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