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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

Gender

Female

Birthday

1968-02-18 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Roseville, California, USA

Also Known As

Molly Kathleen Ringwald

몰리 링월드

मोली रिंगवाल्ड

摩莉·倫華

مولی رینگوالد

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

Acting

The Breakfast Club

1985

The Breakfast Club

as

Claire Standish

Cut

2000

Cut

as

Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

1999

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

as

Miss Banks

Pretty in Pink

1986

Pretty in Pink

as

Andie Walsh

Not Another Teen Movie

2001

Not Another Teen Movie

as

Flight Attendant

For Keeps

1988

For Keeps

as

Darcy Elliot Bobrucz

Pursued

2023

Pursued

as

Carol

Sixteen Candles

1984

Sixteen Candles

as

Samantha Baker

Fresh Horses

1988

Fresh Horses

as

Jewel

The Wives He Forgot

2006

The Wives He Forgot

as

Charlotte Saint John

Bad Things

2023

Bad Things

as

Miss Auerbach

Titey

1998

Titey

as

Anne Frank (voice)

The Pick-up Artist

1987

The Pick-up Artist

as

Randy Jensen

Tempest

1982

Tempest

as

Miranda

Office Killer

1997

Office Killer

as

Kim Poole

Betsy's Wedding

1990

Betsy's Wedding

as

Betsy Hopper

King Lear

1988

King Lear

as

Cordelia

Malicious

1995

Malicious

as

Melissa Nelson

Cowboy Up

2002

Cowboy Up

as

Connie

Strike It Rich

1990

Strike It Rich

as

Cary

More Business of Being Born

2011

More Business of Being Born

as

Self [Part 3]

In the Weeds

2000

In the Weeds

as

Chloe

Face the Music

1993

Face the Music

as

Lisa Hunter

P.K. and the Kid

1987

P.K. and the Kid

as

P.K. Bayette

Jem and the Holograms

2015

Jem and the Holograms

as

Aunt Bailey

Me

2014

Me

as

Pepper Folly

Baja

1996

Baja

as

Bebe Stone

Wishin' and Hopin'

2014

Wishin' and Hopin'

as

Madame Frechette

Packin' It In

1983

Packin' It In

as

Melissa Webber

Surviving

1985

Surviving

as

Lonnie

Bad Night

2015

Bad Night

as

The Collector

King Cobra

2016

King Cobra

as

Amy

BRATS

2024

BRATS

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Requiem for Murder

1999

Requiem for Murder

as

Anne Winslow

Montauk

Montauk

as

Wolcott

The Kissing Booth

2018

The Kissing Booth

as

Mrs. Flynn

All These Small Moments

2019

All These Small Moments

as

Carla Sheffield

Seven Sundays

1995

Seven Sundays

as

Janet Gifford

SPF-18

2017

SPF-18

as

Linda Sanders

Siberia

2018

Siberia

as

Gabby

Since You've Been Gone

1998

Since You've Been Gone

as

Claire the Fan

Kimberly

1999

Kimberly

as

Nancy

The Big Time

2002

The Big Time

as

Marion Powers

The Giving Tree

2000

The Giving Tree

as

Penelope

The Kissing Booth 2

2020

The Kissing Booth 2

as

Mrs. Flynn

The Kissing Booth 3

2021

The Kissing Booth 3

as

Mrs. Flynn

Johnny Appleseed

1986

Johnny Appleseed

as

Betty Nature

Twice Upon a Time

1998

Twice Upon a Time

as

Beth Sager

A Brief History of Us

2022

A Brief History of Us

as

Narrator (voice)

Life After Tomorrow

2006

Life After Tomorrow

as

Self (archive footage)

The Sparks Brothers

2021

The Sparks Brothers

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

In the Darkness of Time

2002

In the Darkness of Time

as

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Sincerely Yours

2008

Sincerely Yours

as

Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Stand

1994

The Stand

as

Frannie Goldsmith

Medium

Medium

as

Kathleen Walsh

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

as

Self - Guest

The $treet

The $treet

as

Devyn Alden

Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes

as

Molly Parker

Creepshow

Creepshow

as

Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")

The Stand

The Stand

as

Frannie Goldsmith

Townies

Townies

as

Carrie Donovan

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Allison Channing

The View

The View

as

Self - Guest

Psych

Psych

as

McElroy

Riverdale

Riverdale

as

Mary Andrews

Doc McStuffins

Doc McStuffins

as

Darla (voice)

HouseBroken

HouseBroken

as

Milly (voice)

Raising Expectations

Raising Expectations

as

Paige Wayney

Odd Mom Out

Odd Mom Out

as

Joy Greene

Remember WENN

Remember WENN

as

Angela Colton

The Bear

The Bear

as

Moderator

FEUD

FEUD

as

Joanne Carson

Tales of the City

Tales of the City

as

Claire's Mother

Saturday TV Funhouse

Saturday TV Funhouse

as

Anne Frank (voice)

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

as

Molly Parker

Production

Crew

Directing