Molly Ringwald
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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
The Kissing Booth (2018)
as Mrs. Flynn
The Breakfast Club (1985)
as Claire Standish
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
as Flight Attendant
Sixteen Candles (1984)
as Samantha Baker
Pretty in Pink (1986)
as Andie Walsh
The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
as Mrs. Flynn
Siberia (2018)
as Gabby
The Kissing Booth 3 (2021)
as Mrs. Flynn
King Cobra (2016)
as Amy
One Night Only (2026)
as Linda
For Keeps (1988)
as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)
as Miss Banks
More Business of Being Born (2011)
as Self [Part 3]
BRATS (2024)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Run Amok (2026)
as Aunt Val
Fresh Horses (1988)
as Jewel
Malicious (1995)
as Melissa Nelson
SPF-18 (2017)
as Linda Sanders
King Lear (1988)
as Cordelia
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
as Randy Jensen
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
as Nikki
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
as Self - Actress
Jem and the Holograms (2015)
as Aunt Bailey
Betsy's Wedding (1990)
as Betsy Hopper
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
as Kit
The New Yorker at 100 (2025)
as Self
Office Killer (1997)
as Kim Poole
Cut (2000)
as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
Cowboy Up (2002)
as Connie
Bad Night (2015)
as The Collector
Tempest (1982)
as Miranda
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986)
as Self
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992)
as Alison Gertz
The Big Time (2002)
as Marion Powers
Since You've Been Gone (1998)
as Claire the Fan
Baja (1996)
as Bebe Stone
Kimberly (1999)
as Nancy
Surviving (1985)
as Lonnie
Always at The Carlyle (2018)
as Self
Me (2014)
as Pepper Folly
The Wives He Forgot (2006)
as Charlotte Saint John
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front (2006)
as Helen McIntire
Bad Things (2023)
as Miss Auerbach
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible (2025)
as Self
Montauk (2025)
as Wolcott
The Giving Tree (2000)
as Penelope
Packin' It In (1983)
as Melissa Webber
In the Weeds (2000)
as Chloe
Pursued (2023)
as Carol
Catherine & Michael (2023)
as Naomi
All These Small Moments (2019)
as Carla Sheffield
Wishin' and Hopin' (2014)
as Madame Frechette
Face the Music (1993)
as Lisa Hunter
Columbarium (—)
Actor
Wax On, Fuck Off (2010)
as Self
Titey (1998)
as Anne Frank (voice)
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994)
as Teresa Tatum
Twice Upon a Time (1998)
as Beth Sager
Johnny Appleseed (1986)
as Jenny Smith
Judy Blume Forever (2023)
as Self
Sincerely Yours (2008)
as Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
Enfants de salaud (1996)
as Susan
Strike It Rich (1990)
as Cary
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X (2025)
as Self
P.K. and the Kid (1987)
as P.K. Bayette
Life After Tomorrow (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Requiem for Murder (1999)
as Anne Winslow
Seven Sundays (1995)
as Janet Gifford
In the Darkness of Time (2002)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made (—)
Actor
A Brief History of Us (2022)
as Narrator (voice)