Molly Ringwald
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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
Credits
The Kissing Booth (2018)
as Mrs. Flynn
One Night Only (2026)
as Linda
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
as Flight Attendant
The Breakfast Club (1985)
as Claire Standish
The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
as Mrs. Flynn
Sixteen Candles (1984)
as Samantha Baker
Run Amok (2026)
as Aunt Val
Pretty in Pink (1986)
as Andie Walsh
Siberia (2018)
as Gabby
The Kissing Booth 3 (2021)
as Mrs. Flynn
Jem and the Holograms (2015)
as Aunt Bailey
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)
as Miss Banks
King Cobra (2016)
as Amy
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
as Randy Jensen
Catherine & Michael (2023)
as Naomi
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
as Self - Actress
Since You've Been Gone (1998)
as Claire the Fan
Cut (2000)
as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
For Keeps (1988)
as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
BRATS (2024)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Always at The Carlyle (2018)
as Self
The New Yorker at 100 (2025)
as Self
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X (2025)
as Self
Betsy's Wedding (1990)
as Betsy Hopper
SPF-18 (2017)
as Linda Sanders
Malicious (1995)
as Melissa Nelson
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
as Nikki
Me (2014)
as Pepper Folly
King Lear (1988)
as Cordelia
More Business of Being Born (2011)
as Self [Part 3]
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986)
as Self
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992)
as Alison Gertz
The Big Time (2002)
as Marion Powers
Tempest (1982)
as Miranda
Fresh Horses (1988)
as Jewel
Twice Upon a Time (1998)
as Beth Sager
Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made (—)
Actor
Face the Music (1993)
as Lisa Hunter
Life After Tomorrow (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Wax On, Fuck Off (2010)
as Self
Columbarium (—)
Actor
In the Weeds (2000)
as Chloe
The Giving Tree (2000)
as Penelope
Office Killer (1997)
as Kim Poole
Judy Blume Forever (2023)
as Self
Cowboy Up (2002)
as Connie
Kimberly (1999)
as Nancy
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
as Kit
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front (2006)
as Helen McIntire
Strike It Rich (1990)
as Cary
All These Small Moments (2019)
as Carla Sheffield
Wishin' and Hopin' (2014)
as Madame Frechette
Seven Sundays (1995)
as Janet Gifford
Montauk (2025)
as Wolcott
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible (2025)
as Self
Sincerely Yours (2008)
as Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
In the Darkness of Time (2002)
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Baja (1996)
as Bebe Stone
Enfants de salaud (1996)
as Susan
Requiem for Murder (1999)
as Anne Winslow
Bad Night (2015)
as The Collector
The Wives He Forgot (2006)
as Charlotte Saint John
A Brief History of Us (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Johnny Appleseed (1986)
as Jenny Smith
Pursued (2023)
as Carol
Titey (1998)
as Anne Frank (voice)
Surviving (1985)
as Lonnie
Packin' It In (1983)
as Melissa Webber
P.K. and the Kid (1987)
as P.K. Bayette
Bad Things (2023)
as Miss Auerbach
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994)
as Teresa Tatum