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