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Molly Ringwald
Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

ActingBorn February 18, 1968 (age 58)Roseville, California, USA

Biography

Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. She was cast in her first major role as Molly in the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life (1979–80) after a casting director saw her playing an orphan in a stage production of the musical Annie. She and several other members of the original Facts of Life cast were let go when the show was reworked by the network. She subsequently made her motion-picture debut as Miranda in the independent film Tempest (1982), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. Ringwald is primarily known for her collaborations with filmmaker John Hughes. She established herself as a teen icon after appearing in the successful Hughes films Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), and Pretty in Pink (1986). She later starred in The Pick-up Artist (1987), Fresh Horses (1988), and For Keeps (1988). She starred in many films in the 1990s, most notably Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992), The Stand (1994), and Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994 short film – precursor to Sling Blade). Ringwald had regular roles on the television series The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008 - 2013) as Anne Juergens, Riverdale(2017 - 2023) as Mary Andrews, and Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024) as Joanne Carson. She is also recognized by younger audiences for her role as Sara Flynn in The Kissing Booth movies. Ringwald was part of the "Brat Pack", and she was ranked number one on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars.

Filmography

2026Movie
2026
Run Amok

as Aunt Val

Movie
2025Movie
2025
Montauk

as Wolcott

Movie
2024
BRATS

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2023Movie
2023
Bad Things

as Miss Auerbach

Movie
2023
Pursued

as Carol

Movie
2023Movie
2022
The Bear

as Moderator

TV
2022
A Brief History of Us

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2022TV
2021
The Kissing Booth 3

as Mrs. Flynn

Movie
2021
HouseBroken

as Milly (voice)

TV
2020
The Kissing Booth 2

as Mrs. Flynn

Movie
2019
Creepshow

as Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")

TV
2019
Tales of the City

as Claire's Mother

TV
2019
All These Small Moments

as Carla Sheffield

Movie
2018
Siberia

as Gabby

Movie
2018
The Kissing Booth

as Mrs. Flynn

Movie
2018Movie
2017TV
2017
SPF-18

as Linda Sanders

Movie
2017
FEUD

as Joanne Carson

TV
2017
Riverdale

as Mary Andrews

TV
2016Movie
2016
Raising Expectations

as Paige Wayney

TV
2015
Jem and the Holograms

as Aunt Bailey

Movie
2015
Bad Night

as The Collector

Movie
2015
Odd Mom Out

as Joy Greene

TV
2014
Wishin' and Hopin'

as Madame Frechette

Movie
2014
Me

as Pepper Folly

Movie
2014
Rainbow Brite

as Dark Princess

TV
2014TV
2012
Doc McStuffins

as Darla (voice)

TV
2011Movie
2010
The Talk

as Self

TV
2010Movie
2008
Sincerely Yours

as Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2006
Life After Tomorrow

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2006TV
2006
The Wives He Forgot

as Charlotte Saint John

Movie
2006
Psych

as McElroy

TV
2005
Medium

as Kathleen Walsh

TV
2004
The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

TV
2002
The Big Time

as Marion Powers

Movie
2002
Cowboy Up

as Connie

Movie
2002
In the Darkness of Time

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2001
Not Another Teen Movie

as Flight Attendant

Movie
2000
The $treet

as Devyn Alden

TV
2000
In the Weeds

as Chloe

Movie
2000
The Giving Tree

as Penelope

Movie
2000
Cut

as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe

Movie
1999
Kimberly

as Nancy

Movie
1999Movie
1999
Requiem for Murder

as Anne Winslow

Movie
1998
Twice Upon a Time

as Beth Sager

Movie
1998
Since You've Been Gone

as Claire the Fan

Movie
1998
Titey

as Anne Frank (voice)

Movie
1997
Office Killer

as Kim Poole

Movie
1997
The View

as Self - Guest

TV
1996
Townies

as Carrie Donovan

TV
1996
The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1996
The Daily Show

as Self (voice)

TV
1996
Baja

as Bebe Stone

Movie
1996Movie
1996
Remember WENN

as Angela Colton

TV
1995
Malicious

as Melissa Nelson

Movie
1995
The Outer Limits

as Allison Channing

TV
1995
Seven Sundays

as Janet Gifford

Movie
1994
The Stand

as Frannie Goldsmith

TV
1994Movie
1993TV
1993TV
1993
Face the Music

as Lisa Hunter

Movie
1990
Betsy's Wedding

as Betsy Hopper

Movie
1990Movie
1988
Fresh Horses

as Jewel

Movie
1988
King Lear

as Cordelia

Movie
1988
For Keeps

as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz

Movie
1987
The Pick-up Artist

as Randy Jensen

Movie
1987
P.K. and the Kid

as P.K. Bayette

Movie
1986
Johnny Appleseed

as Jenny Smith

Movie
1986
Pretty in Pink

as Andie Walsh

Movie
1985
Tall Tales & Legends

as Jenny Smith

TV
1985
The Breakfast Club

as Claire Standish

Movie
1985
Surviving

as Lonnie

Movie
1984
Sixteen Candles

as Samantha Baker

Movie
1983
Packin' It In

as Melissa Webber

Movie
1982
Tempest

as Miranda

Movie
1979
The Facts of Life

as Molly Parker

TV
1978
Diff'rent Strokes

as Molly Parker

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Anne Frank (voice)

TV
Movie
Saturday TV Funhouse

as Anne Frank (voice)

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayFebruary 18, 1968
Place of BirthRoseville, California, USA
Popularity2.6