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
2025
- Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible as Self
- Montauk as Wolcott
2024
- BRATS as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
- Bad Things as Miss Auerbach
- Pursued as Carol
- Catherine & Michael as Naomi
- Judy Blume Forever as Self
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
- The Kissing Booth 3 as Mrs. Flynn
- HouseBroken as Milly (voice)
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
- SPF-18 as Linda Sanders
- Drop the Mic as Self
- FEUD as Joanne Carson
2016
- King Cobra as Amy
- Raising Expectations as Paige Wayney
2015
- Bad Night as The Collector
- Jem and the Holograms as Aunt Bailey
- Odd Mom Out as Joy Greene
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Me as Pepper Folly
- Wishin' and Hopin' as Madame Frechette
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Actress
- 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 Mrs. 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
2003
2002
- Cowboy Up as Connie
- In the Darkness of Time as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Big Time as Marion Powers
2001
- Not Another Teen Movie as Flight Attendant
2000
- Cut as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
- The Giving Tree as Penelope
- The $treet as Devyn Alden
- In the Weeds as Chloe
1999
- Kimberly as Nancy
- Teaching Mrs. Tingle as Miss Banks
- Requiem for Murder as Anne Winslow
1998
- Twice Upon a Time as Beth Sager
- Since You've Been Gone as Claire the Fan
- Titey as Anne Frank (voice)
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
- Office Killer as Kim Poole
1996
- Baja as Bebe Stone
- Remember WENN as Angela Colton
- Townies as Carrie Donovan
- 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
- Strike It Rich as Cary
- Women and Men: Stories of Seduction as Kit
1988
- King Lear as Cordelia
- For Keeps as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
- Fresh Horses as Jewel
1987
- The Pick-up Artist as Randy Jensen
- P.K. and the Kid as P.K. Bayette
1986
- Pretty in Pink as Andie Walsh
- Johnny Appleseed as Jenny Smith
- Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary as Self
1985
- The Breakfast Club as Claire Standish
- Surviving as Lonnie
- Tall Tales & Legends as Jenny Smith
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