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