Molly Ringwald
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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
Credits
One Night Only (2026)
as Linda
The Breakfast Club (1985)
as Claire Standish
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
as Flight Attendant
The Kissing Booth (2018)
as Mrs. Flynn
The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
as Mrs. Flynn
Sixteen Candles (1984)
as Samantha Baker
Siberia (2018)
as Gabby
Pretty in Pink (1986)
as Andie Walsh
The Kissing Booth 3 (2021)
as Mrs. Flynn
Run Amok (2026)
as Aunt Val
King Cobra (2016)
as Amy
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)
as Miss Banks
Jem and the Holograms (2015)
as Aunt Bailey
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
as Self - Actress
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
as Randy Jensen
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
as Nikki
BRATS (2024)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tempest (1982)
as Miranda
Betsy's Wedding (1990)
as Betsy Hopper
For Keeps (1988)
as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
Fresh Horses (1988)
as Jewel
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986)
as Self
Always at The Carlyle (2018)
as Self
SPF-18 (2017)
as Linda Sanders
Cut (2000)
as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
The New Yorker at 100 (2025)
as Self
Catherine & Michael (2023)
as Naomi
Kimberly (1999)
as Nancy
Office Killer (1997)
as Kim Poole
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992)
as Alison Gertz
Malicious (1995)
as Melissa Nelson
King Lear (1988)
as Cordelia
Packin' It In (1983)
as Melissa Webber
Since You've Been Gone (1998)
as Claire the Fan
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
as Kit (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks")
Montauk (2025)
as Wolcott
Judy Blume Forever (2023)
as Self
Baja (1996)
as Bebe Stone
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X (2025)
as Self
Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made (—)
Actor
Cowboy Up (2002)
as Connie
Twice Upon a Time (1998)
as Beth Sager
Me (2014)
as Pepper Folly
Enfants de salaud (1996)
as Susan
In the Weeds (2000)
as Chloe
Bad Things (2023)
as Miss Auerbach
Bad Night (2015)
as The Collector
The Big Time (2002)
as Marion Powers
Sincerely Yours (2008)
as Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wives He Forgot (2006)
as Charlotte Saint John
Wishin' and Hopin' (2014)
as Madame Frechette
Pursued (2023)
as Carol
Surviving (1985)
as Lonnie
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994)
as Teresa Tatum
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front (2006)
as Helen McIntire
Face the Music (1993)
as Lisa Hunter
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible (2025)
as Self
More Business of Being Born (2011)
as Self [Part 3]
Columbarium (—)
Actor
All These Small Moments (2019)
as Carla Sheffield
Seven Sundays (1995)
as Janet Gifford
Strike It Rich (1990)
as Cary
In the Darkness of Time (2002)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Giving Tree (2000)
as Penelope
Johnny Appleseed (1986)
as Jenny Smith
Wax On, Fuck Off (2010)
as Self
Requiem for Murder (1999)
as Anne Winslow
Titey (1998)
as Anne Frank (voice)
Life After Tomorrow (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
P.K. and the Kid (1987)
as P.K. Bayette
A Brief History of Us (2022)
as Narrator (voice)