Lea Thompson

She has danced with the The Minnesota Dance Theatre, The Pennsylvania Ballet Company, The Ballet Repertory and the American Ballet Theatre.

Lea's theatrical credits include The Vagina Monologues, Cabaret, The Trip Back Down, The Illusion, Long Time Coming, Charlie Hacon's Family, Bus Stop and The Little Mermaid.

Lea appeared in Mall of America commercials in 1996 and in Chevrolet commercials from 1996-2000.

Her favorite travel destination is Montana.

Her favorite holiday is Thanksgiving because families gets together and eat and people don't have to exchange too many gifts.

Her favorite recipes are olive chicken over pasta, her mother's spaghetti, and green bean and salami salad.

Lea began studying dance at the age of nine years old. She began dancing professionally at the age of 14.

At the age of 19 (with only $300 in her pocket) Lea moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.

When she was a kid she would practice ballet for three to four hours every day.

Her first role was in the movie Jaws 3-D as a water ski bunny.

Her parents divorced when she was six.

She was a ballet dancer until Baryshnikov told her she was too stocky.

She attended Marshall-University High School in Minneapolis.

Her brother, Andrew Thompson, was also a modern ballet dancer with the Colorado Ballet. They both took ballet classes throughout their youth and he helped her pay for her classes later on in life.

She was involved with hearthrob Dennis Quaid.

Her brother Andrew Thompson, also a ballet dancer, help her put up the money for dance classes when she was little.

She won the role of Amanda Jones in "Some Kind of Wonderful" after Molly Ringwald turned it down.

She is married to director/producer Howard Deutch.