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  Lea Thompson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lea Thompson (born May 31, 1961 in Rochester, Minnesota) is an American actress.
Lea was nominated for a Cable ACE Award for her outstanding work in Nightbreaker, and she has been a winner of the People's Choice Award.
Thompson found critical and popular success as the star of the NBC sitcom Caroline in the City from 1995-1999.
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 Animal Fair
Thompson is the spokesperson for Kal Kan's new campaign, "Homeward Bound", which encourages shelters nationwide, through funding, to place as many animals as possible in homes and to educate the public about being responsible pet owners.
Thompson understands that most people find happiness and companionship with their four legged pals, but she assures us all that fish are fabulous friends as well.
Thompson's fish live in a pond she built in her backyard and in a large aquarium in her home.
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 Lifetimetv.com: Community - Chats - Lea Thompson
Lea Thompson, star of Lifetime's newest original series, "For the People," has come a long way since her days as a Burger King ad staple.
Lea Thompson says: It's a drama, but we have a lot of lighter moments, but that's one of the things that attracted me to the character of Camille Paris, she had a great sense of humor.
Lea Thompson says: No, actually, and it's kind of odd because you are used to people telling you to tone things down when you are playing strong characters, but it's kind of the opposite with people telling me to be stronger.
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 Lea Thompson , Celebrity profile, bio, biography
Lea's parents divorced when she was six, and her mother decided to maintain the family.
Lea's biggest known accomplishment, and her big break, came from the first Back to the Future (1985).
Lea went on to film Back to the Future Part II (1989) and an episode of "Tales from the Crypt" (1989).
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 The Lea Thompson Encyclopedia
The youngest of five children, Lea few up outside Minneapolis with what she calls a "Midwestern common-sense approach to life: to be sensible, to do all things in moderation".
Lea Thompson made that transition in the course of a single film, as she played high school teenager Lorraine Baines and the 47-year-old housewife Lorraine McFly in Back to the Future.
Lea Thompson can be currently seen weekly in the new NBC smash sitcom Caroline in the City.
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 The Lea Thompson Picture Pages
Ballet dancer turned actress Lea Thompson gained notice for her portrayal of Caroline Duffy in the NBC series Caroline in the City (1995), for which she was handed a People's Choice Award for Best Actress in 1996.
At the age of nineteen however, Lea made up her mind to pursue a career in acting after ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov told her that she was too small to become a ballerina.
After Lea Thompson portrayed Peg Guthrie in Montana (1990,TV), she was filming Back to the Future Part III (1990) and playing Dr. Robin Van Dorn in Article 99 (1992).
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 BTTF.com | Lea Thompson seamlessly juggles career and family life
Lea Thompson is best known for her role in the Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis Back to the Future feature film franchise as well as the title character in the now-syndicated TV comedy Caroline in the City, for which she won TV Guide and People’s Choice Awards.
Thompson has experienced success in feature films (such as Some Kind of Wonderful and the Back to the Future trilogy), in television (as the title character in Caroline in the City) and on stage (as Sally Bowles for eight months of Cabaret).
Thompson resides in Los Angeles with her husband, film director Howard Deutch, their daughters, Zoey and Madelyn, and a menagerie of dogs, a cat, a parrot, lots of fish, and several horses.
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 TV.com: The New Home of TV Tome
Her brother, Andrew Thompson, was also a modern ballet dancer with the Colorado Ballet.
Her brother Andrew Thompson, also a ballet dancer, help her put up the money for dance classes when she was little.
Lea Thompson stars as a soccer mom who designs children's games and puzzles in her spare time, but has a secret past as a government spy, and is recalled to part-time service by the Central...
www.tv.com /lea-thompson/person/7340/summary.html   (366 words)

  
 Lea Thompson - Dateline NBC - MSNBC.com
Thompson’s stories on Dateline NBC brought about new warning labels on Infant Tylenol and new procedures at Sears to keep used batteries from being sold as new.  Her work brought about legislation in California requiring all bedding and mattresses be flame retardant and all home health aides have background checks.
Thompson's Dateline segments on stories such as sweepstakes, retail scanning machines, vehicle safety crashes, airline security, home health care, check fraud, carnival games, fortune tellers and auto theft continue a long tradition of giving viewers an inside look at subjects that affect everyday life.
Thompson's segments are also used as training films by the Secret Service, police departments, banks, home care agencies and the shellfish industry.
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 Tony Bray Interviews Lea Thompson in March 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Lea Thompson is one of the lucky thespians on this planet who has been involved with more than one hit series.
Her NBC comedy 'Caroline in the City' was one of my favorite shows and might still be on today if the network hadn't bounced it all over the schedule like a rubber ball.
Thompson also starred in one of the biggest flops in history, 'Howard the Duck', but it will never be a bad memory for her because she later married the film's director, Howard Deutch.
www.tv-now.com /intervus/leathomp/index.html   (991 words)

  
 WVAH Fox 11: Lea Thompson on Caroline in the City
Lea Thompson stars as Caroline Duffy, a cartoonist who lives in the city, has a crazy neighbor, and a very confusing love life.
Thompson was first cast in a small role in the feature film Jaws 3-D, and then starred opposite Tom Cruise in All the Right Moves.
Thompson's latest project is the independent feature The Unknown Cyclist, which focuses on an AIDS benefit bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
www.wvah.com /programs/carolineinthecity/leathompson.shtml   (342 words)

  
 Lea Thompson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
A native of Minneapolis, Thompson began her career as a professional ballet dancer and performed in more than 45 ballets.
Thompson starred in two NBC made-for-television movies, "The Unspoken Truth," and in 1994, "The Substitute Wife", opposite Peter Weller and Farrah Fawcett.
Thompson has also appeared in the Powerhouse Theatre's production of Long Time Coming, Charlie Bacon's Family at the John Drew Theatre in East Hampton, and The Trip Back Down at the Actor's Repertory Theatre.
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 Lea Thompson pictures, photos, wallpapers, desktop themes, posters, music, videos, DVDs, and memorabilia
She studied dance as an infant, and danced professionally by the age of 14.
Being informed by Baryshnikov that she was too stocky, however, she decided to gave up dancing in favor of an acting career.
Her first significant movie role was in All the Right Moves (1983) with Tom Cruise, and was followed by Red Dawn (1984).
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 E! Online - Celebs - Star Boards - Lea Thompson - Page 1 of 5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
In fact, there's nothing unordinary about Lea Thompson at all.
Starting out as a professional ballet dancer at 16 in Pennsylvania, Thompson made the big-city move to the Big Apple at 19 and turned in her toe shoes for a chance to make a splash in Jaws 3-D.
So, when Thompson agreed to answer your questions, we weren't sure what to expect, but she delivered indeed.
www.eonline.com /Celebs/Star/Thompson   (255 words)

  
 Lea Thompson (I)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Lea Katherine Thompson was born May 31, 1961 in Rochester, Minnesota....
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 Lea Thompson
Biography: Lea Thompson was born on 5/31/1961 in Rochester, Minnesota.
After that she got roles in films like "Back To The Future 2 and 3 and Dennis The Menace".
In 95 Thompson gained success again with an NBC sitcom, "Caroline In The City".
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 Zap2it - TV news - Lea Thompson Wedded to 'Ed' Cameo
11:11 AM PT "Caroline in the City" and "SpaceCamp" star Lea Thompson is set to guest star on NBC's "Ed." The "Casual Sex?" and "Howard the Duck" thespian will do a three-episode arc playing Ed Stevens' (Tom Cavanagh) ex-wife Liz.
Thompson's episodes will air in early 2004 and will find the former Mrs.
Since making her big screen debut in 1983's "Jaws 3-D" and "All the Right Moves," Thompson has assembled a career of hits ("Back to the Future" and its sequels) and misses (Have we mentioned "Howard the Duck?").
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 AbsoluteNow: Lea Thompson photos - Actress LEA THOMPSON at the world premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of ...
Actress LEA THOMPSON at the world premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, at Disneyland, California.
Actress LEA THOMPSON at the world premiere, in Hollywood, of The Whole Ten Yards.
Actress LEA THOMPSON & husband director HOWARD DEUTCH & daughters at the world premiere, in Hollywood, of his new movie The Whole Ten Yards.
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 Lea Thompson - Moviefone
A small, delicate-looking, perky actress, Thompson studied dance as a child, and was dancing professionally by age 14; she won scholarships to the...
Lea Thompson (I) - Filmography, Awards, Biography, Agent, Discussions, Photos, News Articles, Fan Sites.
Lea Thompson - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Lea Thompson Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
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 Lea Thompson - MovieActors.com
Lea Thompson is best known for her portrayal of Maggie / Lorraine McFly in the trilogy: BACK TO THE FUTURE, BACK TO THE FUTURE 2, and BACK TO THE FUTURE 3.
However, Lea Thompson's career rebounded after taking a part in Howard Deutch's film SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL.
Deutch and Thompson fell in love and married, which has held together nicely.
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 Lea Thompson
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 Lea Thompson @ Filmbug
She also starred in the infamous bomb Howard the Duck.
Tell us what you think of Lea Thompson in the Filmbug forum...
Find more details on the Lea Thompson Movies page
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 Lea Thompson
A professional dancer who trained with the American Ballet Theatre and other prestigious companies, Thompson became a familiar face through Burger King ads of the 1980s.
Come Away Home - Starring Paul Dooley, Jordan-Claire Green, Lea Thompson, Sonya Eddy, Martin Mull
Dave Foley, Lea Thompson and Patricia Richardson have joined the cast of "Out of Omaha.".(Players)(Brief Article)
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 Lea Thompson pictures, posters, photos, interviews and wallpapers.
Lea Thompson pictures, posters, photos, interviews and wallpapers.
In time, she may even live down Howard the Duck (1986).
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 Lea Thompson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
A comely brunette character player, Thompson gave up a ballet career for acting.
Thompson played three versions of Lorraine (Bates) McFly in "Back to the Future" (1985), rose above lackluster material in "Howard the Duck" (1986) and demonstrated her ability to play more complex characters in "The Wizard of Loneliness" (1988)....
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 Collectorbooks.com :: Meet The Authors
Consequently she has been the jewelry consultant for their movies.
Her celebrity customers include President Clinton, Julia Roberts, Lea Thompson, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodworth, and Tracy and Melissa Gold.
You may have seen Jeanenne on national television shows such as PBS's Antiques Roadshow, FX Collectibles on Fox Network, Nostalgia TV, Treasures in Your Home on Pax TV, Treasures in your Attic and the CBS Early Show out of New York.
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 Lea Thompson Photos (BroadwayWorld.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Caption: Maddy Deutsch and her Mom, Lea Thompson in a marvelous rendition of Don't Tell Mama
Caption: Guest Lea Thompson with Billy Masters and Amy Pietz
Caption: Malcolm Gets and Lea Thompson reunite after their "Caroline in the City" days to end the evening with "Suddenly Seymour."
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