Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 18, 1968
Place of Birth:
Roseville, California, USA
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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 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 was part of the "Brat Pack" and she was ranked number one on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars. Since 2017, Ringwald has portrayed Mary Andrews on The CW television series Riverdale.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BRATS | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2023 | Pursued | Carol |
| 2023 | Bad Things | Miss Auerbach |
| 2023 | Judy Blume Forever | Self |
| 2023 | Catherine & Michael | Naomi |
| 2022 | A Brief History of Us | Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | The Kissing Booth 3 | Mrs. Flynn |
| 2021 | The Sparks Brothers | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2020 | The Kissing Booth 2 | Mrs. Flynn |
| 2019 | All These Small Moments | Carla Sheffield |
| 2018 | The Kissing Booth | Mrs. Flynn |
| 2018 | Always at The Carlyle | Self |
| 2018 | Siberia | Gabby |
| 2017 | SPF-18 | Linda Sanders |
| 2016 | King Cobra | Amy |
| 2015 | Jem and the Holograms | Aunt Bailey |
| 2015 | Bad Night | The Collector |
| 2014 | Me | Pepper Folly |
| 2014 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Self - Actress |
| 2014 | Wishin' and Hopin' | Madame Frechette |
| 2011 | More Business of Being Born | Self [Part 3] |
| 2008 | Sincerely Yours | Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2006 | The Wives He Forgot | Charlotte Saint John |
| 2006 | Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front | Mrs. Helen McIntire |
| 2006 | Life After Tomorrow | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story | Actress |
| 2002 | Cowboy Up | Connie |
| 2002 | The Big Time | Marion Powers |
| 2002 | In the Darkness of Time | (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | Flight Attendant |
| 2000 | Cut | Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe |
| 2000 | In the Weeds | Chloe |
| 2000 | The Giving Tree | Penelope |
| 1999 | Teaching Mrs. Tingle | Miss Banks |
| 1999 | Requiem for Murder | Anne Winslow |
| 1999 | Kimberly | Nancy |
| 1998 | Titey | Anne Frank (voice) |
| 1998 | Since You've Been Gone | Claire the Fan |
| 1998 | Twice Upon a Time | Beth Sager |
| 1997 | Office Killer | Kim Poole |
| 1996 | Enfants de salaud | Susan |
| 1996 | Baja | Bebe Stone |
| 1995 | Malicious | Melissa Nelson |
| 1995 | Seven Sundays | Janet Gifford |
| 1994 | Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade | Teresa Tatum |
| 1994 | The Stand | Frannie Goldsmith |
| 1993 | Face the Music | Lisa Hunter |
| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Alison Gertz |
| 1990 | Betsy's Wedding | Betsy Hopper |
| 1990 | Strike It Rich | Cary |
| 1990 | Women and Men: Stories of Seduction | Kit |
| 1988 | For Keeps | Darcy Elliot Bobrucz |
| 1988 | Fresh Horses | Jewel |
| 1988 | King Lear | Cordelia |
| 1987 | The Pick-up Artist | Randy Jensen |
| 1987 | P.K. and the Kid | P.K. Bayette |
| 1986 | Pretty in Pink | Andie Walsh |
| 1986 | Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary | Self |
| 1986 | Johnny Appleseed | Betty Nature |
| 1985 | The Breakfast Club | Claire Standish |
| 1985 | Surviving | Lonnie |
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles | Samantha Baker |
| 1983 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Nikki |
| 1983 | Packin' It In | Melissa Webber |
| 1982 | Tempest | Miranda |
| Columbarium | ||
| Montauk | Wolcott | |
| Thoughts and Prayers | Aunt Val |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Single Drunk Female | Alice |
| 2022 | The Bear | Moderator |
| 2022 | DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | Shari Dahmer |
| 2021 | HouseBroken | Milly (voice) |
| 2019 | Creepshow | Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry") |
| 2019 | Tales of the City | Claire's Mother |
| 2017 | Riverdale | Mary Andrews |
| 2017 | Drop the Mic | Self |
| 2017 | FEUD | Joanne Carson |
| 2016 | Raising Expectations | Paige Wayney |
| 2015 | Odd Mom Out | Joy Greene |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | Rainbow Brite | Dark Princess |
| 2012 | Doc McStuffins | Darla (voice) |
| 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2008 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Anne Juergens |
| 2006 | Psych | McElroy |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray | |
| 2006 | The Megan Mullally Show | Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Medium | Kathleen Walsh |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest |
| 2000 | The $treet | Devyn Alden |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Townies | Carrie Donovan |
| 1996 | Remember WENN | Angela Colton |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Allison Channing |
| 1994 | The Stand | Frannie Goldsmith |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1985 | Tall Tales & Legends | Jenny Smith |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life | Molly Parker |
| 1978 | Diff'rent Strokes | Molly Parker |
| Saturday TV Funhouse | Anne Frank (voice) |