Lea Thompson - Celebrity - Milestones
Milestones
- 2005: Will Star in "Jane Doe," one of three "Mystery Movie" franchises developed for the Hallmark Channel
- 2004: Joined the cast of "Ed" for three episodes playing Ed's philandering ex-girlfriend.
- 2000: Played Sally Bowles in a touring company of "Cabaret"
- 1998: Starred in the NBC miniseries "A Will of Their Own"
- From 1995 to 1999: TV series debut as title character in NBC sitcom "Caroline in the City"
- 1993: Played Alice Mitchell in the genial big screen comedy "Dennis the Menace"
- 1992: Cast in "Article 99" about a group of doctors in a veteran's hospital
- 1989: Reprised role of Michael J Fox's mother in "Back to the Future Part II" and "Back to the Future Part III" (1990)
- 1989: TV debut, "Nightbreaker"
- 1988: Starred in the comedy "Casual Sex?" with Victoria Jackson and Andrew Dice Clay
- 1987: Starred opposite Eric Stoltz and Mary Stuart Masterson in "Some Kind of Wonderful" written by John Hughes
- 1986: Had leading role in the unfortunate "Howard the Duck", directed by future husband Howard Deutch
- 1986: Appeared in "SpaceCamp" about a group of campers who accidently get launched into space
- 1985: Breakthrough screen role as the young version of Michael J Fox's mother in "Back to the Future"
- 1984: Starred with Patrick Swayze and C. Thomas Howell in John Milius' "Red Dawn"
- 1983: Feature film acting debut, "Jaws 3-D"
- 1983: Cast opposite Tom Cruise in "All the Right Moves"
- From 1979 to 1982: Danced professionally and studied on scholarship with such companies as the Pennsylvania Ballet, the San Francisco Ballet and the American Ballet Theater's second company, Ballet Repertory
- Appeared in over 20 Burger King commercials
- Joined a professional dance company at 14