
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)