Rounding out film appearances in the late 1980s, Thompson starred in Some Kind of Wonderful, Casual Sex?, and The Wizard of Loneliness. Thompson stars in Mystery Case Files: Shadow Lake, an adventure game released in November 2012 by Big Fish Games. She also had a prominent role in the 1989 TV film Nightbreaker, for which she was nominated for a CableACE Award. She is the oldest daughter of Sam (George DiCenzo) and Stella (Frances Lee McCain) Baines, and sister of Milton (Jason Hervey), Sally (Maia Brewton), Toby, and Joey. Her ancestry includes Dutch, [7] English, Scottish, and Welsh. By 1985, she did not appear to be doing much with her life. [18], American actress, director, and television producer, Thompson at the Paramount Theater in February 2015, Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture â Drama, Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Series, Best Actress in a TV Series â Musical or Comedy, List of female film and television directors, List of actors who have played multiple roles in the same film, "Mikhail Baryshnikov Destroyed Lea Thompson's Ballet Dreams", Lea Thompson Dishes on Hallmark's Final Approach â Celebrity and Entertainment News, "Mystery Case Files: Shadow Lake Announced! The character may have originally been named Laura before her name was finally fixed as Linda. Thompson portrayed Marmee March, the mother who helps her daughters navigate the struggles and heartbreaks of adolescence and adulthood. In the 1986F timeline, George mentions that Linda (along with Dave) left Hill Valley a long time ago, arguably being scared away as her younger brother Marty was run out of town by the Tannen Mob. Marty (musical), a 2003 musical version of the film. She then starred in a TV film, Stealing Christmas (2003), starring Tony Danza and Betty White. From 2011-2017, Thompson starred in the ABC Family series Switched at Birth, about a family realizing their 16-year-old daughter is not biologically theirs and was switched with another baby at the hospital. She is best known for her role as Lorraine Baines in the Back to the Future trilogy and as the title character in the 1990s NBC sitcom Caroline in the City. Fox, whom Marty meets when she is a 1950s adolescent age after he travels back in time; he has to avoid having Lorraine fall in love with him instead of with his future father, George (Crispin Glover), which leads to awkward scenes where Lorraine is attracted to him. Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy Blu-ray will be released on October 26. Follow/Fav Sister like me By: Emmalicious Clementine Mcfly was always a normal kid. "You know that new sound you're lookin' for? [12] Her film credits include Exit Speed, Spy School, Splinterheads, and Adventures of a Teenage Dragon Slayer. She was born in 1966 in Hill Valley, California and is the younger sister of Dave and elder sister of Marty. In April 2007, she starred in another television film, A Life Interrupted, which premiered on Lifetime television.[11]. With her older brother Marty, they embark on an adventure in time! Lea Katherine Thompson was born on May 31, 1961, in Rochester, Minnesota. It was there that Martin McFly lost his life — whilst trying to prove that he wasn't a chicken, he was stabbed in a saloon with a bowie knife. Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 3: Citizen Brown, Back from the Future: A Celebration of the Greatest Time Travel Story Ever Told, https://backtothefuture.fandom.com/wiki/Linda_McFly?oldid=60719. In the alternate 1985, Biff had been stepfather to the McFly kids after George's death in 1973. "Marty", a song by the band Five Iron Frenzy. Follow/Fav Sister like me By: Emmalicious Clementine Mcfly was always a normal kid. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Fox. They met on the set of Some Kind of Wonderful (1987). Cut class a few times, and had older siblings. She was well known for her hilarious role in the early Tom Hanks cross-dressing sitcom Bosom Buddies and appeared in the TV version of Private Benjamin . Linda McFly (born July 3, 1964) (played by Wendie Jo Sperber) is the middle child and only daughter of George and Lorraine McFly, and Marty McFly's sister. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Cast (in credits order) verified as complete. as Jennyanydots and Grizabella. In 2005, Thompson began a series of made-for-TV films for the Hallmark Channel, in which she plays Jane Doe, an ex-secret agent turned housewife, who helps the government solve mysteries. With Michael J. Biff threatened that if Lorraine left him, his revenge on Linda would be to "cancel all her credit cards" (he implied that she had financial problems as he said "she can solve her problem with the bank by herself"), as well as to have her put in jail. She is the youngest of five children. In 1986, Thompson starred in SpaceCamp and Howard the Duck. Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling The film debuted on October 18, 1998, on the NBC network to strong critical reviews. Christopher Lloyd. She later appeared in a TV series called For the People, which only lasted one season. Marty did not see Linda during his few hours in 1985A, but heard Biff refer to her in an argument with Lorraine. [6], Thompson and Deutch have two daughters, Madelyn Deutch (born 1991) and Zoey Deutch (born 1994), with whom she sang on stage in the Bye Bye Birdie production for the 16th annual Alzheimer's Association "A Night at Sardi's" in March 2008. She is introduced at the beginning of Back to the Future , where she appears unattractive [11] and complains that she cannot find a boyfriend. Playfully known as “Einie”, Einstein is a Catalan sheepdog and Doc’s constant companion. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover. Elsa Raven at a screening of Back To The Future on August 11, 2012 in … and her movie debut in 1983, with Jaws 3-D. She recalled the film as "the very first movie I ever got, but I lied and said I had done a couple of other movies, so when I showed up, I really knew absolutely nothing. It was a wonderful moment because I could've been banging my head against the wall for another 10 years. [14] The couple was eliminated in the quarterfinals, finishing sixth place. 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