Acting
Molly Ringwald
EN, FR cinema · 72 credits
Born
18 February 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Roseville, California, USA
Also known as Molly Kathleen Ringwald
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
Filmography
Run Amok
as Aunt Val
One Night Only
as Linda
Montauk
as Wolcott
BRATS
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pursued
as Carol
Bad Things
as Miss Auerbach
A Brief History of Us
as Narrator (voice)
The Kissing Booth 3
as Mrs. Flynn
The Kissing Booth 2
as Mrs. Flynn
All These Small Moments
as Carla Sheffield
The Kissing Booth
as Mrs. Flynn
Siberia
as Gabby
SPF-18
as Linda Sanders
King Cobra
as Amy
Jem and the Holograms
as Aunt Bailey
Bad Night
as The Collector
Me
as Pepper Folly
Wishin' and Hopin'
as Madame Frechette
More Business of Being Born
as Self [Part 3]
Wax On, Fuck Off
as Self
Sincerely Yours
as Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wives He Forgot
as Charlotte Saint John
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
as Helen McIntire
Life After Tomorrow
as Self (archive footage)
Cowboy Up
as Connie
The Big Time
as Marion Powers
In the Darkness of Time
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Not Another Teen Movie
as Flight Attendant
Cut
as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
In the Weeds
as Chloe
The Giving Tree
as Penelope
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
as Miss Banks
Requiem for Murder
as Anne Winslow
Kimberly
as Nancy
Titey
as Anne Frank (voice)
Since You've Been Gone
as Claire the Fan
Twice Upon a Time
as Beth Sager
Office Killer
as Kim Poole
Enfants de salaud
as Susan
Baja
as Bebe Stone
Malicious
as Melissa Nelson
Seven Sundays
as Janet Gifford
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
as Teresa Tatum
Face the Music
as Lisa Hunter
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
as Alison Gertz
Betsy's Wedding
as Betsy Hopper
Strike It Rich
as Cary
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
as Kit (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks")
For Keeps
as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
Fresh Horses
as Jewel
King Lear
as Cordelia
The Pick-up Artist
as Randy Jensen
P.K. and the Kid
as P.K. Bayette
Pretty in Pink
as Andie Walsh
Johnny Appleseed
as Jenny Smith
The Breakfast Club
as Claire Standish
Surviving
as Lonnie
Sixteen Candles
as Samantha Baker
Packin' It In
as Melissa Webber
Tempest
as Miranda