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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
One Night Only
Character:
Release Date:06/08/2026
Run Amok
Character:Aunt Val
Release Date:26/01/2026
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
Character:Self
Release Date:02/12/2025
The New Yorker at 100
Character:Self
Release Date:29/08/2025
Montauk
Character:Wolcott
Release Date:02/07/2025
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
Character:Self
Release Date:13/06/2025
BRATS
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:07/06/2024
Catherine & Michael
Character:Naomi
Release Date:27/09/2023
Bad Things
Character:Miss Auerbach
Release Date:09/06/2023
Pursued
Character:Carol
Release Date:25/03/2023
Judy Blume Forever
Character:Self
Release Date:21/01/2023
A Brief History of Us
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:31/05/2022
The Kissing Booth 3
Character:Mrs. Flynn
Release Date:11/08/2021
The Kissing Booth 2
Character:Mrs. Flynn
Release Date:24/07/2020
All These Small Moments
Character:Carla Sheffield
Release Date:17/01/2019
Siberia
Character:Gabby
Release Date:13/07/2018
The Kissing Booth
Character:Mrs. Flynn
Release Date:11/05/2018
Always at The Carlyle
Character:Self
Release Date:11/05/2018
SPF-18
Character:Linda Sanders
Release Date:29/09/2017
King Cobra
Character:Amy
Release Date:21/10/2016
Jem and the Holograms
Character:Aunt Bailey
Release Date:22/10/2015
Bad Night
Character:The Collector
Release Date:21/07/2015
Wishin' and Hopin'
Character:Madame Frechette
Release Date:23/11/2014
Me
Character:Pepper Folly
Release Date:21/11/2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Character:Self - Actress
Release Date:06/10/2014
More Business of Being Born
Character:Self [Part 3]
Release Date:08/11/2011
Wax On, Fuck Off
Character:Self
Release Date:25/06/2010
Sincerely Yours
Character:Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:16/09/2008
Life After Tomorrow
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/12/2006
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Character:Helen McIntire
Release Date:26/11/2006
The Wives He Forgot
Character:Charlotte Saint John
Release Date:10/09/2006
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Character:Actress
Release Date:18/07/2003
The Big Time
Character:Marion Powers
Release Date:20/10/2002
Cowboy Up
Character:Connie
Release Date:03/09/2002
In the Darkness of Time
Character:(archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:03/09/2002
Not Another Teen Movie
Character:Flight Attendant
Release Date:07/12/2001
In the Weeds
Character:Chloe
Release Date:11/06/2000
The Giving Tree
Character:Penelope
Release Date:07/03/2000
Cut
Character:Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
Release Date:23/02/2000
Kimberly
Character:Nancy
Release Date:28/10/1999
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Character:Miss Banks
Release Date:11/08/1999
Requiem for Murder
Character:Anne Winslow
Release Date:03/04/1999
Twice Upon a Time
Character:Beth Sager
Release Date:09/11/1998
Since You've Been Gone
Character:Claire the Fan
Release Date:06/06/1998
Titey
Character:Anne Frank (voice)
Release Date:15/05/1998
Office Killer
Character:Kim Poole
Release Date:03/12/1997
Baja
Character:Bebe Stone
Release Date:16/04/1996
Enfants de salaud
Character:Susan
Release Date:03/04/1996
Malicious
Character:Melissa Nelson
Release Date:06/11/1995
Seven Sundays
Character:Janet Gifford
Release Date:11/01/1995
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Character:Teresa Tatum
Release Date:26/03/1994
Face the Music
Character:Lisa Hunter
Release Date:23/06/1993
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Character:Alison Gertz
Release Date:26/03/1992
Betsy's Wedding
Character:Betsy Hopper
Release Date:22/06/1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Character:Kit
Release Date:02/04/1990
Strike It Rich
Character:Cary
Release Date:26/01/1990
Fresh Horses
Character:Jewel
Release Date:18/11/1988
King Lear
Character:Cordelia
Release Date:22/01/1988
For Keeps
Character:Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
Release Date:15/01/1988
The Pick-up Artist
Character:Randy Jensen
Release Date:18/09/1987
P.K. and the Kid
Character:P.K. Bayette
Release Date:06/01/1987
Johnny Appleseed
Character:Jenny Smith
Release Date:31/10/1986
Pretty in Pink
Character:Andie Walsh
Release Date:28/02/1986
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Character:Self
Release Date:14/01/1986
The Breakfast Club
Character:Claire Standish
Release Date:15/02/1985
Surviving
Character:Lonnie
Release Date:10/02/1985
Sixteen Candles
Character:Samantha Baker
Release Date:04/05/1984
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Character:Nikki
Release Date:20/05/1983
Packin' It In
Character:Melissa Webber
Release Date:07/02/1983
Tempest
Character:Miranda
Release Date:13/08/1982
Television Appearances
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Character:Shari Dahmer
The Bear
Character:Moderator
Single Drunk Female
Character:Alice
HouseBroken
Character:Milly (voice)
Creepshow
Character:Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")
Tales of the City
Character:Claire's Mother
Drop the Mic
Character:Self
FEUD
Character:Joanne Carson
Riverdale
Character:Mary Andrews
Raising Expectations
Character:Paige Wayney
Odd Mom Out
Character:Joy Greene
Rainbow Brite
Character:Dark Princess
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Doc McStuffins
Character:Darla (voice)
Who Do You Think You Are?
Character:Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Character:Anne Juergens
Rachael Ray
Character:
The Megan Mullally Show
Character:Self - Guest
Psych
Character:McElroy
Medium
Character:Kathleen Walsh
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self - Guest
The $treet
Character:Devyn Alden
The View
Character:Self - Guest
Townies
Character:Carrie Donovan
Remember WENN
Character:Angela Colton
The Outer Limits
Character:Allison Channing
The Stand
Character:Frannie Goldsmith
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Tall Tales & Legends
Character:Jenny Smith
The Facts of Life
Character:Molly Parker
Diff'rent Strokes
Character:Molly Parker
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