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Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

Acting February 18, 1968 (58 years old) Roseville, California, USA

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.

Movies 72

One Night Only 6.4

One Night Only

as Linda

2026
The Breakfast Club 7.7

The Breakfast Club

as Claire Standish

1985
Not Another Teen Movie 5.8

Not Another Teen Movie

as Flight Attendant

2001
The Kissing Booth 2 7.6

The Kissing Booth 2

as Mrs. Flynn

2020
The Kissing Booth 7.2

The Kissing Booth

as Mrs. Flynn

2018
Pretty in Pink 6.7

Pretty in Pink

as Andie Walsh

1986
Sixteen Candles 6.7

Sixteen Candles

as Samantha

1984
The Kissing Booth 3 6.8

The Kissing Booth 3

as Mrs. Flynn

2021
King Cobra 5.8

King Cobra

as Amy

2016
Siberia 4.7

Siberia

as Gabby

2018
Teaching Mrs. Tingle 5.5

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

as Miss Banks

1999
The New Yorker at 100 7.0

The New Yorker at 100

as Self

2025
Jem and the Holograms 5.5

Jem and the Holograms

as Aunt Bailey

2015
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 7.2

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

as Self - Actress

2014
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone 5.4

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

as Nikki

1983
The Pick-up Artist 5.6

The Pick-up Artist

as Randy Jensen

1987
Always at The Carlyle 6.7

Always at The Carlyle

as Self

2018
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story 5.8

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

as Alison Gertz

1992
Cut 4.5

Cut

as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe

2000
For Keeps 6.5

For Keeps

as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz

1988
BRATS 6.1

BRATS

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2024
Run Amok 2.0

Run Amok

as Aunt Val

2026
Betsy's Wedding 5.7

Betsy's Wedding

as Betsy Hopper

1990
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible 8.3

Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible

as Self

2025
Since You've Been Gone 4.7

Since You've Been Gone

as Claire the Fan

1998
Tempest 6.0

Tempest

as Miranda

1982
Judy Blume Forever 7.4

Judy Blume Forever

as Self

2023
The Giving Tree 3.2

The Giving Tree

as Penelope

2000
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction 4.4

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

as Kit (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks")

1990
Fresh Horses 5.3

Fresh Horses

as Jewel

1988
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front 7.1

Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front

as Helen McIntire

2006
All These Small Moments 6.5

All These Small Moments

as Carla Sheffield

2019
Malicious 4.9

Malicious

as Melissa Nelson

1995
SPF-18 4.4

SPF-18

as Linda Sanders

2017
Twice Upon a Time 5.0

Twice Upon a Time

as Beth Sager

1998
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary 7.3

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary

as Self

1986
The Wives He Forgot 3.4

The Wives He Forgot

as Charlotte Saint John

2006
Kimberly 4.5

Kimberly

as Nancy

1999
Office Killer 5.1

Office Killer

as Kim Poole

1997
In the Darkness of Time 7.4

In the Darkness of Time

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002
Pursued 5.8

Pursued

as Carol

2023
Cowboy Up 5.9

Cowboy Up

as Connie

2002
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X

Everybody Wants to Be Gen X

as Self

2025
Enfants de salaud 4.5

Enfants de salaud

as Susan

1996
Packin' It In 7.5

Packin' It In

as Melissa Webber

1983
King Lear 6.4

King Lear

as Cordelia

1988
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade 6.7

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

as Teresa Tatum

1994
Baja 5.2

Baja

as Bebe Stone

1996
Me 2.5

Me

as Pepper Folly

2014
Face the Music 5.1

Face the Music

as Lisa Hunter

1993
Bad Night 4.6

Bad Night

as The Collector

2015
Wishin' and Hopin' 4.8

Wishin' and Hopin'

as Madame Frechette

2014
Surviving 5.0

Surviving

as Lonnie

1985
Wax On, Fuck Off 7.4

Wax On, Fuck Off

as Self

2010
P.K. and the Kid 6.0

P.K. and the Kid

as P.K. Bayette

1987
Seven Sundays 7.6

Seven Sundays

as Janet Gifford

1995
Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made

Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made

The Stand

The Stand

1994
More Business of Being Born

More Business of Being Born

as Self [Part 3]

2011
Sincerely Yours

Sincerely Yours

as Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)

2008
Titey 7.0

Titey

as Anne Frank (voice)

1998
Bad Things 4.3

Bad Things

as Miss Auerbach

2023
Montauk 6.2

Montauk

as Wolcott

2025
Strike It Rich 6.5

Strike It Rich

as Cary

1990
In the Weeds 6.9

In the Weeds

as Chloe

2000
Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed

as Jenny Smith

1986
Catherine & Michael

Catherine & Michael

as Naomi

2023
The Big Time 4.5

The Big Time

as Marion Powers

2002
Requiem for Murder 8.0

Requiem for Murder

as Anne Winslow

1999
A Brief History of Us

A Brief History of Us

as Narrator (voice)

2022
Life After Tomorrow 6.5

Life After Tomorrow

as Self (archive footage)

2006
Columbarium

Columbarium

TV Shows 42

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2014
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

1996
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self (voice)

1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

2015
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Anne Frank (voice)

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self - Guest

1997
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

2003
Medium 7.5

Medium

as Kathleen Walsh

2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
Psych 7.9

Psych

as McElroy

2006
Riverdale 8.4

Riverdale

as Mary Andrews

2017
The Bear 8.2

The Bear

as Moderator

2022
Doc McStuffins 6.1

Doc McStuffins

as Darla (voice)

2012
Intimate Portrait 4.5

Intimate Portrait

as Self

1993
The Facts of Life 7.0

The Facts of Life

as Molly Parker

1979
The Talk 3.0

The Talk

as Self

2010
The Secret Life of the American Teenager 6.8

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

as Anne Juergens

2008
The Outer Limits 7.7

The Outer Limits

as Allison Channing

1995
The Tony Danza Show 6.4

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

2004
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story 8.0

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

as Shari Dahmer

2022
Rachael Ray 5.1

Rachael Ray

2006
The Megan Mullally Show 4.7

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

2006
Creepshow 7.4

Creepshow

as Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")

2019
Who Do You Think You Are? 6.9

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

2010
The Stand 6.8

The Stand

as Frannie Goldsmith

1994
FEUD 7.6

FEUD

as Joanne Carson

2017
Drop the Mic 6.4

Drop the Mic

as Self

2017
Remember WENN 7.8

Remember WENN

as Angela Colton

1996
HouseBroken 5.6

HouseBroken

as Milly (voice)

2021
Tales of the City 6.7

Tales of the City

as Claire's Mother

2019
Single Drunk Female 6.1

Single Drunk Female

as Alice

2022
Tall Tales & Legends 6.0

Tall Tales & Legends

as Jenny Smith

1985
Odd Mom Out 6.5

Odd Mom Out

as Joy Greene

2015
Townies 6.5

Townies

as Carrie Donovan

1996
The $treet 5.8

The $treet

as Devyn Alden

2000
Raising Expectations 2.0

Raising Expectations

as Paige Wayney

2016
Diff'rent Strokes 7.1

Diff'rent Strokes

as Molly Parker

1978
Saturday TV Funhouse 10.0

Saturday TV Funhouse

as Anne Frank (voice)

Rainbow Brite

Rainbow Brite

as Dark Princess

2014

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