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Molly Ringwald

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 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 was part of the "Brat Pack" and she was ranked number one on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars. Since 2017, Ringwald has portrayed Mary Andrews on The CW television series Riverdale.


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Born:
Feb 18, 1968 In Roseville, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
101
First Appeared:
In the series Diff'rent Strokes 1978-11-03
Latest Project:
Series Saturday TV Funhouse 2025
Known For
Filmography
Series Saturday TV Funhouse Anne Frank (voice) 2025
Movie Montauk Wolcott 2025
Movie Columbarium Unknown 2025
Movie BRATS Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2024-06-07
Movie Judy Blume Forever Self 2023-01-21
Movie Pursued Carol 2023-03-25
Movie Catherine & Michael Naomi 2023-09-27
Movie Bad Things Miss Auerbach 2023-06-09
Series Single Drunk Female Alice 2022-01-20
Movie A Brief History of Us Narrator (voice) 2022-05-31
Series The Bear Moderator 2022-06-23
Series DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Self - Shari Dahmer 2022-09-21
Series HouseBroken Milly (voice) 2021-05-31
Movie The Kissing Booth 3 Mrs. Flynn 2021-08-11
Movie The Sparks Brothers Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2021-06-18
Movie The Kissing Booth 2 Mrs. Flynn 2020-07-24
Series Tales of the City Claire's Mother 2019-06-07
Movie All These Small Moments Carla Sheffield 2019-01-17
Series The Movies 2019-07-07
Series Creepshow Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry") 2019-09-26
Movie Always at The Carlyle Self 2018-05-11
Movie The Kissing Booth Mrs. Flynn 2018-05-11
Movie Siberia Gabby 2018-07-13
Series FEUD Joanne Carson 2017-03-05
Series Riverdale Mary Andrews 2017-01-26
Movie SPF-18 Linda Sanders 2017-09-29
Series Drop the Mic Self 2017-10-24
Series Raising Expectations Paige Wayney 2016-05-05
Movie King Cobra Amy 2016-10-21
Movie Bad Night The Collector 2015-07-21
Series Odd Mom Out Joy Greene 2015-06-08
Movie Jem and the Holograms Aunt Bailey 2015-10-22
Series The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014-02-17
Series Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014-02-25
Movie Me Pepper Folly 2014-11-21
Movie Wishin' and Hopin' Madame Frechette 2014-11-23
Movie Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films Self - Actress 2014-10-06
Series Doc McStuffins Darla (voice) 2012-03-23
Movie More Business of Being Born Self [Part 3] 2011-11-08
Series Who Do You Think You Are? Self 2010-03-05
Series Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009-07-16
Series The Secret Life of the American Teenager Anne Juergens 2008-07-01
Movie The Wives He Forgot Charlotte Saint John 2006-09-10
Series Rachael Ray Unknown 2006-09-18
Series Psych McElroy 2006-07-07
Movie Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front Mrs. Helen McIntire 2006-11-26
Series The Megan Mullally Show Self - Guest 2006-09-18
Movie Life After Tomorrow Self (archive footage) 2006-12-24
Series Medium Kathleen Walsh 2005-01-03
Series The Tony Danza Show Self - Guest 2004-09-13
Movie The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story Actress 2003-05-24
Movie The Big Time Marion Powers 2002-10-20
Movie In the Darkness of Time (archive footage) (uncredited) 2002-09-03
Movie Cowboy Up Connie 2002-09-03
Movie Tick, Tick... Boom! Susan 2001-05-23
Movie Not Another Teen Movie Flight Attendant 2001-12-07
Movie Cut Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe 2000-02-23
Movie The Giving Tree Penelope 2000-03-07
Movie In the Weeds Chloe 2000-06-11
Series The $treet Devyn Alden 2000-11-01
Movie Requiem for Murder Anne Winslow 1999-04-03
Movie Teaching Mrs. Tingle Miss Banks 1999-08-11
Movie Kimberly Nancy 1999-10-28
Movie Titey Anne Frank (voice) 1998-05-15
Movie Twice Upon a Time Beth Sager 1998-11-09
Movie Since You've Been Gone Claire the Fan 1998-06-06
Series The View Self - Guest 1997-08-11
Movie Office Killer Kim Poole 1997-12-03
Series Remember WENN Angela Colton 1996-01-13
Movie Enfants de salaud Susan 1996-04-03
Movie Baja Bebe Stone 1996-04-16
Series Townies Carrie Donovan 1996-09-18
Movie Seven Sundays Janet Gifford 1995-01-11
Movie Malicious Melissa Nelson 1995-11-06
Series The Outer Limits Allison Channing 1995-03-26
Movie Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade Teresa Tatum 1994-03-26
Series The Stand Frannie Goldsmith 1994-05-08
Series Intimate Portrait Self 1993-11-14
Movie Face the Music Lisa Hunter 1993-06-23
Series Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993-09-13
Movie Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story Alison Gertz 1992-03-26
Movie Strike It Rich Cary 1990-01-26
Movie Betsy's Wedding Betsy Hopper 1990-06-22
Movie Women and Men: Stories of Seduction Kit 1990-04-02
Movie For Keeps Darcy Elliot Bobrucz 1988-01-15
Movie Fresh Horses Jewel 1988-11-18
Movie King Lear Cordelia 1987-09-15
Movie P.K. and the Kid P.K. Bayette 1987-01-06
Movie The Pick-up Artist Randy Jensen 1987-09-18
Movie Johnny Appleseed Betty Nature 1986-01-01
Movie Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary Self 1986-01-14
Movie Pretty in Pink Andie Walsh 1986-02-28
Movie The Breakfast Club Claire Standish 1985-02-15
Movie Surviving Lonnie 1985-02-10
Series Tall Tales & Legends Jenny Smith 1985-09-25
Movie Sixteen Candles Samantha Baker 1984-05-04
Movie Packin' It In Melissa Webber 1983-02-07
Movie Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Nikki 1983-05-20
Movie Tempest Miranda 1982-08-13
Series The Facts of Life Molly Parker 1979-08-24
Series Diff'rent Strokes Molly Parker 1978-11-03