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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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 18, 1968
Age
58 years old
Place of Birth
Roseville, California, USA
Popularity Score
Filmography
Run Amok
Aunt Val
2026Movie
One Night Only
Linda
2026Movie
Montauk
Wolcott
2025Movie
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
Self
2025Movie
The New Yorker at 100
Self
2025Movie
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
Self
2025Movie
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024Movie
Pursued
Carol
2023Movie
Bad Things
Miss Auerbach
2023Movie
Judy Blume Forever
Self
2023Movie
Catherine & Michael
Naomi
2023Movie
A Brief History of Us
Narrator (voice)
2022Movie
Single Drunk Female
Alice
2022TV
The Bear
Moderator
2022TV
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Shari Dahmer
2022TV
The Kissing Booth 3
Mrs. Flynn
2021Movie
HouseBroken
Milly (voice)
2021TV
The Kissing Booth 2
Mrs. Flynn
2020Movie
All These Small Moments
Carla Sheffield
2019Movie
Creepshow
Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")
2019TV
Tales of the City
Claire's Mother
2019TV
The Kissing Booth
Mrs. Flynn
2018Movie
Always at The Carlyle
Self
2018Movie
Siberia
Gabby
2018Movie
SPF-18
Linda Sanders
2017Movie
Riverdale
Mary Andrews
2017TV
Drop the Mic
Self
2017TV
FEUD
Joanne Carson
2017TV
King Cobra
Amy
2016Movie
Raising Expectations
Paige Wayney
2016TV
Jem and the Holograms
Aunt Bailey
2015Movie
Bad Night
The Collector
2015Movie
Odd Mom Out
Joy Greene
2015TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015TV
Me
Pepper Folly
2014Movie
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actress
2014Movie
Wishin' and Hopin'
Madame Frechette
2014Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014TV
Rainbow Brite
Dark Princess
2014TV
Doc McStuffins
Darla (voice)
2012TV
More Business of Being Born
Self [Part 3]
2011Movie
Wax On, Fuck Off
Self
2010Movie
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010TV
The Talk
Self
2010TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009TV
Sincerely Yours
Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008Movie
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Anne Juergens
2008TV
The Wives He Forgot
Charlotte Saint John
2006Movie
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Helen McIntire
2006Movie
Life After Tomorrow
Self (archive footage)
2006Movie
Psych
McElroy
2006TV
Rachael Ray
2006TV
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006TV
Medium
Kathleen Walsh
2005TV
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004TV
Cowboy Up
Connie
2002Movie
The Big Time
Marion Powers
2002Movie
In the Darkness of Time
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2002Movie
Not Another Teen Movie
Flight Attendant
2001Movie
Cut
Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
2000Movie
In the Weeds
Chloe
2000Movie
The Giving Tree
Penelope
2000Movie
The $treet
Devyn Alden
2000TV
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Miss Banks
1999Movie
Requiem for Murder
Anne Winslow
1999Movie
Kimberly
Nancy
1999Movie
Titey
Anne Frank (voice)
1998Movie
Since You've Been Gone
Claire the Fan
1998Movie
Twice Upon a Time
Beth Sager
1998Movie
Office Killer
Kim Poole
1997Movie
The View
Self - Guest
1997TV
Enfants de salaud
Susan
1996Movie
Baja
Bebe Stone
1996Movie
Townies
Carrie Donovan
1996TV
Remember WENN
Angela Colton
1996TV
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996TV
Malicious
Melissa Nelson
1995Movie
Seven Sundays
Janet Gifford
1995Movie
The Outer Limits
Allison Channing
1995TV
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Teresa Tatum
1994Movie
The Stand
Frannie Goldsmith
1994TV
Face the Music
Lisa Hunter
1993Movie
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993TV
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Alison Gertz
1992Movie
Betsy's Wedding
Betsy Hopper
1990Movie
Strike It Rich
Cary
1990Movie
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Kit (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks")
1990Movie
For Keeps
Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
1988Movie
Fresh Horses
Jewel
1988Movie
King Lear
Cordelia
1988Movie
The Pick-up Artist
Randy Jensen
1987Movie
P.K. and the Kid
P.K. Bayette
1987Movie
Pretty in Pink
Andie Walsh
1986Movie
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Self
1986Movie
Johnny Appleseed
Jenny Smith
1986Movie
The Breakfast Club
Claire Standish
1985Movie
Surviving
Lonnie
1985Movie
Tall Tales & Legends
Jenny Smith
1985TV
Sixteen Candles
Samantha Baker
1984Movie
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Nikki
1983Movie
Packin' It In
Melissa Webber
1983Movie
Tempest
Miranda
1982Movie
The Facts of Life
Molly Parker
1979TV
Diff'rent Strokes
Molly Parker
1978TV
Saturday Night Live
Anne Frank (voice)
1975TV
Columbarium
—Movie
Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made
—Movie
Saturday TV Funhouse
Anne Frank (voice)
—TV
Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody
Creator
—TV