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Birthplace: Rochester, Minnesota
Birthday: 5-31-1961
Birth Name: Lea Katherine Thompson
Birthplace: Rochester, Minnesota
Birthday: 5-31-1961
Birth Name: Lea Katherine Thompson
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Lea Katherine Thompson was born May 31, 1961 in Rochester, Minnesota. She is the youngest of five children. Her parents are Barbara and Cliff Thompson. Since all her siblings were much older than her, Lea says it seemed like she had more than two parents. The family lived in the Starlight motel, all the kids sharing a room. Things began to look up for the family when Lea's father got a job in...
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May 22, 2008
Thursday 22 May 2008 on Syndicated
Scarlett Johansson's music sucks; Paris Hilton is becoming an artist; Lea Thompson talks about a Howard the Duck sequel; Bai Ling is nuts; and the ending of American Idol brings out the rejects.
News Headlines
- external: Lea Thompson Is Eliminated on 'Celebrity Duets' 2006-09-11
- external: 'Celebrity Duets:' an inside look 2006-08-29
- external: Thompson, Lawless Do 'Duets' for FOX 2006-08-15
- external: The Tony Danza Show 2006-01-09
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Lea's theatrical credits include The Vagina Monologues, Cabaret, The Trip Back Down, The Illusion, Long Time Coming, Charlie Hacon's Family, Bus Stop and The Little Mermaid.
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Lea appeared in Mall of America commercials in 1996 and in Chevrolet commercials from 1996-2000.
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Her favorite travel destination is Montana.
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Her favorite holiday is Thanksgiving because families gets together and eat and people don't have to exchange too many gifts.
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Her favorite recipes are olive chicken over pasta, her mother's spaghetti, and green bean and salami salad.
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Lea Thompson: (on doing Back to the Future) When I read the script to the first film, I thought the story was terrific and very interesting. When they told me I would be playing both young and old Lorraine, I knew it would be a tremendous challenge, so of course I wanted it immediately.
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Lea Thompson: Just by getting up and caring for our families and getting through the day and conquering our problems, that makes us all little heroes!
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Lea Thompson: When you're in the depths of insecurity or despair, helping someone else is the best way to get over your own broken heart.
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Lea Thompson: (on letting her daughters watch her movie where she plays a rape victim) It's important that they see what it really is and know what's going on all around us so they can have compassion.
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Lea Thompson: As an actor it's so fun to inhabit another person and have that research done for you instead of having to come up with someone out of the blue or rationalize the behavior of a character.
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Other Appearances
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Caroline in the City
Caroline Duffy |
Celebrity Duets
Herself |
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For the People (2002)
Camille Paris |
Jane Doe
Kathy Davis/Jane Doe |
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Retrosexual: The '80s
Herself |
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I Love the ‘80s: 3D
Herself |
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Back to the Future
Back To The Future III Maggie McFly/Lorraine McFly |
Back to the Future
Back To The Future Lorraine Baines/McFly |
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Back to the Future
Back To The Future II Lorraine Baines/McFly/Tannen |
Celebrity Duets
3 Cut to Winner Past Contestant |
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Ed
Back in the Saddle Liz Stevens |
Ed
Pressure Points Liz Stevens |
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Jane Doe
The Harder They Fall |
Jane Doe
Eye of the Beholder |
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Friends
The One With The Baby On The Bus Caroline Duffy [uncredited] |
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"Gorgeous"Perfect Still as beautiful as she was in Back to the Future. Continue » Posted Apr 19, 2007 1:02 pm PST |
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emptySuperb Continue » Posted Mar 3, 2007 9:27 am PST |
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"Gorgeous"Superb Still Hot today! Continue » Posted Nov 13, 2006 9:29 am PST |
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"Underrated"Perfect My favorite actress of all time! Continue » Posted Jun 15, 2006 11:06 am PST |
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"Talented"Superb A very talented actress! Continue » Posted Nov 4, 2005 10:07 pm PST |
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Caroline in the CityA situation comedy centered on Caroline Duffy, a young cartoonist living in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City. Each episode begins with a brief animated sequence reflecting the... more
Celebrity DuetsCelebrity Duets was produced by Simon Cowell, who is best-known for his role in American Idol . Similar to Dancing with Celebrities , Celebrity Duets took established singing stars and... more For the People (2002)
Chief Deputy Assistant District Attorney Camille Paris' (Lea Thompson) professional life is profoundly shaken when conservative District Attorney Lora Gibson (Debbi Morgan) is elected and becomes... more
Jane DoeLea Thompson stars as a soccer mom who designs children's games and puzzles in her spare time, but has a secret past as a government spy, and is recalled to part-time service by the Central... more Retrosexual: The '80s
This series goes "retro" and throws in the sex that was prevalent to the decade of 80's. In the five hours of the show (broken down into hourly themed segments) the series revisits all the popular... more
