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Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

Actor · Born 1968-02-18 · Roseville, California, USA

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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 America…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Riverdale (2017) — Mary Andrews
  2. The Breakfast Club (1985) — Claire Standish
  3. The Kissing Booth (2018) — Mrs. Flynn
  4. The Kissing Booth 2 (2020) — Mrs. Flynn
  5. DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) — Shari Dahmer
  6. Not Another Teen Movie (2001) — Flight Attendant
  7. Sixteen Candles (1984) — Samantha Baker
  8. The Kissing Booth 3 (2021) — Mrs. Flynn
  9. The Bear (2022) — Moderator
  10. Pretty in Pink (1986) — Andie Walsh
  11. SPF-18 (2017) — Linda Sanders
  12. Psych (2006) — McElroy
  13. The Daily Show (1996) — Self - Guest
  14. Siberia (2018) — Gabby
  15. Medium (2005) — Kathleen Walsh
  16. The Stand (1994) — Frannie Goldsmith
  17. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Anne Frank (voice)
  18. King Cobra (2016) — Amy
  19. Jem and the Holograms (2015) — Aunt Bailey
  20. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self
  21. Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) — Miss Banks
  22. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
  23. Creepshow (2019) — Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")
  24. Diff'rent Strokes (1978) — Molly Parker
  25. FEUD (2017) — Joanne Carson
  26. The Outer Limits (1995) — Allison Channing
  27. The Pick-up Artist (1987) — Randy Jensen
  28. Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) — Self - Actress
  29. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Guest
  30. For Keeps (1988) — Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
  31. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) — Nikki
  32. The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008) — Anne Juergens
  33. Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self - Guest
  34. The View (1997) — Self - Guest
  35. The Facts of Life (1979) — Molly Parker
  36. Tales of the City (2019) — Claire's Mother
  37. Cut (2000) — Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
  38. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) — Self - Guest
  39. Doc McStuffins (2012) — Darla (voice)
  40. BRATS (2024) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)