Molly Ringwald
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 18, 1968 (age 58)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Columbarium
Movie
Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made
Movie
Saturday TV Funhouse
TV · as Anne Frank (voice) · 1 ep
Run Amok
Movie · as Aunt Val
One Night Only
Movie · as Linda
Montauk
Movie · as Wolcott
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
Movie · as Self
The New Yorker at 100
Movie · as Self
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
Movie · as Self
BRATS
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pursued
Movie · as Carol
Bad Things
Movie · as Miss Auerbach
Judy Blume Forever
Movie · as Self
Catherine & Michael
Movie · as Naomi
A Brief History of Us
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Single Drunk Female
TV · as Alice · 1 ep
The Bear
TV · as Moderator · 1 ep
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
TV · as Shari Dahmer · 10 eps
The Kissing Booth 3
Movie · as Mrs. Flynn
HouseBroken
TV · as Milly (voice) · 1 ep
The Kissing Booth 2
Movie · as Mrs. Flynn
All These Small Moments
Movie · as Carla Sheffield
Creepshow
TV · as Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry") · 1 ep
Tales of the City
TV · as Claire's Mother · 2 eps
The Kissing Booth
Movie · as Mrs. Flynn
Always at The Carlyle
Movie · as Self
Siberia
Movie · as Gabby
SPF-18
Movie · as Linda Sanders
Riverdale
TV · as Mary Andrews · 36 eps
Drop the Mic
TV · as Self · 1 ep
FEUD
TV · as Joanne Carson · 8 eps
King Cobra
Movie · as Amy
Raising Expectations
TV · as Paige Wayney · 27 eps
Jem and the Holograms
Movie · as Aunt Bailey
Bad Night
Movie · as The Collector
Odd Mom Out
TV · as Joy Greene · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Me
Movie · as Pepper Folly
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie · as Self - Actress
Wishin' and Hopin'
Movie · as Madame Frechette
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Rainbow Brite
TV · as Dark Princess · 3 eps
Doc McStuffins
TV · as Darla (voice) · 1 ep
More Business of Being Born
Movie · as Self [Part 3]
Wax On, Fuck Off
Movie · as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Sincerely Yours
Movie · as Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
TV · as Anne Juergens · 96 eps
The Wives He Forgot
Movie · as Charlotte Saint John
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Movie · as Helen McIntire
Life After Tomorrow
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Psych
TV · as McElroy · 1 ep
Rachael Ray
TV · 1 ep
The Megan Mullally Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Medium
TV · as Kathleen Walsh · 1 ep
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cowboy Up
Movie · as Connie
The Big Time
Movie · as Marion Powers
In the Darkness of Time
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Not Another Teen Movie
Movie · as Flight Attendant
Cut
Movie · as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
In the Weeds
Movie · as Chloe
The Giving Tree
Movie · as Penelope
The $treet
TV · as Devyn Alden · 1 ep
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Movie · as Miss Banks
Requiem for Murder
Movie · as Anne Winslow
Kimberly
Movie · as Nancy
Titey
Movie · as Anne Frank (voice)
Since You've Been Gone
Movie · as Claire the Fan
Twice Upon a Time
Movie · as Beth Sager
Office Killer
Movie · as Kim Poole
The View
TV · as Self - Guest
Enfants de salaud
Movie · as Susan
Baja
Movie · as Bebe Stone
Townies
TV · as Carrie Donovan · 15 eps
Remember WENN
TV · as Angela Colton · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest, Self (voice) · 1 ep
Malicious
Movie · as Melissa Nelson
Seven Sundays
Movie · as Janet Gifford
The Outer Limits
TV · as Allison Channing · 1 ep
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Movie · as Teresa Tatum
The Stand
Movie
The Stand
TV · as Frannie Goldsmith · 4 eps
Face the Music
Movie · as Lisa Hunter
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Movie · as Alison Gertz
Betsy's Wedding
Movie · as Betsy Hopper
Strike It Rich
Movie · as Cary
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Movie · as Kit (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks")
For Keeps
Movie · as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
Fresh Horses
Movie · as Jewel
King Lear
Movie · as Cordelia
The Pick-up Artist
Movie · as Randy Jensen
P.K. and the Kid
Movie · as P.K. Bayette
Pretty in Pink
Movie · as Andie Walsh
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Movie · as Self
Johnny Appleseed
Movie · as Jenny Smith
The Breakfast Club
Movie · as Claire Standish
Surviving
Movie · as Lonnie
Tall Tales & Legends
TV · as Jenny Smith · 1 ep
Sixteen Candles
Movie · as Samantha
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Movie · as Nikki
Packin' It In
Movie · as Melissa Webber
Tempest
Movie · as Miranda
The Facts of Life
TV · as Molly Parker · 14 eps
Diff'rent Strokes
TV · as Molly Parker · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Anne Frank (voice) · 1 ep