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Lea Thompson

1961 - Today

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Lea Katherine Thompson (born May 31, 1961) is an American actress, singer, dancer and director. She is best known for her roles 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 sitcom Caroline in the City. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lea Thompson is the 1,609th most popular actor (up from 1,697th in 2019), the 2,982nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,814th in 2019) and the 784th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lea Thompson ranks 1,609 out of 13,578. Before her are John Noble, Na Moon-hee, Scott Adkins, Tuncel Kurtiz, Simone Simon, and Oscar Homolka. After her are Miguel Ferrer, Valeria Golino, Vera Farmiga, Martha Scott, Karen Allen, and Prabhas.

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Among people born in 1961, Lea Thompson ranks 83. Before her are Dmitry Muratov, Kassim Majaliwa, Macky Sall, Suniel Shetty, Carol W. Greider, and Heather Locklear. After her are Martin Gore, Alexandre Desplat, Borjana Krišto, Toby Keith, Moana Pozzi, and Íngrid Betancourt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lea Thompson ranks 2,982 out of 20,380. Before her are Charles Rangel (1930), Randy Rhoads (1956), Brian Kobilka (1955), Martin Davis (1928), Jane Jacobs (1916), and Alexander Shulgin (1925). After her are Miguel Ferrer (1955), Vera Farmiga (1973), Martha Scott (1912), Karen Allen (1951), Stormy Daniels (1979), and Don Walsh (1931).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lea Thompson ranks 784. Before her are Alan King (1927), Heather Locklear (1961), Jim Davis (1909), Tony Sirico (1942), Ralph Waite (1928), and Ben Johnson (1918). After her are Miguel Ferrer (1955), Vera Farmiga (1973), Martha Scott (1912), Karen Allen (1951), Michael C. Hall (1971), and Leon Ames (1902).

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