Molly Ringwald
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.
Known For
Claire Standish
The Breakfast Club
Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
Cut
Actress
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Miss Banks
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Andie Walsh
Pretty in Pink
Flight Attendant
Not Another Teen Movie
Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
For Keeps
Nikki
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Teresa Tatum
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Carol
Pursued
Samantha Baker
Sixteen Candles
Jewel
Fresh Horses
Charlotte Saint John
The Wives He Forgot
Miss Auerbach
Bad Things
Anne Frank (voice)
Titey
Self
Judy Blume Forever
Randy Jensen
The Pick-up Artist
Miranda
Tempest
Kim Poole
Office Killer
Betsy Hopper
Betsy's Wedding
Cordelia
King Lear
Melissa Nelson
Malicious
Connie
Cowboy Up
Susan
Enfants de salaud
Alison Gertz
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Cary
Strike It Rich
Self [Part 3]
More Business of Being Born
Chloe
In the Weeds
Lisa Hunter
Face the Music
P.K. Bayette
P.K. and the Kid
Naomi
Catherine & Michael
Aunt Bailey
Jem and the Holograms
Pepper Folly
Me
Bebe Stone
Baja
Self - Actress
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Madame Frechette
Wishin' and Hopin'
Kit
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Columbarium
Melissa Webber
Packin' It In
Lonnie
Surviving
The Collector
Bad Night
Mrs. Helen McIntire
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Amy
King Cobra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
BRATS
Anne Winslow
Requiem for Murder
Wolcott
Montauk
Mrs. Flynn
The Kissing Booth
Carla Sheffield
All These Small Moments
Janet Gifford
Tous les jours dimanche
Linda Sanders
SPF-18
Self
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Self
Always at The Carlyle
Gabby
Siberia
Claire the Fan
Since You've Been Gone
Nancy
Kimberly
Marion Powers
The Big Time
Penelope
The Giving Tree
Mrs. Flynn
The Kissing Booth 2
Mrs. Flynn
The Kissing Booth 3
Betty Nature
Johnny Appleseed
Beth Sager
Twice Upon a Time
Narrator (voice)
A Brief History of Us
Self (archive footage)
Life After Tomorrow
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Dans le noir du temps
Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sincerely Yours
Aunt Val
Thoughts and Prayers
Self
Wax On, Fuck Off
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
67
Gender
Female
Birthday
1968-02-18
Place of Birth
Roseville, California, USA
Also Known As
Molly Kathleen Ringwald