Lea Thompson

Lea Thompson (born May 31, 1961 in Rochester, Minnesota) is an American actress. She attended Marshall-University High School in Minneapolis.

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May 31 - 1961 - Rochester, Minnesota - Actress - Minneapolis

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She studied dance as an infant, and danced professionally by the age of 14. Lea then won scholarships to several ballet schools. Being informed by Baryshnikov that she was too stocky, however, she decided to give up dancing in favor of an acting career. She moved to New York at the age of 20, and performed in a number of Burger King ads in the 1980s.

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Dance - Scholarship - Ballet - Baryshnikov - New York - Burger King - Ads - 1980s

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Her first significant movie role was in All the Right Moves (1983) with Tom Cruise. That was followed by Red Dawn (1984) and The Wild Life (1984). Thompson played Lorraine Baines McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy, as well as the title role in the sitcom Caroline in the City. She also starred in the movies Howard the Duck and SpaceCamp, both considered commercial failures. But from 1995-1999 Thompson found critical and popular success as the star of the sitcom Caroline in the City.

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Movie - All the Right Moves - 1983 - Tom Cruise - Red Dawn - 1984 - The Wild Life - Lorraine Baines McFly - Back to the Future - Caroline in the City - Howard the Duck - SpaceCamp - 1995 - 1999 - Sitcom

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In 2005, Thompson starred in a series of made-for-TV movies for the Hallmark Channel in which she plays "Jane Doe", an ex-secret agent turned housewife who helps the government solve mysteries.

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2005 - Hallmark Channel

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She is married to film director Howard Deutch. She first met Howard on the set of her first movie, Jaws 3-D (1983). They have two daughters.

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Howard Deutch - Jaws 3-D - 1983

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