Molly Ringwald
Acting
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.
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Molly Ringwald
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Filmography of
Molly Ringwald
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
... 2024
Naomi
... 2023
Miss Auerbach
... 2023
Carol
... 2023
Self
... 2023
Narrator (voice)
... 2022
Mrs. Flynn
... 2021
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
... 2021
Mrs. Flynn
... 2020
Carla Sheffield
... 2019
Gabby
... 2018
Mrs. Flynn
... 2018
... 2018
Linda Sanders
... 2017
Amy
... 2016
Aunt Bailey
... 2015
The Collector
... 2015
Madame Frechette
... 2014
Pepper Folly
... 2014
Self - Actress
... 2014
Self [Part 3]
... 2011
Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
... 2008
Self (archive footage)
... 2006
Mrs. Helen McIntire
... 2006
Charlotte Saint John
... 2006
... 2003
Marion Powers
... 2002
Connie
... 2002
(archive footage) (uncredited)
... 2002
Flight Attendant
... 2001
Chloe
... 2000
Penelope
... 2000
Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
... 2000
Nancy
... 1999
Miss Banks
... 1999
Anne Winslow
... 1999
Beth Sager
... 1998
Claire the Fan
... 1998
Anne Frank (voice)
... 1998
Kim Poole
... 1997
Bebe Stone
... 1996
Susan
... 1996
Melissa Nelson
... 1995
Janet Gifford
... 1995
Frannie Goldsmith
... 1994
Teresa Tatum
... 1994
Lisa Hunter
... 1993
Alison Gertz
... 1992
Betsy Hopper
... 1990
... 1990
Cary
... 1990
Jewel
... 1988
Cordelia
... 1988
Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
... 1988
Randy Jensen
... 1987
P.K. Bayette
... 1987
Andie Walsh
... 1986
... 1986
Betty Nature
... 1986
Claire Standish
... 1985
Lonnie
... 1985
Samantha Baker
... 1984
... 1983
Melissa Webber
... 1983
Miranda
... 1982
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