Lea Thompson

 Lea Thompson is an American producer, actress and director who has an estimated net worth of 14 million dollars. Lea Thompson is most well-known for her performance in the film trilogy "Back to the Future". Other film credits included "Howard the Duck," "Red Dawn,"" "Some Kind of Wonderful,"" and "The Beverly Hillbillies." On television, Thompson starred on the sitcom of the 90s "Caroline in the City" and in the family drama "Switched at Birth. "Lea Thompson was born May 31, 1961 in Rochester, Minnesota as one of five children of Barbara and Clifford. Her siblings include Coleen, Shannon, Andrew and Barry. When she was a young girl, Thompson studied ballet, and by the age of 14 she was dancing professionally. She won scholarships to such institutions such as San Francisco Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre. Following Mikhail Baryshnikov's comments, the director of artistic direction at American Ballet Theatre, told Thompson she was not tall for the company's main dance troupe She made the choice to take up acting. Thompson would appear in ads for Burger King with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Elisabeth Shue, and the latter would be Thompson's costar in sequels to "Back to the Future".