Molly Ringwald
Acting
Born: February 18, 1968 (age 58) · Roseville, California, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Riverdale
2017
The Breakfast Club
1985
The Kissing Booth
2018
The Kissing Booth 2
2020
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022
Not Another Teen Movie
2001
Sixteen Candles
1984
The Kissing Booth 3
2021
The Bear
2022
Pretty in Pink
1986
SPF-18
2017
Psych
2006
Photos (8)
Movies (58)
One Night Only
Linda
Not Another Teen Movie
Flight Attendant
The Breakfast Club
Claire Standish
The Kissing Booth
Mrs. Flynn
Sixteen Candles
Samantha Baker
The Kissing Booth 2
Mrs. Flynn
Siberia
Gabby
King Cobra
Amy
Pretty in Pink
Andie Walsh
Run Amok
Aunt Val
The Kissing Booth 3
Mrs. Flynn
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Miss Banks
The Pick-up Artist
Randy Jensen
Jem and the Holograms
Aunt Bailey
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Nikki
Tempest
Miranda
Cut
Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
Fresh Horses
Jewel
Office Killer
Kim Poole
For Keeps
Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
Betsy's Wedding
Betsy Hopper
SPF-18
Linda Sanders
Catherine & Michael
Naomi
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Alison Gertz
King Lear
Cordelia
Malicious
Melissa Nelson
Wishin' and Hopin'
Madame Frechette
Bad Things
Miss Auerbach
Montauk
Wolcott
Kimberly
Nancy
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Helen McIntire
Me
Pepper Folly
Baja
Bebe Stone
The Wives He Forgot
Charlotte Saint John
Face the Music
Lisa Hunter
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Kit (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks")
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Teresa Tatum
Since You've Been Gone
Claire the Fan
In the Weeds
Chloe
The Giving Tree
Penelope
All These Small Moments
Carla Sheffield
Twice Upon a Time
Beth Sager
Cowboy Up
Connie
Bad Night
The Collector
Pursued
Carol
Titey
Anne Frank (voice)
In the Darkness of Time
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Sincerely Yours
Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
Surviving
Lonnie
Packin' It In
Melissa Webber
Enfants de salaud
Susan
The Big Time
Marion Powers
Johnny Appleseed
Jenny Smith
Requiem for Murder
Anne Winslow
Strike It Rich
Cary
Seven Sundays
Janet Gifford
P.K. and the Kid
P.K. Bayette
A Brief History of Us
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (25)
Saturday Night Live
Anne Frank (voice) · 1 eps
Psych
McElroy · 1 eps
Riverdale
Mary Andrews · 36 eps
Medium
Kathleen Walsh · 1 eps
The Bear
Moderator · 1 eps
The Facts of Life
Molly Parker · 14 eps
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Anne Juergens · 96 eps
The Outer Limits
Allison Channing · 1 eps
Doc McStuffins
Darla (voice) · 1 eps
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Shari Dahmer · 10 eps
Creepshow
Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry") · 1 eps
The Stand
Frannie Goldsmith · 4 eps
FEUD
Joanne Carson · 8 eps
Rachael Ray
1 eps
HouseBroken
Milly (voice) · 1 eps
Remember WENN
Angela Colton · 1 eps
Tales of the City
Claire's Mother · 2 eps
Single Drunk Female
Alice · 1 eps
Tall Tales & Legends
Jenny Smith · 1 eps
The $treet
Devyn Alden · 1 eps
Townies
Carrie Donovan · 15 eps
Odd Mom Out
Joy Greene · 2 eps
Raising Expectations
Paige Wayney · 27 eps
Diff'rent Strokes
Molly Parker · 2 eps
Rainbow Brite
Dark Princess · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (25)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self (voice) · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self - Guest
The View
Self · 2 eps
The Talk
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Intimate Portrait
Self · 1 eps
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · 1 eps
Drop the Mic
Self · 1 eps
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actress
Always at The Carlyle
Self
The New Yorker at 100
Self
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Self
Wax On, Fuck Off
Self
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
Self
Judy Blume Forever
Self
More Business of Being Born
Self [Part 3]
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
Self
Life After Tomorrow
Self (archive footage)
