Molly Ringwald
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.
Born: 18 February 1968
Played In
One Night Only
Linda
Run Amok
Aunt Val
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
Self
The New Yorker at 100
Self
Montauk
Wolcott
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
Self
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Catherine & Michael
Naomi
Bad Things
Miss Auerbach
Pursued
Carol
Judy Blume Forever
Self
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Shari Dahmer
The Bear
Moderator
A Brief History of Us
Narrator (voice)
Single Drunk Female
Alice
The Kissing Booth 3
Mrs. Flynn
HouseBroken
Milly (voice)
The Kissing Booth 2
Mrs. Flynn
Creepshow
Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")
Tales of the City
Claire's Mother
All These Small Moments
Carla Sheffield
Siberia
Gabby
The Kissing Booth
Mrs. Flynn
Always at The Carlyle
Self
Drop the Mic
Self
SPF-18
Linda Sanders
FEUD
Joanne Carson
Riverdale
Mary Andrews
King Cobra
Amy
Raising Expectations
Paige Wayney
Jem and the Holograms
Aunt Bailey
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Bad Night
The Collector
Odd Mom Out
Joy Greene
Wishin' and Hopin'
Madame Frechette
Me
Pepper Folly
Rainbow Brite
Dark Princess
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actress
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Doc McStuffins
Darla (voice)
More Business of Being Born
Self [Part 3]
The Talk
Self
Wax On, Fuck Off
Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Sincerely Yours
Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Anne Juergens
Life After Tomorrow
Self (archive footage)
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Helen McIntire
Rachael Ray
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
The Wives He Forgot
Charlotte Saint John
Psych
McElroy
Medium
Kathleen Walsh
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
The Big Time
Marion Powers
Cowboy Up
Connie
In the Darkness of Time
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Not Another Teen Movie
Flight Attendant
The $treet
Devyn Alden
In the Weeds
Chloe
The Giving Tree
Penelope
Cut
Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
Kimberly
Nancy
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Miss Banks
Requiem for Murder
Anne Winslow
Twice Upon a Time
Beth Sager
Since You've Been Gone
Claire the Fan
Titey
Anne Frank (voice)
Office Killer
Kim Poole
The View
Self - Guest
Townies
Carrie Donovan
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Self (voice)
Baja
Bebe Stone
Enfants de salaud
Susan
Remember WENN
Angela Colton
Malicious
Melissa Nelson
The Outer Limits
Allison Channing
Seven Sundays
Janet Gifford
The Stand
Frannie Goldsmith
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Teresa Tatum
Intimate Portrait
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Face the Music
Lisa Hunter
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Alison Gertz
Betsy's Wedding
Betsy Hopper
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Kit
Strike It Rich
Cary
Fresh Horses
Jewel
King Lear
Cordelia
For Keeps
Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
The Pick-up Artist
Randy Jensen
P.K. and the Kid
P.K. Bayette
Johnny Appleseed
Jenny Smith
Pretty in Pink
Andie Walsh
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Self
Tall Tales & Legends
Jenny Smith
The Breakfast Club
Claire Standish
Surviving
Lonnie
Sixteen Candles
Samantha Baker
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Nikki
Packin' It In
Melissa Webber
Tempest
Miranda
The Facts of Life
Molly Parker
Diff'rent Strokes
Molly Parker
Saturday Night Live
Anne Frank (voice)
Columbarium
Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made
Saturday TV Funhouse
Anne Frank (voice)