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Lea Thompson
Born: 31st May 1961 Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Dept: Acting
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 in the sitcom Caroline in the City. From 2011 to 2017, she co-starred as Kathryn Kennish in the ABC Family-turned-Freeform series Switched at Birth.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 132
Film: 93 (70%)
Television: 39 (30%)
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Filmography
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Fans of the legendary and infamous 1986 comic-book adaptation "Howard the Duck" talk about what it is that they enjoy about this film about a fowl fro ... view
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Self
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Short film by Evan Rachel Wood. ... view
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Dr. Page
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Marley, a woman in her 40s, discovers she was part of a hospital birth mix-up. The revelation sends her on a journey to redefine family, accompanied b ... view
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At their reunion in Malibu, a young scientist stuns his estranged family with an unusual request after he reveals that he's dying. ... view
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Helen
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After 50 years of failure an amalgamated man sets out to make a name for himself through cinema, but as his production unfolds the various versions of ... view
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Ramona
2025
From a shy kid on Long Island to Hollywood Leading Man, during its most prolific decades, legendary entertainer George Segal shares his life story. ... view
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Self
Sep 2024 (first aired)
Set in the fictional town of Merinac, a generations-old rift between dueling fried chicken restaurants — Mimi’s and Frannie’s — has left the f ... view
Character:
Nancy Hillier (16 ep.)
2024
In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hollywood after a string of successful teen movies. H ... view
Character:
Self
Jan 2023 (first aired)
Former police officer Darby Spencer and her mystery novelist mother Victoria Spencer have opposite personalities but still embark on the unlikeliest o ... view
Character:
Victoria Spencer (10 ep.)
2022
Dave Kroupa is shocked when his new girlfriend, Cari Farver, starts sending him demanding texts. When Dave ends the relationship, he finds himself on ... view
Character:
Nancy Farver
2022
In one night, a madam at a brothel makes plans to get pregnant, while a magician working across the street makes a drastic move to change his life. ... view
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Grace
2022
The script of "Back to the Future" was one of the most refused of Hollywood: more than forty times. No producer believed in this project of Robert Zem ... view
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Self
2022
Think a rustic getaway with no cell service, Internet or social media is a romantic way to repair your marriage and sex life? Think again. Meet Dan an ... view
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Perkins
2021
Angie wonders what her life would be like if she had married a former boyfriend who became a famous sportscaster. She takes the train home to spend Ch ... view
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Evelyn
2021
Mark and Mary's meet-cute happens at a neighborhood drug store, where she is busy buying a pregnancy test, and he has to make an effort to remind her ... view
Character:
Aunty Carol
Mar 2021 (first aired)
Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his seventeenth birt ... view
Character:
Carol (voice) (1 ep.)
2020
An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with a local band go on an unexpected and epic journey together through the decaying suburbs of t ... view
Character:
Betty
Apr 2020 (first aired)
Josh Gad reunites the cast and crews of various classic movies, and discusses the the films in hilarious yet heartfelt conversations. ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Mar 2020 (first aired)
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his husband ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Jan 2020 (first aired)
Set twenty years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis, we follow the now-retired Admiral Picard into the next chapter of his life. ... view
Character:
Diane Werner (1 ep.)
2019
Cool Cat, the coolest cat in the world, tells his friends, the audience, a crazy dream, how he was invited to a celebrity party and meets many celebri ... view
Character:
Dream World Lea
Jan 2019 (first aired)
Welcome to The Ready Room. Every Thursday Wil Wheaton will sit down with members of the Star Trek: Picard cast and crew to discuss the weekly episodes ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
2018
A modern retelling of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, we follow the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March - detailing their passage ... view
Character:
Margaret "Marmee" March
2018
A case of mistaken identity results in unexpected romance when the most popular girl in high school and the biggest loser must come together to win ov ... view
Character:
Mrs. Burgess
Aug 2018 (first aired)
Hosted by Meredith Vieira, two teams of celebrities and civilians face off in a fast paced word game with a top prize of $10,000. ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)
2018
In the year after graduating college, Izzy struggles to navigate the seemingly incessant failures of adulthood, the reality of a substandard dating po ... view
Character:
Deb Klein
2018
Recently released from prison, Beth is working with her public defender to get her son back from her sister, who was awarded legal custody while Beth ... view
Character:
Alana
Jan 2018 (first aired)
The Hill Valley Chronicles takes the enormously popular Back To The Future Trilogy and adapts it to a 'Quantum Leap' style 30 minute teatime TV show c ... view
Character:
Lorraine Baines-McFly (11 ep.)
2017
Still reeling from his breakup with college sweetheart Allison, Adam's world is thrown into further chaos when he’s surprisingly invited to attend h ... view
Character:
Deb (Adam's Mom)
2016
Sara Gold is a young girl on a quest to save man's best friend. When she goes undercover to take down a dog breeder suspected of wrongdoing, she quick ... view
Character:
Liz Holloway
2016
After his mother's devastating death, Phoenix moves to LA where he meets two people change his life forever. Together they will pull each other out of ... view
Character:
Aunt Sophia
2015
A one-off 90 minute special in which Keith Lemon pays tribute to the iconic Back To The Future films. ... view
Character:
Self
2015
Cast, crew and fans explore the 'Back to the Future' time-travel trilogy's resonance throughout our culture—30 years after Marty McFly went back in ... view
Character:
Self
Sep 2015 (first aired)
The Muppets return to primetime with a contemporary, documentary-style show. For the first time ever, a series will explore the Muppets’ personal li ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Jun 2015 (first aired)
Celebrity Family Feud pits celebrities and their families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to survey-type questions ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Dec 2014 (first aired)
Penn Zero is not your average kid - every day, he's zapped into another dimension with his friends to save the world. ... view
Character:
Vonnie (voice) (61 ep.)
2014
A small group of survivors are left behind after millions of people suddenly vanish during the rapture and the world is plunged into chaos and destruc ... view
Character:
Irene Steele
Oct 2014 (first aired)
The story follows the lives of Andrew, an employee at an internet dating site who dreams of meeting the girl of his dreams, and Zelda, a no-nonsense l ... view
Character:
Lea Thompson (1 ep.)
Sep 2014 (first aired)
Eccentric genius Walter O’Brien and his team of brilliant misfits comprise the last line of defense against complex, high-tech threats of the modern ... view
Character:
Veronica Dineen (4 ep.)
2014
In 1985 a summer vacation in Ocean City, Md., changes the life of a shy white teen who's obsessed with table tennis and hip-hop music. ... view
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Mrs. Miracle
2014
Headly, a 15-year-old teenager, thinks her mother, Rene, has mourned her father's death long enough, so she decides to find her a new husband by the e ... view
Character:
René Henderson
Feb 2014 (first aired)
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program w ... view
Character:
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Sep 2013 (first aired)
Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the '80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam ... view
Character:
Fran (2 ep.)
Jul 2013 (first aired)
Comedian Aisha Tyler hosts this improv comedy show where the actors on the show - Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles along with a special guest e ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
2013
A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness. ... view
Character:
Julia
2013
The life story of ‘Zen Anarchist’ filmmaker John Milius, one of the most influential storytellers of his generation. ... view
Character:
Self
2012
Family friends Sam and Kat spend every Christmas Eve at the Children's Table. They grow up together, sharing the highs and lows of young adulthood. An ... view
Character:
Elissa Beth
2012
A tribute to John Hughes, featuring an archive interview with him from 1986 and those that have worked with him, including Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruc ... view
Character:
Self
2012
Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were once the cream of the sideshow crop. Taught to sing and dance at an early age, the winsome duo ascended t ... view
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Voiceover
2012
Musician and starving artist Robert reconsiders his own failed marriage to Emily after his daughter announces that she's engaged. ... view
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Emily
2012
A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the ... view
Character:
Jo Ann Prohaska
2011
When industrious high school gamer Zach Taylor lands a prized scholarship to the prestigious Digital Institute of Game Design (DIGD), his future break ... view
Character:
Abbie
2011
As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind close ... view
Character:
Lela Rogers
2011
A pair of single parents, who have each brought their children to a remote Scottish resort for an annual family-and-games event, are accidentally book ... view
Character:
Lily MacDougal
2011
A hard-working cupcake maker is inadvertently elected mayor of a small town burdened with debt. With no formal experience or education to speak of, sh ... view
Character:
Mary Maroni
Jun 2011 (first aired)
The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with ... view
Character:
Kathryn Kennish (103 ep.)
2010
Eight-part retrospective documentary on the making of "Back to the Future" (and its two sequels) for the film's 25th anniversary. ... view
Character:
Self
2010
A film noir comedy about Rock Slyde, a down-and-out private detective that engages in a turf war with an upstart quasi-religious cult, The House of Ba ... view
Character:
Master Bartologist
2010
Arthur unwittingly discovers the secret to stopping an evil dragon who threatens to destroy all civilization. ... view
Character:
Laura
2009
SPLINTERHEADS introduces Thomas Middleditch as Justin Frost, a twenty-something slacker whose “thing” is that he has no “thing” at all. When a ... view
Character:
Susan Frost
2009
A 9-part retrospective documentary from 2009 on the trilogy’s legacy. ... view
Character:
Self
2009
An attractive woman enlists the help of her two best friends to confront a charming man with a secret background who has pushed her to the breaking po ... view
Character:
Rebecca
2008
A stressed out lawyer and mother of three gets her yuletide wish when she wishes to see what her life would be like if she had chosen to pursue her ca ... view
Character:
Sophie
2008
On Christmas Eve, ten strangers board a bus traveling across Texas and are forced off the road by a motorcycle gang. The passengers then take refuge i ... view
Character:
Maudie McMinn
2008
FBI hostage rescue team leader Jack Bender has been sacked for not being a team player, and months later he finds himself in the ultimate hostage nigh ... view
Character:
Alicia Bender
2008
The senior class plans to have a skip-day party at the principal's house until Adam Harris leaks the secret, so he decides to save the celebration by ... view
Character:
Cathleen Harris
2008
Spy School is the story of a twelve year old boy known for telling tall tales who overhears a plot to kidnap the President's daughter. When he goes pu ... view
Character:
Claire Miller
2008
Cathy and Frank partner with a beautiful insurance investigator to recover a stolen masterpiece. Frank is smitten with her, even though it becomes mor ... view
Character:
Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
Jul 2007 (first aired)
Casey Cartwright is poised to become the most powerful girl in the Greek system. Rusty, her little brother, is new on campus and he's the geek. But he ... view
Character:
April (1 ep.)
2007
Jane Doe sets out to track down a killer who is targeting fellow CSA agents. ... view
Character:
Cathy Davis
2007
After Debbie Smith was raped, she didn't take the law into her own hands. She wrote the law... Based on a true story. In 1989, Debbie Smith was living ... view
Character:
Debbie Smith
Apr 2007 (first aired)
Meet Therapist Dr Elizabeth Goode. She's brash, unconventional, judgmental, but undeniably thriving as the "it" therapist to Hollywood's maladjusted e ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
2007
DNA evidence and camera footage places a corrupt CEO as the prime suspect in the murder of a company whistle-blower, but Jane Doe believes the real ki ... view
Character:
Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
2007
Unforeseen obstacles stand in the way of a family planning to take a road trip in an RV. ... view
Character:
Ginger Gainor
Aug 2006 (first aired)
Celebrity Duets was an American reality television show of the progressive game-show type, which combined celebrities of different backgrounds with pr ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (9 ep.)
2006
Looking to the future is a documentary about the filming of the legendary trilogy Back to the Future. ... view
Character:
Herself
2006
Jane must get to the truth when a breakfast cereal magnate takes a tragic spill from his private yacht and drowns. ... view
Character:
Cathy Davis
2006
Jane Doe must solve the kidnapping of a famous mentalist who possesses the names of secret foreign agents. ... view
Character:
Cathy Davis
2006
A 2006 featurette on the film 'Some Kind of Wonderful', with interviews with the main actors and with the director. ... view
Character:
Self
2005
When it comes to crime solving, nobody does it better than Jane Doe. ... view
Character:
Cathy Davis
Jun 2005 (first aired)
The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted on by viewers ... view
Character:
Self - Contestant (11 ep.)
2005
When a ruthless arms Kingpin stages an ingenious escape from prison, Jane Doe and Frank Darnell, NSA head, realize he's bent on a vengeance killin. Wh ... view
Character:
Cathy Davis
2005
The Declaration Of Independence is stolen while on display in a Los Angeles bank. The NSA, with the assistance of a puzzle solver (Code Name: Jane Doe ... view
Character:
Cathy Davis
Feb 2005 (first aired)
The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his b ... view
Character:
Caroline Duffy (voice) (1 ep.)
2005
Cathy Davis, one the smartest government agents in the country is urged out of retirement to crack the case of a missing computer file. ... view
Character:
Cathy Davis
2005
Twelve-year-old Annie Lamm's first day of summer break quickly turns into a disaster. She realizes that her parents have not only decided to fly her t ... view
Character:
Carol
Sep 2004 (first aired)
The Tony Danza Show was a daytime variety talk show that premiered on September 13, 2004 in syndication and was distributed by Buena Vista Television. ... view
Character:
Self - Guest (2 ep.)
2003
When thief Jack Clayton is about to be caught at the mall, he dresses up as Santa Claus and hops on the bus to Evergreen. He is mistaken for the new S ... view
Character:
Sarah Gibson
2003
Two ghosts that are children are forced to stay on a haunted beach and 100 years later find two children on the same beach trying to turn them into gh ... view
Character:
Peg Van Legge
Jul 2002 (first aired)
For the People is an American Legal drama that aired from July 21, 2002 until February 16, 2003. ... view
Character:
Chief Deputy District Attorney Camille Paris (18 ep.)
2002
A desperate young couple, on the run from the mob, drop anchor at a remote rundown restaurant in the middle of the desert named the Nautilus. At first ... view
Character:
Clara
Oct 2000 (first aired)
After his wife leaves him and he's fired from his job at a high-profile New York city law firm, Ed Stevens moves back to his small hometown of Stuckey ... view
Character:
Liz Stevens (3 ep.)
Oct 2000 (first aired)
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and findin ... view
Character:
Jennifer Rhodes (1 ep.)
Sep 1999 (first aired)
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate ... view
Character:
Michelle Osborne (1 ep.)
Mar 1999 (first aired)
Craig Kilborn hosted this zany talk show, which followed David Letterman's show, from 1999 until 2004. Kilborn left The Daily Show in 1999 to be this ... view
Character:
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Jan 1999 (first aired)
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter a ... view
Character:
Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice) (1 ep.)
Lorraine McFly (voice) (1 ep.)
Oct 1998 (first aired)
A Will of their Own is a 1998 American television mini-series directed by Karen Arthur. The film follows six generations of females within one family, ... view
Character:
Amanda Steward (2 ep.)
1998
A man's dying wish is for the people in his life to participate in a 450-mile charity bicycle ride through Northern California. ... view
Character:
Melissa Cavatelli
Sep 1998 (first aired)
On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg served ... view
Character:
Self - Panelist (5 ep.)
Aug 1996 (first aired)
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known pub ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1996
Bright and eager to hit the streets in search of bad guys, rookie cop Christine Paley is disappointed when she's instead assigned to process criminals ... view
Character:
Christine Paley
1995
Despite her parents' misgivings, Brianne marries Clay, and the couple soon have a daughter. It's then that Clay begins to show the first signs that he ... view
Character:
Brianne Hawkins
Sep 1995 (first aired)
Caroline in the City is an American situation comedy that ran on the NBC television network. It stars Lea Thompson as cartoonist Caroline Duffy, who l ... view
Character:
Caroline Duffy (97 ep.)
Sep 1994 (first aired)
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get fr ... view
Character:
Caroline Duffy (uncredited) (1 ep.)
1994
When nine-year-old Alfalfa falls for Darla, his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to sabotage their relationship. ... view
Character:
Ms. Roberts
1994
In Nebraska, in pioneer days, a woman who knows she is going to die asks a prostitute to replace her with her husband and four children in order to ma ... view
Character:
Amy Hightower
Nov 1993 (first aired)
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes inter ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1993
Mild-mannered dirt-poor hill-dweller Jed Clampett strikes it rich when oil is discovered on his property. At cousin Pearl's insistence, he moves his f ... view
Character:
Laura Jackson
1993
Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of g ... view
Character:
Alice Mitchell
1993
A 1940s Tennesee welfare worker learns that Georgia Tann, the charismatic head of a local adoption agency, is actually running a black-market baby rin ... view
Character:
Annie Beales
Aug 1992 (first aired)
Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night tal ... view
Character:
Lea Thompson (1 ep.)
1992
Dr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with Drs. Morgan, Handleman and Van Dorn, he fights to deliv ... view
Character:
Dr. Robin Van Dorn
1990
The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time mac ... view
Character:
Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
1990
Hoyce and Bess Guthrie are long married Montana ranchers who come to a major crossroads in their lives. An oil company has offered to buy them out and ... view
Character:
Peg Guthrie
1989
Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff ... view
Character:
Lorraine
Jun 1989 (first aired)
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in ... view
Character:
Sylvia Vane (1 ep.)
1989
Dr. Alexander Brown arrives in Las Vegas, awarded for his recent medical invention. An ex-G.I. tells Brown he was a test subject during the 1950's, ex ... view
Character:
Sally Matthews
Sep 1988 (first aired)
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spo ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
1988
After his mother dies and father goes to fight in World War II, a young boy moves in with his aunt and uncle who live in the countryside. Lonely and u ... view
Character:
Sybil
1988
Forever bungling private investigator Henry Brilliant has been hired by Maxine de la Hunt to protect her step-daughter Marigold during her trip to Den ... view
Character:
Marigold de la Hunt
1988
Two girls go away to a holiday resort looking for a change of pace, hoping to meet some nice men for a change. They discover that they can't find the ... view
Character:
Stacy
1987
Keith Nelson, an artsy high school outcast, tries to land a date with popular girl Amanda Jones with some help from his tomboy best friend, Watts. How ... view
Character:
Amanda Jones
1986
The Making of 'Back to the Future' ... view
Character:
Self
1986
A scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the Earth through a laser beam. First is the cigar-smoking drake, Howard, fr ... view
Character:
Beverly Switzler
1986
Andie Bergstrom, an astronaut eagerly awaiting her first trip to space, runs a summer camp for teenagers with her NASA-employed husband, Zach. One nig ... view
Character:
Kathryn
1985
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother ... view
Character:
Lorraine Baines
1984
Eighties teen romp involving Bill and his new apartment, Jim and his rebellious antics, Tom and his crazy self, and Anita with her older man David. ... view
Character:
Anita
1984
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading S ... view
Character:
Erica
1983
Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football schol ... view
Character:
Lisa
1983
A giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons of police chief Brody to rescue everyone. ... view
Character:
Kelly Ann Bukowski
1983
Academy Award winner Lou Gossett Jr. takes you underwater on the trail of the great white shark and behind the scenes on the production of Jaws 3-D. ... view
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