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Trivia
Was engaged to Dennis Quaid for about 3 years before
marrying Deutch. She met him on the set of her first
movie Jaws 3-D (1983).
Has two daughters,
Madeline and Zoey.
Was a ballet
dancer until Baryshnikov told her she was too stocky.
Attended
Marshall-University High School (Minneapolis)
Met husband
Howard Deutch when he directed her in Some Kind of Wonderful
(1987).
Has appeared
in "Friends" (1994) as her character from
_"Caroline In The City" (1995)_ . "Friends"
(1994) "Matthew Perry" (qv) has appeared in
_"Caroline In The City" (1995)_ as his character
Chandler Bing.
Claims she
was one of the few ballerinas at the American Ballet
Theatre that didn't have an eating disorder.
Wanted nothing
more when she was at the American Ballet Theatre to
dance with the star dancer, Mikhail Baryshnikov. She
was heartbroken when he remarked that she was "a
beautiful dancer, but too stocky." Shortly after,
she left the company.
Won scholarships
to the School of American Ballet and the American Ballet
Theatre.
Danced in
more than 45 ballets with the ABT.
Brother,
Andrew Thompson, was also a modern ballet dancer with
the Colorado Ballet. Recently deceased.
Lea Thompson -
Filmography
Below is a complete filmography
(list of movies she's appeared in)
Stealing Christmas (2003) (TV) .... Sarah Gibson
Haunted Lighthouse (2003) .... Peg Van Legge
... aka R.L. Stine's Haunted Lighthouse (2003) (USA:
complete title)
Electric (2002) .... Geri Meyers
"For the People" (2002) TV Series .... Chief
Deputy District Attorney Camille Paris
... aka "Para la gente" (2002) (USA: Spanish
title)
Fish Don't Blink (2002) .... Clara
TV Guide
Looks at Christmas (1998) (TV) .... (Host)
"Will of Their Own, A" (1998) (mini) TV Series
.... Amanda Steward
Unknown Cyclist, The (1998) .... Melissa Cavatelli
TV Guide Looks at Christmas (1997) (TV) .... Host
Right to Remain Silent, The (1996) (TV) .... Christine
Paley
Unspoken Truth, The (1995) (TV) .... Brianne Hawkins
... aka Living the Lie (1995) (TV) (USA: alternative
title)
"Caroline in the City" (1995) TV Series ....
Caroline Duffy
... aka "Caroline" (1995) (USA: promotional
abbreviation)
Little Rascals, The (1994) .... Ms. Roberts
Substitute Wife, The (1994) (TV) .... Amy Hightower
Beverly Hillbillies, The (1993) .... Laura Jackson/Laurette
Voleur
Dennis the Menace (1993) .... Mrs. Alice Mitchell
... aka Dennis (1993) (UK)
Stolen Babies (1993) (TV) .... Annie Beales
Article 99 (1992) .... Dr. Robin Van Dorn
Back to the Future Part III (1990) .... Maggie McFly/Lorraine
McFly
Montana (1990) (TV) .... Peg Guthrie
Back to the
Future Part II (1989) .... Lorraine Baines/McFly/Tannen
Nightbreaker (1989) (TV) .... Sally Matthews
... aka Advance to Ground Zero (1989) (TV)
Wizard of Loneliness, The (1988) .... Sybil
Yellow Pages (1988) .... Marigold de la Hunt
... aka Going Undercover (1988) (USA)
Casual Sex? (1988) .... Stacy
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) .... Amanda Jones
Howard the Duck (1986) .... Beverly Switzler
... aka Howard: A New Breed of Hero (1986)
SpaceCamp (1986) .... Kathryn Fairly
Back to the Future (1985) .... Lorraine Baines McFly
Wild Life, The (1984) .... Anita
Red Dawn (1984) .... Erica
All the Right Moves (1983) .... Lisa
... aka All Right (1983)
Jaws 3-D (1983) .... Kelly Ann Bukowski
... aka Jaws 3 (1983)
... aka Jaws III (1983)
MysteryDisc: Murder, Anyone? (1982) (V) .... Cecily
'Sissy' Loper
Lea Thompson - Notable TV Guest
Appearances
"Ed" (2000) playing "Liz Stevens"
in episode: "Pressure Points" (episode # 4.15)
23 January 2004
"Ed" (2000) playing "Liz Stevens"
in episode: "Hidden Agendas" (episode # 4.14)
16 January 2004
"Ed" (2000) playing "Liz Stevens"
in episode: "Back in the Saddle" (episode
# 4.13) 9 January 2004
"Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, The" (1999)
playing "Herself" 18 July 2002
"Larry Sanders Show, The" (1992) playing "Herself"
in episode: "As My Career Lay Dying" (episode
# 6.3) 29 March 1998
"Rosie O'Donnell Show, The" (1996) playing
"Herself" 25 February 1997
"Friends" (1994) playing "Caroline Duffy"
in episode: "The One with the Baby on the Bus"
(episode # 2.6) 2 November 1995
"Tales from the Crypt" (1989) playing "Sylvia
Vane" in episode: "Only Sin Deep" (episode
# 1.4) 14 June 1989
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