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.
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 |