Cast
Molly Ringwald
Acting
Cast
Molly Ringwald
Known for
Acting
Born
1968-02-18
From
Roseville, California, USA
Also known as Molly Kathleen Ringwald
Biography
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.
★7.2
MOVIE2018
The Kissing Booth
as Mrs. Flynn
★5.8
MOVIE2001
Not Another Teen Movie
as Flight Attendant
★7.7
MOVIE1985
The Breakfast Club
as Claire Standish
★7.6
MOVIE2020
The Kissing Booth 2
as Mrs. Flynn
MOVIE2026
One Night Only
as Linda
★6.8
MOVIE1984
Sixteen Candles
as Samantha Baker
MOVIE2026
Run Amok
as Aunt Val
★4.8
MOVIE2018
Siberia
as Gabby
★6.9
MOVIE2021
The Kissing Booth 3
as Mrs. Flynn
★6.7
MOVIE1986
Pretty in Pink
as Andie Walsh
★5.5
MOVIE2015
Jem and the Holograms
as Aunt Bailey
★5.5
MOVIE1999
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
as Miss Banks
★5.9
MOVIE2016
King Cobra
as Amy
★4.6
MOVIE2000
Cut
as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
MOVIE2023
Catherine & Michael
as Naomi
★7.2
MOVIE2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actress
★5.4
MOVIE1983
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
as Nikki
★6.7
MOVIE2018
Always at The Carlyle
as Self
★6.9
MOVIE2025
The New Yorker at 100
as Self
★5.7
MOVIE1987
The Pick-up Artist
as Randy Jensen
MOVIE2025
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
as Self
★5.7
MOVIE1990
Betsy's Wedding
as Betsy Hopper
★6.0
MOVIE2024
BRATS
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★4.4
MOVIE2017
SPF-18
as Linda Sanders
★4.9
MOVIE1995
Malicious
as Melissa Nelson
★5.3
MOVIE1988
Fresh Horses
as Jewel
★6.5
MOVIE1988
For Keeps
as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
★2.5
MOVIE2014
Me
as Pepper Folly
MOVIE2011
More Business of Being Born
as Self [Part 3]
★7.2
MOVIE1986
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE1982
Tempest
as Miranda
★5.8
MOVIE1992
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
as Alison Gertz
★5.2
MOVIE1997
Office Killer
as Kim Poole
★4.8
MOVIE2014
Wishin' and Hopin'
as Madame Frechette
★5.0
MOVIE1998
Twice Upon a Time
as Beth Sager
★4.7
MOVIE1998
Since You've Been Gone
as Claire the Fan
MOVIETBA
Columbarium
★6.5
MOVIE1988
King Lear
as Cordelia
★7.4
MOVIE2010
Wax On, Fuck Off
as Self
★5.1
MOVIE1993
Face the Music
as Lisa Hunter
★6.5
MOVIE2006
Life After Tomorrow
as Self (archive footage)
★5.9
MOVIE2002
Cowboy Up
as Connie
★7.1
MOVIE2006
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
as Helen McIntire
MOVIETBA
Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made
★6.9
MOVIE2000
In the Weeds
as Chloe
★4.6
MOVIE1999
Kimberly
as Nancy
★4.5
MOVIE2002
The Big Time
as Marion Powers
★7.4
MOVIE2023
Judy Blume Forever
as Self
★5.2
MOVIE2025
Montauk
as Wolcott
★8.3
MOVIE2025
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE1990
Strike It Rich
as Cary
★6.6
MOVIE2019
All These Small Moments
as Carla Sheffield
MOVIE1986
Johnny Appleseed
as Jenny Smith
★7.6
MOVIE1995
Seven Sundays
as Janet Gifford
MOVIE2008
Sincerely Yours
as Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
★4.4
MOVIE1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
as Kit
★3.4
MOVIE2006
The Wives He Forgot
as Charlotte Saint John
★5.2
MOVIE1996
Baja
as Bebe Stone
★7.5
MOVIE2002
In the Darkness of Time
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★4.5
MOVIE1996
Enfants de salaud
as Susan
★4.6
MOVIE2015
Bad Night
as The Collector
★3.2
MOVIE2000
The Giving Tree
as Penelope
★7.5
MOVIE1983
Packin' It In
as Melissa Webber
★8.0
MOVIE1999
Requiem for Murder
as Anne Winslow
★6.7
MOVIE1994
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
as Teresa Tatum
★5.0
MOVIE1985
Surviving
as Lonnie
MOVIE2022
A Brief History of Us
as Narrator (voice)
★5.8
MOVIE2023
Pursued
as Carol
★4.3
MOVIE2023
Bad Things
as Miss Auerbach
★6.0
MOVIE1987
P.K. and the Kid
as P.K. Bayette
★7.0
MOVIE1998
Titey
as Anne Frank (voice)