Lea Thompson

Born: 1961-05-31

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lea Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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as Lorraine Baines
Released: 1985-07-03

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently...

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as Lorraine McFly
Released: 1989-11-22

Marty and Doc are at it again in this wacky sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling...

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as Maggie McFly / Lorraine McFly
Released: 1990-05-25

The final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean...

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as Erica
Released: 1984-08-10

It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to...

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The Little Rascals

as Ms. Roberts
Released: 1994-08-05

When nine-year-old Alfalfa falls for Darla, his "He-Man-Woman-Hating" friends attempt to...

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Jaws 3-D

as Kelly Ann Bukowski
Released: 1983-07-22

A giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons...

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Dennis the Menace

as Alice Mitchell
Released: 1993-06-24

Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But...

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Left Behind

as Irene Steele
Released: 2014-10-03

A small group of survivors are left behind after millions of people suddenly vanish during the...

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The Beverly Hillbillies

as Laura Jackson
Released: 1993-10-15

Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills when he becomes a billionaire, after an...

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All the Right Moves

as Lisa
Released: 1983-10-21

Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small...

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Dinner in America

as Betty
Released: 2022-05-27

An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band go on an unexpected and epic...

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Howard the Duck

as Beverly Switzler
Released: 1986-08-01

A scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the Earth through a...

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as Lela Rogers
Released: 2011-11-09

As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was...

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Back in Time

as Self
Released: 2015-10-20

Cast, crew and fans explore the 'Back to the Future' time-travel trilogy's resonance throughout...

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Some Kind of Wonderful

as Amanda Jones
Released: 1987-02-27

A young tomboy, Watts, finds her feelings for her best friend, Keith, run deeper than just...

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Thin Ice

as Jo Ann Prohaska
Released: 2012-02-17

A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he...

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BRATS

as Self
Released: 2024-06-07

In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over...

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Casual Sex?

as Stacy
Released: 1988-04-22

Two girls go away to a holiday resort looking for a change of pace, hoping to meet some nice men...

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Next Stop, Christmas

as Evelyn
Released: 2021-11-06

Angie wonders what her life would be like if she had married a former boyfriend who became a...

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Article 99

as Dr. Robin Van Dorn
Released: 1992-03-13

Dr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with...

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Senior Skip Day

as Cathleen Harris
Released: 2008-05-06

The senior class plans to have a skip-day party at the principal's house until Adam Harris leaks...

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Exit Speed

as Maudie McMinn
Released: 2008-08-26

On Christmas Eve, ten strangers board a bus traveling across Texas and are forced off the road...

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Unplugging

as Perkins
Released: 2022-04-22

Think a rustic getaway with no cell service, Internet or social media is a romantic way to...

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Sierra Burgess Is a Loser

as Mrs. Burgess
Released: 2018-09-07

A case of mistaken identity results in unexpected romance when the most popular girl in high...

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Literally, Right Before Aaron

as Deb (Adam's Mom)
Released: 2017-04-22

Still reeling from his breakup with college sweetheart Allison, Adam's world is thrown into...

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Love at the Christmas Table

as Elissa Beth
Released: 2012-11-25

Family friends Sam and Kat spend every Christmas Eve at the Children's Table. They grow up...

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SpaceCamp

as Kathryn
Released: 1986-06-06

Andie Bergstrom, an astronaut eagerly awaiting her first trip to space, runs a summer camp for...

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Final Approach

as Alicia Bender
Released: 2008-05-24

FBI hostage rescue team leader Jack Bender has been sacked for not being a team player, and...

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Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss

as Cathy Davis
Released: 2007-05-09

Jane Doe sets out to track down a killer who is targeting fellow CSA agents.

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My Mother's Future Husband

as René Henderson
Released: 2014-05-11

Headly, a 15-year-old teenager, thinks her mother has mourned her father's death long enough, so...

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Milius

as Self
Released: 2013-03-09

The life story of ‘Zen Anarchist’ filmmaker John Milius, one of the most influential...

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The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

as Beverly Switzler (archive footage)
Released: 2004-07-13

There are some movies that are so bad they're good. And there are some movies that are so bad-...

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Ping Pong Summer

as Mrs. Miracle
Released: 2014-06-06

In 1985 a summer vacation in Ocean City, Md., changes the life of a shy white teen who's...

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Retour vers le futur : Voyage dans le temps, American Dream & rock'n'roll

as Self
Released: 2022-09-01

The script of "Back to the Future" was one of the most refused of Hollywood: more than forty...

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Little Women

as Margaret "Marmee" March
Released: 2018-09-28

A modern retelling of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, we follow the lives of four sisters -...

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The Year of Spectacular Men

as Deb Klein
Released: 2018-06-15

In the year after graduating college, Izzy struggles to navigate the seemingly incessant...

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The Right to Remain Silent

as Christine Paley
Released: 1996-01-07

Bright and eager to hit the streets in search of bad guys, rookie cop Christine Paley is...

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Spy School

as Claire Miller
Released: 2008-03-01

Spy School is the story of a twelve year old boy known for telling tall tales who overhears a...

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Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

as Julia
Released: 2013-04-20

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected...

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Mark, Mary + Some Other People

as Aunty Carol
Released: 2021-11-05

Mark and Mary's meet-cute happens at a neighborhood drug store, where she is busy buying a...

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Who We Are Now

as Alana
Released: 2018-05-25

Recently released from prison, Beth is working with her public defender to get her son back from...

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Stealing Christmas

as Sarah Gibson
Released: 2003-11-30

Tony Danza stars as a thief named Jack Clayton. When Jack is about to be caught at the mall, he...

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A Life Interrupted

as Debbie Smith
Released: 2007-04-23

After Debbie Smith was raped, she didn't take the law into her own hands. She wrote the law......

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Fatal Secrets

as Rebecca
Released: 2009-01-03

An attractive woman enlists the help of her two best friends to confront a charming man with a...

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The Dog Lover

as Liz Holloway
Released: 2016-07-08

Sara Gold is a young girl on a quest to save man's best friend. When she goes undercover to take...

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The Wild Life

as Anita
Released: 1984-09-28

Eighties teen romp involving Bill and his new apartment, Jim and his rebellious antics, Tom and...

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Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
Released: 2008-01-12

Cathy and Frank partner with a beautiful insurance investigator to recover a stolen masterpiece....

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Game of Your Life

as Abbie
Released: 2011-12-01

When industrious high school gamer Zach Taylor lands a prized scholarship to the prestigious...

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John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

as Self
Released: 2012-11-06

A tribute to John Hughes, featuring an archive interview with him from 1986 and those that have...

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California Dreaming

as Ginger Gainor
Released: 2007-03-04

Unforeseen obstacles stand in the way of a family planning to take a road trip in an RV.

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Rock Slyde

as Master Bartologist
Released: 2010-05-01

A film noir comedy about Rock Slyde, a down-and-out private detective that engages in a turf war...

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Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer

as Laura
Released: 2010-04-16

Arthur unwittingly discovers the secret to stopping an evil dragon who threatens to destroy all...

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The Disappearance of Cari Farver

as Nancy Farver
Released: 2022-10-08

Dave Kroupa is shocked when his new girlfriend, Cari Farver, starts sending him demanding texts....

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Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part

as Cathy Davis
Released: 2005-03-11

When a ruthless arms Kingpin stages an ingenious escape from prison, Jane Doe and Frank Darnell,...

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The Christmas Clause

as Sophie
Released: 2008-11-24

A stressed out lawyer and mother of three gets her yuletide wish when she wishes to see what her...

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The Cabin

as Lily MacDougal
Released: 2011-08-02

A pair of single parents, who have each brought their children to a remote Scottish resort for...

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Going Undercover

as Marigold de la Hunt
Released: 1988-06-17

Forever bungling private investigator Henry Brilliant has been hired by Maxine de la Hunt to...

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Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute

as Self
Released: 2015-10-21

A one-off 90 minute special in which Keith Lemon pays tribute to the iconic Back To The Future...

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Splinterheads

as Susan Frost
Released: 2009-11-06

SPLINTERHEADS introduces Thomas Middleditch as Justin Frost, a twenty-something slacker whose...

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The Substitute Wife

as Amy Hightower
Released: 1994-05-23

In Nebraska, in pioneer days, a woman who knows she is going to die asks a prostitute to replace...

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Stolen Babies

as Annie Beales
Released: 1993-03-24

A 1940s Tennesee welfare worker learns that Georgia Tann, the charismatic head of a local...

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Come Away Home

as Carol
Released: 2005-01-20

Twelve-year-old Annie Lamm's first day of summer break quickly turns into a disaster. She...

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Jane Doe: The Wrong Face

as Cathy Davis
Released: 2005-06-19

When it comes to crime solving, nobody does it better than Jane Doe.

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Bound by Flesh

as Voiceover
Released: 2012-10-19

Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were once the cream of the sideshow crop. Taught to sing...

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Ten Tricks

as Grace
Released: 2022-09-27

In one night, a madam at a brothel makes plans to get pregnant, while a magician working across...

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The Wizard of Loneliness

as Sybil
Released: 1988-09-02

After his mother dies and father goes to fight in World War II, a young boy moves in with his...

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Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't

as Cathy Davis
Released: 2005-02-18

The Declaration Of Independence is stolen while on display in a Los Angeles Bank. The NSA with...

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Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well

as Cathy Davis
Released: 2006-01-14

Jane Doe must solve the kidnapping of a famous mentalist who possesses the names of secret...

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The Unspoken Truth

as Brianne Hawkins
Released: 1995-09-24

Despite her parents' misgivings, Brianne marries Clay, and the couple soon have a daughter. It's...

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Jane Doe: Vanishing Act

as Cathy Davis
Released: 2005-01-21

Cathy Davis, one the smartest government agents in the country is urged out of retirement to...

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Montana

as Peg Guthrie
Released: 1990-02-09

Hoyce and Bess Guthrie are long married Montana ranchers who come to a major crossroads in their...

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Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

as Cathy Davis
Released: 2006-03-04

Jane must get to the truth when a breakfast cereal magnate takes a tragic spill from his private...

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The Unknown Cyclist

as Melissa Cavatelli
Released: 1998-10-10

A man's dying wish is for the people in his life to participate in a 450-mile charity bicycle...

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Jane Doe: Ties That Bind

as Cathy Davis / Jane Doe
Released: 2007-03-17

DNA evidence and camera footage places a corrupt CEO as the prime suspect in the murder of a...

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Tales from the Future

as Self
Released: 2010-10-26

Eighy-part retrospective documentary on the making of "Back to the Future" (and its two sequels)...

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Nightbreaker

as Sally Matthews
Released: 1989-03-08

Dr. Alexander Brown arrives in Las Vegas, awarded for his recent medical invention. An ex-G.I....

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The Making of Back to the Future

as Self
Released: 1986-10-25

The Making of 'Back to the Future'

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The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die

as uncredited
Released: 1983-07-15

Academy Award winner Lou Gossett Jr. takes you underwater on the trail of the great white shark...

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Fish Don't Blink

as Clara
Released: 2002-04-13

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Mayor Cupcake

as Mary Maroni
Released: 2011-07-19

A hard-working cupcake maker is inadvertently elected mayor of a small town burdened with debt....

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The Trouble with the Truth

as Emily
Released: 2012-09-14

Musician and starving artist Robert reconsiders his own failed marriage to Emily after his...

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Looking Back to the Future

as Self
Released: 2009-02-10

A 9-part retrospective documentary from 2009 on the trilogy’s legacy.

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You Are Here

as Helen
Released:

At their reunion in Malibu, a young scientist stuns his estranged family with an unusual request...

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Stars Are Already Dead

as Aunt Sophia
Released: 2016-01-01

After his mother's devastating death, Phoenix moves to LA where he meets two people change his...

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A Pretty Good Movie

as Ramona
Released:

After 50 years of failure an amalgamated man sets out to make a name for himself through cinema,...

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Cool Cat's Crazy Dream

as Dream World Lea
Released: 2019-07-26

Cool Cat, the coolest cat in the world, tells his friends, the audience, a crazy dream, how he...

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The Haunted Lighthouse

as Peg Van Legge
Released: 2003-03-07

Two ghosts that are children are forced to stay on a haunted beach and 100 years later find two...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Michelle Osborne
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Jennifer Rhodes
First aired: 2000-10-06

A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the...

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Friends

as Caroline Duffy (uncredited)
First aired: 1994-09-22

Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world,...

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Family Guy

as Teenaged Girl in Diner (voice)
First aired: 1999-01-31

Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures...

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Family Guy

as Lorraine McFly (voice)
First aired: 1999-01-31

Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures...

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2014-02-17

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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American Dad!

as Caroline Duffy (voice)
First aired: 2005-02-06

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

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Scorpion

as Veronica Dineen
First aired: 2014-09-22

Based on a true story, Scorpion is a high-octane drama about eccentric genius Walter O’Brien and...

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Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant
First aired: 2005-06-01

The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a...

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The Goldbergs

as Fran
First aired: 2013-09-24

Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a...

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INVINCIBLE

as Carol (voice)
First aired: 2021-03-25

Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful...

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Star Trek: Picard

as Diane Werner
First aired: 2020-01-23

Set twenty years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis, we follow the now-retired Admiral Picard...

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Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 1998-09-14

On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In...

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Celebrity Family Feud

as Self
First aired: 2015-06-21

Celebrity Family Feud pits celebrities and their families against each other in a contest to...

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Switched at Birth

as Kathryn Kennish
First aired: 2011-06-06

The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the...

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Tales from the Crypt

as Sylvia Vane
First aired: 1989-06-10

Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and...

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Greek

as April
First aired: 2007-07-09

Casey Cartwright is poised to become the most powerful girl in the Greek system. Rusty, her...

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Whose Line Is It Anyway?

as Self
First aired: 2013-07-16

Comedian Aisha Tyler hosts this improv comedy show where the actors on the show - Wayne Brady,...

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Intimate Portrait

as Self
First aired: 1993-11-14

Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network...

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The Larry Sanders Show

as Herself
First aired: 1992-08-15

Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry...

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25 Words or Less

as uncredited
First aired: 2018-08-06

Hosted by Meredith Vieira, two teams of celebrities and civilians face off in a fast paced word...

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Caroline in the City

as Caroline Duffy
First aired: 1995-09-21

Caroline in the City is an American situation comedy that ran on the NBC television network. It...

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Ed

as Liz Stevens
First aired: 2000-10-08

After his wife leaves him and he's fired from his job at a high-profile New York city law firm,...

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Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

as Vonnie (voice)
First aired: 2014-12-05

Penn Zero is not your average kid - every day he's zapped into another dimension with his...

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Stars in the House

as Self
First aired: 2020-03-16

In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains...

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The Muppets

as Self
First aired: 2015-09-22

The Muppets return to primetime with a contemporary, documentary-style show. For the first time...

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Reunited Apart

as Self
First aired: 2020-04-27

Josh Gad reunites the cast and crews of various classic movies, and discusses the the films in...

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The Ready Room

as Self
First aired: 2019-01-25

Welcome to The Ready Room. Every Thursday Wil Wheaton will sit down with members of the Star...

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Head Case

as Self
First aired: 2007-04-18

Meet Therapist Dr Elizabeth Goode. She's brash, unconventional, judgmental, but undeniably...

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The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1999-03-30

Craig Kilborn hosted this zany talk show, which followed David Letterman's show, from 1999 until...

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A to Z

as Lea Thompson
First aired: 2014-10-02

The story follows the lives of Andrew, an employee at an internet dating site who dreams of...

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The Spencer Sisters

as Victoria Spencer
First aired: 2023-01-29

Former police officer Darby Spencer and her mystery novelist mother Victoria Spencer have...

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A Will of their Own

as Amanda Steward
First aired: 1998-10-18

A Will of their Own is a 1998 American television mini-series directed by Karen Arthur. The film...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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The Chicken Sisters

as Nancy Hillier
First aired: 2024-09-10

Set in the fictional town of Merinac, a generations-old rift between dueling fried chicken...

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Celebrity Duets

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-08-29

Celebrity Duets was an American reality television show of the progressive game-show type, which...

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