Molly Ringwald
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1968-02-18 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (39)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest / Self (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Bear
2022
as Moderator
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Anne Frank (voice)
Psych
2006
as McElroy
Riverdale
2017
as Mary Andrews
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
Medium
2005
as Kathleen Walsh
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Doc McStuffins
2012
as Darla (voice)
The Talk
2010
as Self
The Facts of Life
1979
as Molly Parker
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
as Anne Juergens
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
The Outer Limits
1995
as Allison Channing
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022
as Shari Dahmer
FEUD
2017
as Joanne Carson
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Rachael Ray
2006
Creepshow
2019
as Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
The Stand
1994
as Frannie Goldsmith
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
Remember WENN
1996
as Angela Colton
Tales of the City
2019
as Claire's Mother
HouseBroken
2021
as Milly (voice)
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Jenny Smith
The $treet
2000
as Devyn Alden
Raising Expectations
2016
as Paige Wayney
Single Drunk Female
2022
as Alice
Townies
1996
as Carrie Donovan
Odd Mom Out
2015
as Joy Greene
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
as Molly Parker
Saturday TV Funhouse
as Anne Frank (voice)
Rainbow Brite
2014
as Dark Princess
Movies (71)
The Kissing Booth
2018
as Mrs. Flynn
The Breakfast Club
1985
as Claire Standish
Not Another Teen Movie
2001
as Flight Attendant
One Night Only
2026
as Linda
Run Amok
2026
as Aunt Val
The Kissing Booth 2
2020
as Mrs. Flynn
Sixteen Candles
1984
as Samantha Baker
Pretty in Pink
1986
as Andie Walsh
Siberia
2018
as Gabby
The Kissing Booth 3
2021
as Mrs. Flynn
King Cobra
2016
as Amy
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
1999
as Miss Banks
Jem and the Holograms
2015
as Aunt Bailey
The Pick-up Artist
1987
as Randy Jensen
The New Yorker at 100
2025
as Self
Me
2014
as Pepper Folly
Always at The Carlyle
2018
as Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Self - Actress
Catherine & Michael
2023
as Naomi
Malicious
1995
as Melissa Nelson
Since You've Been Gone
1998
as Claire the Fan
BRATS
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983
as Nikki
Cut
2000
as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
For Keeps
1988
as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
Betsy's Wedding
1990
as Betsy Hopper
Fresh Horses
1988
as Jewel
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
2025
as Self
Judy Blume Forever
2023
as Self
Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made
Kimberly
1999
as Nancy
The Big Time
2002
as Marion Powers
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986
as Self
Face the Music
1993
as Lisa Hunter
Wax On, Fuck Off
2010
as Self
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992
as Alison Gertz
Tempest
1982
as Miranda
SPF-18
2017
as Linda Sanders
Twice Upon a Time
1998
as Beth Sager
Office Killer
1997
as Kim Poole
Enfants de salaud
1996
as Susan
More Business of Being Born
2011
as Self [Part 3]
The Giving Tree
2000
as Penelope
Life After Tomorrow
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Requiem for Murder
1999
as Anne Winslow
Cowboy Up
2002
as Connie
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990
as Kit
Montauk
2025
as Wolcott
King Lear
1988
as Cordelia
Wishin' and Hopin'
2014
as Madame Frechette
Johnny Appleseed
1986
as Jenny Smith
Surviving
1985
as Lonnie
All These Small Moments
2019
as Carla Sheffield
Columbarium
Strike It Rich
1990
as Cary
In the Weeds
2000
as Chloe
Seven Sundays
1995
as Janet Gifford
Sincerely Yours
2008
as Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
2025
as Self
Baja
1996
as Bebe Stone
In the Darkness of Time
2002
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pursued
2023
as Carol
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
2006
as Helen McIntire
A Brief History of Us
2022
as Narrator (voice)
P.K. and the Kid
1987
as P.K. Bayette
Bad Night
2015
as The Collector
Bad Things
2023
as Miss Auerbach
The Wives He Forgot
2006
as Charlotte Saint John
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
1994
as Teresa Tatum
Titey
1998
as Anne Frank (voice)
Packin' It In
1983
as Melissa Webber
About 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… With 110 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, Molly Ringwald has appeared in 71 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Molly Ringwald Movies
- The Kissing Booth (2018) — as Mrs. Flynn
- The Breakfast Club (1985) — as Claire Standish
- Not Another Teen Movie (2001) — as Flight Attendant
- One Night Only (2026) — as Linda
- Run Amok (2026) — as Aunt Val
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