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Lea Thompson
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Lea Katherine Thompson is an American Actress, Director, and also a television producer. She is well known from the movie triad “Back to the Future” as Lorraine Baines. Some of the well-known movies played by her are “Red Dawn”, “All the Right Moves”, “The Beverly Hillibillies” and also “Some Kind of Wonderful”. She is also a perfect dancer who completed her dance career when she was a kid. There are also many rumors about her nudes being leaked inappropriately.
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Full Name | Lea Katherine Thomson |
Date of Birth | May 31, 1961 |
Birth Place | Rochester, Minnesota, United States |
Nationality | American |
Parents | Clifford Thompson, Barbara Barry Thompson |
Occupation | Actress, director, television producer |
Age | 59 |
Height | 5’4” |
Spouse/partner | Howard Deutch |
Children | 2 |
Net worth | $14 Million |
Early Life and Bio
Lea Thompson was born on 31 st May 1961 in Rochester, Minnesota, America. She was one amongst the five children of Clifford and Barbara Barry Thompson. As siblings, she has two brothers, Andrew and Barry, and sisters Coleen Goodrich and Shannon Katona. She completed her ballet dance professionally at the age of 14. As he did not have the perfect body for becoming a prima ballerina, she made up her mind to go into the field of acting and movie industries. When she reached 20, she was dancing and showing up her performance in ABT II studio. Later, she migrated to New York and started her career in advertisements.
Nationality and Physical Stats
Lea Thompson is 5’4” tall weighing 54 KG. She has body measurement as chest as 35 inches, waist as 23.5 inches, and hips of 35 inches with hourglass body type. She prefers wearing the bra of size 34B. She has red hair with light brown eyes. She is an American by Nationality. The zodiac sign of Lea is Gemini.
Career
Movies and Television Series
The debut movie for her was “MysteryDisc: Murder, anyone?” from 1982, and the first television series that she worked on was “Nightbreaker” from the year 1989. She also worked as a film director, and the first movie directed by her was in the year 2006 “Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall”.
The Trouble with the Truth (Movie)
This is an American romantic drama movie from 2011. The movie is written as well as directed by Jim Hemphill. The stars in the movie are Lea Thompson, John Shea, Danielle Harris, Keri Lynn Pratt, Rainy Kerwin, and Ira Heiden. Lea has starred as Emily the main character in the movie. The IMDb rating of the movie is 5.6/10.
Some Kind of Wonderful
The American movie “Some Kind of Wonderful” is a romantic drama genre movie from the year 1987. The movie is directed by Howard Deutch and produced as well as written by John Hughes. The stars in the movie are Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, Lea Thompson, Craig Sheffer, John Ashton, Elias Koteas, Molly Hagan, and Maddie Corman. Lea has cast as Amanda Jones in the movie. The budget of the movie is unknown although the box office income was $18.5 Million dollars. The IMDb rating of the movie is 7.1/10.
Back to the Future
The movie is an American Sci-fi movie from the year 1985. The movie is directed as well as co-written by Robert Zemeckis. This is the first film of the triad “Back to the Future”. The stars in the movie are Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, and Crispin Glover. Lea has cast as Lorraine Baines-McFly, the teenage girl who grew into Marty’s alcoholic mom.
The budget of the movie was $19 Million, and the box office income was $388.8 Million dollars.
Awards and Achievements
As she has not played in many films as the main character, she has been awarded and nominated in some awards “Saturn Awards” nominated once, “Young Artist Awards” won once, “Kid’s Choice Awards” won once, “People’s Choice Awards” won once, “Satellite Awards” nominated
once and “American Movie Awards” won once.
Personal Life: Husband and Children
Lea Thompson was married to Howard Deutch, the movie director in 1989. The first time they met was on the set of the movie “Some Kind of Wonderful”. The couple is blessed with two daughters, Madelyn Deutch and Zoey Deutch. Both of them are artists and actresses in Hollywood now.
What is Lea Thompson’s Net Worth?
The estimated net worth of Lea as per the record of 2020 is $14 Million dollars. She has multiple ways of income as she is also the brand ambassador of different top-rated brands all around the world. She is now old and almost retired from the movie industry although she plays some minor roles in the movies and enjoys her life with her family and husband.
Social Media Presence
Lea Thompson has 78k likes on her Facebook page, 342k + followers on Instagram as well as she is quite active on Twitter with 185.6k followers. She frequently posts about beauty tips and her daily lifestyle. She even tweets in the context of the movie industry and the Nation.
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