · busiest year: 2008 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Anna Pigeon | TV | — | 65 | |
| 2025 | SEGAL | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2024 | The Chicken Sisters | Nancy Hillier | TV | 7.6 | 63 |
| 2024 | The Chicken Sisters | TV | 7.6 | 63 | |
| 2024 | BRATS | Self | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 2023 | Will Trent | TV | 7.2 | 62 | |
| 2023 | The Spencer Sisters | Victoria Spencer | TV | 6.4 | 62 |
| 2022 | Unplugging | Perkins | Film | 4.9 | 61 |
| 2022 | The Disappearance of Cari Farver | Nancy Farver | Film | 5.2 | 61 |
| 2022 | Ten Tricks | Grace | Film | 4.4 | 61 |
| 2022 | Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon | Self | Film | 8.5 | 61 |
| 2021 | INVINCIBLE | Carol (voice) | TV | 8.6 | 60 |
| 2021 | Resident Alien | TV | 7.8 | 60 | |
| 2021 | Mark, Mary + Some Other People | Aunty Carol | Film | 5.2 | 60 |
| 2021 | Next Stop, Christmas | Evelyn | Film | 6.4 | 60 |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Picard | Diane Werner | TV | 7.2 | 59 |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Picard | TV | 7.2 | 59 | |
| 2020 | Stars in the House | Self | TV | — | 59 |
| 2020 | DC's Stargirl | TV | 7.7 | 59 | |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart | Self | TV | 5.5 | 59 |
| 2020 | Dinner in America | Betty | Film | 7.7 | 59 |
| 2020 | Katy Keene | TV | 8.1 | 59 | |
| 2019 | The Ready Room | Self | TV | 4.0 | 58 |
| 2019 | Schooled | TV | 6.3 | 58 | |
| 2019 | Cool Cat's Crazy Dream | Dream World Lea | Film | 1.0 | 58 |
| 2018 | 25 Words or Less | Self | TV | 5.2 | 57 |
| 2018 | Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles | Lorraine Baines-McFly | TV | — | 57 |
| 2018 | Sierra Burgess Is a Loser | Mrs. Burgess | Film | 6.3 | 57 |
| 2018 | Little Women | Margaret "Marmee" March | Film | 6.3 | 57 |
| 2018 | Who We Are Now | Alana | Film | 5.7 | 57 |
| 2018 | The Year of Spectacular Men | Deb Klein | Film | 5.6 | 57 |
| 2018 | The Year of Spectacular Men | Film | 5.6 | 57 | |
| 2018 | Over the Hill | Sally | Film | — | 57 |
| 2017 | Young Sheldon | TV | 8.0 | 56 | |
| 2017 | Literally, Right Before Aaron | Deb (Adam's Mom) | Film | 4.8 | 56 |
| 2016 | American Housewife | TV | 7.7 | 55 | |
| 2016 | The Dog Lover | Liz Holloway | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 2016 | Stars Are Already Dead | Aunt Sophia | Film | — | 55 |
| 2015 | Celebrity Family Feud | Self | TV | 7.6 | 54 |
| 2015 | The Muppets | Self | TV | 7.0 | 54 |
| 2015 | Back in Time | Self | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 2015 | Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute | Self | Film | 5.6 | 54 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | TV | 5.8 | 53 |
| 2014 | Scorpion | Veronica Dineen | TV | 8.2 | 53 |
| 2014 | Left Behind | Irene Steele | Film | 4.3 | 53 |
| 2014 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Vonnie (voice) | TV | 7.2 | 53 |
| 2014 | A to Z | Lea Thompson | TV | 6.4 | 53 |
| 2014 | Ping Pong Summer | Mrs. Miracle | Film | 5.7 | 53 |
| 2014 | My Mother's Future Husband | René Henderson | Film | 5.7 | 53 |
| 2013 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self | TV | 7.7 | 52 |
| 2013 | Mom | TV | 7.3 | 52 | |
| 2013 | The Goldbergs | Fran | TV | 7.4 | 52 |
| 2013 | The Goldbergs | TV | 7.4 | 52 | |
| 2013 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Julia | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 2013 | Milius | Self | Film | 7.1 | 52 |
| 2012 | Thin Ice | Jo Ann Prohaska | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 2012 | Love at the Christmas Table | Elissa Beth | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 2012 | Bound by Flesh | Voiceover | Film | 5.9 | 51 |
| 2012 | The Trouble with the Truth | Emily | Film | 5.7 | 51 |
| 2012 | John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast | Self | Film | — | 51 |
| 2011 | Switched at Birth | Kathryn Kennish | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 2011 | Switched at Birth | TV | 7.5 | 50 | |
| 2011 | J. Edgar | Lela Rogers | Film | 6.2 | 50 |
| 2011 | Mayor Cupcake | Mary Maroni | Film | 5.4 | 50 |
| 2011 | The Cabin | Lily MacDougal | Film | 6.2 | 50 |
| 2011 | Game of Your Life | Abbie | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 2010 | Tales from the Future | Self | Film | 6.1 | 49 |
| 2010 | Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer | Laura | Film | 4.0 | 49 |
| 2010 | Rock Slyde | Master Bartologist | Film | 5.4 | 49 |
| 2009 | Splinterheads | Susan Frost | Film | 5.9 | 48 |
| 2009 | Fatal Secrets | Rebecca | Film | 3.8 | 48 |
| 2009 | Fatal Secrets | Film | 3.8 | 48 | |
| 2009 | Looking Back to the Future | Self | Film | 6.6 | 48 |
| 2009 | Looking Back to the Future | Film | 6.6 | 48 | |
| 2008 | My Best Friend's Girl | Film | 5.6 | 47 | |
| 2008 | Senior Skip Day | Cathleen Harris | Film | 4.8 | 47 |
| 2008 | The Christmas Clause | Sophie | Film | 5.7 | 47 |
| 2008 | Final Approach | Alicia Bender | Film | 5.1 | 47 |
| 2008 | Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | Film | 6.1 | 47 |
| 2008 | Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder | Film | 6.1 | 47 | |
| 2008 | Spy School | Claire Miller | Film | 4.6 | 47 |
| 2008 | Exit Speed | Maudie McMinn | Film | 5.2 | 47 |
| 2007 | Greek | April | TV | 6.7 | 46 |
| 2007 | Head Case | Self | TV | 6.3 | 46 |
| 2007 | California Dreaming | Ginger Gainor | Film | 4.0 | 46 |
| 2007 | Jane Doe: Ties That Bind | Cathy Davis / Jane Doe | Film | 5.2 | 46 |
| 2007 | Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss | Cathy Davis | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 2007 | A Life Interrupted | Debbie Smith | Film | 5.6 | 46 |
| 2006 | Looking Back at the Future | Herself | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 2006 | Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall | Cathy Davis | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 2006 | Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall | Film | 6.4 | 45 | |
| 2006 | Celebrity Duets | TV | 10.0 | 45 | |
| 2006 | Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well | Cathy Davis | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 2006 | The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful | Self | Film | — | 45 |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Caroline Duffy (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | TV | 6.1 | 44 |
| 2005 | Jane Doe: Vanishing Act | Cathy Davis | Film | 5.8 | 44 |
| 2005 | Jane Doe: The Wrong Face | Cathy Davis | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 2005 | Come Away Home | Carol | Film | 6.8 | 44 |
| 2005 | Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part | Cathy Davis | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 2005 | Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't | Cathy Davis | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 43 |
| 2003 | Haunted Lighthouse 4-D | Peg Van Legge | Film | 5.3 | 42 |
| 2003 | Stealing Christmas | Sarah Gibson | Film | 5.1 | 42 |
| 2002 | For the People | Chief Deputy District Attorney Camille Paris | TV | 10.0 | 41 |
| 2002 | Fish Don't Blink | Clara | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jennifer Rhodes | TV | 7.6 | 39 |
| 2000 | Ed | Liz Stevens | TV | 7.7 | 39 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Michelle Osborne | TV | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 38 |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Lorraine McFly (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 38 |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self - Guest | TV | 5.2 | 38 |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | TV | 7.6 | 37 |
| 1998 | The Unknown Cyclist | Melissa Cavatelli | Film | 4.7 | 37 |
| 1998 | A Will of their Own | Amanda Steward | TV | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1996 | The Right to Remain Silent | Christine Paley | Film | 5.2 | 35 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 35 | |
| 1995 | Caroline in the City | Caroline Duffy | TV | 6.6 | 34 |
| 1995 | The Unspoken Truth | Brianne Hawkins | Film | 8.1 | 34 |
| 1994 | Friends | Caroline Duffy (uncredited) | TV | 8.4 | 33 |
| 1994 | The Little Rascals | Ms. Roberts | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1994 | The Substitute Wife | Amy Hightower | Film | 5.5 | 33 |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self | TV | 4.5 | 32 |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menace | Alice Mitchell | Film | 5.9 | 32 |
| 1993 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Laura Jackson | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1993 | Stolen Babies | Annie Beales | Film | 5.5 | 32 |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Lea Thompson | TV | 7.7 | 31 |
| 1992 | Article 99 | Dr. Robin Van Dorn | Film | 6.2 | 31 |
| 1990 | Back to the Future Part III | Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly | Film | 7.5 | 29 |
| 1990 | Montana | Peg Guthrie | Film | 6.1 | 29 |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Sylvia Vane | TV | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1989 | Back to the Future Part II | Lorraine | Film | 7.8 | 28 |
| 1989 | Nightbreaker | Sally Matthews | Film | 6.7 | 28 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | TV | 5.6 | 27 | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | TV | 5.6 | 27 |
| 1988 | Going Undercover | Marigold de la Hunt | Film | 2.8 | 27 |
| 1988 | Casual Sex? | Stacy | Film | 5.2 | 27 |
| 1988 | The Wizard of Loneliness | Sybil | Film | 6.3 | 27 |
| 1987 | Some Kind of Wonderful | Amanda Jones | Film | 6.8 | 26 |
| 1986 | Howard the Duck | Beverly Switzler | Film | 5.4 | 25 |
| 1986 | SpaceCamp | Kathryn | Film | 5.9 | 25 |
| 1986 | The Making of Back to the Future | Self | Film | 7.6 | 25 |
| 1985 | Back to the Future | Lorraine Baines | Film | 8.3 | 24 |
| 1984 | Red Dawn | Erica | Film | 6.3 | 23 |
| 1984 | The Wild Life | Anita | Film | 6.1 | 23 |
| 1983 | Jaws 3-D | Kelly Ann Bukowski | Film | 4.5 | 22 |
| 1983 | All the Right Moves | Lisa | Film | 5.8 | 22 |
| 1983 | The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die | Film | 5.0 | 22 | |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Aunt Sybil | TV | 6.6 | 21 |
| What If | Film | — | — | ||
| Queen | Dr. Page | Film | — | — | |
| A Pretty Good Movie | Ramona | Film | — | — | |
| Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb | Self | Film | — | — | |
| You Are Here | Helen | Film | — | — | |
| Manville | Film | — | — |