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