Lea Thompson

Lea Thompson: Biography in Details

Who is Lea Thompson?

Lea Thompson is an American award-winning actress, dancer, television director, and producer best known for her work as Lorraine Baines in the Back of the Future trilogy. Lea Thompson has appeared in ‘Howard the Duck’ Jaws 3-D’ and ‘Red Dawn’. She appeared in ‘All the Right Moves’s with Tom Cruise.

Who are the parents of Lea Thompson?

Lea was born in Rochester, Minnesota, the USA. Her nationality is American and her ethnicity is Irish.

Her birth name is Lea Kathrine Thompson. She was born to parents Barbara Anne (Barry) and Clifford Elwin ‘Cliff’ Thompson. She was born as the youngest of five children of Irish descent.

They all lived in the Starlight Motel sharing the same room with all her siblings. Things began to change in the family when her father got a job and moved the family to Minneapolis. Things went bad again in the family when her parents decided to divorce and they had to live with her alcoholic mother.

Lea Thompson: Education, School/College University

Lea Thompson learned Ballet and danced professionally winning a scholarship to the American Ballet Theater, The San Francisco Ballet, and Pennsylvania Ballet. She didn’t have the right body to support her career as a ballet dancer so she changed her focus to acting.

Lea Thomson: Professional Life and Career

Thomson is active in the acting industry since 1980. At the age of 20, she moved to New York for pursuing her career where she was engaged in Burger King’s advertisement.

In 1982, she made a debut in the home media screen video as Cecily ‘Sissy’ Loper in the live-action video game ‘Mysterious Disc: Murder, anyone?’.

Lea Thompson made a debut in the movie ‘Jaws 3-D’ as a water ski bunny although she couldn’t swim. Afterward, she started to appear in numerous movies.

She was earning a name and fame for herself and it went on when she made her appearance in ‘Back to the Future. She showed her skills in the 3 sequels of ‘Back to the Future.  Later on, she even started to appear in a television sitcom.

In her career, Lea Thompson has been nominated for various awards and successfully achieved American Movie Award for Best Actress, People Choice Award for Favorite Female Performer in TV Series, Kid’s Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress, and Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture- Drama.

How much does Lea Thompson earn?

Although her salary has not been disclosed, as of 2023, her net worth is said to be $14 million living a luxurious lifestyle with her family.

Lea Thompson: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal 

Lea Thompson generally has no controversies but once she was in a controversy when she came lookalike as her daughter at the screening of ‘Back To The Future. Then her evergreen beauty was recognized more.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Moving Towards her body measurements, Lea Thompson has a good height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) with body weight.  She has a well-shaped body of 34-26-34. Her bra size is 34B and her shoe size is 7.5(US). She has golden brown hair color and her eye color is light brown.

Social Media Profile

Lea Thompson is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has around 76.1k followers on Facebook. She has more than 154.4k followers on Twitter and has more than 324k followers on Instagram.

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