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
Sixteen Candles (1984)
as Samantha Baker
Siberia (2018)
as Gabby
The Kissing Booth 3 (2021)
as Mrs. Flynn
BRATS (2024)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Run Amok (2026)
as Aunt Val
Pretty in Pink (1986)
as Andie Walsh
The Stand (1994)
Actor
Me (2014)
as Pepper Folly
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)
as Miss Banks
Cut (2000)
as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
Jem and the Holograms (2015)
as Aunt Bailey
Betsy's Wedding (1990)
as Betsy Hopper
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
as Randy Jensen
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986)
as Self
King Cobra (2016)
as Amy
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X (2025)
as Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
as Self - Actress
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
as Nikki
Enfants de salaud (1996)
as Susan
Wax On, Fuck Off (2010)
as Self
Catherine & Michael (2023)
as Naomi
Always at The Carlyle (2018)
as Self
For Keeps (1988)
as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
SPF-18 (2017)
as Linda Sanders
Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made (—)
Actor
The New Yorker at 100 (2025)
as Self
Fresh Horses (1988)
as Jewel
Twice Upon a Time (1998)
as Beth Sager
Office Killer (1997)
as Kim Poole
Baja (1996)
as Bebe Stone
Columbarium (—)
Actor
Tempest (1982)
as Miranda
Malicious (1995)
as Melissa Nelson
Since You've Been Gone (1998)
as Claire the Fan
Face the Music (1993)
as Lisa Hunter
Cowboy Up (2002)
as Connie
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible (2025)
as Self
The Wives He Forgot (2006)
as Charlotte Saint John
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992)
as Alison Gertz
King Lear (1988)
as Cordelia
Judy Blume Forever (2023)
as Self
Surviving (1985)
as Lonnie
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994)
as Teresa Tatum
Requiem for Murder (1999)
as Anne Winslow
More Business of Being Born (2011)
as Self [Part 3]
All These Small Moments (2019)
as Carla Sheffield
Bad Night (2015)
as The Collector
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front (2006)
as Helen McIntire
Bad Things (2023)
as Miss Auerbach
P.K. and the Kid (1987)
as P.K. Bayette
Wishin' and Hopin' (2014)
as Madame Frechette
The Big Time (2002)
as Marion Powers
In the Darkness of Time (2002)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Giving Tree (2000)
as Penelope
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
as Kit (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks")
Kimberly (1999)
as Nancy
Johnny Appleseed (1986)
as Jenny Smith
Pursued (2023)
as Carol
Packin' It In (1983)
as Melissa Webber
Montauk (2025)
as Wolcott
Seven Sundays (1995)
as Janet Gifford
Sincerely Yours (2008)
as Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
Titey (1998)
as Anne Frank (voice)
A Brief History of Us (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Strike It Rich (1990)
as Cary
Life After Tomorrow (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
In the Weeds (2000)
as Chloe