Molly Ringwald

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

102

Gender

Female

Birthday

1968-02-18 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Roseville, California, USA

Molly 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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Psych

    Psych

  • Riverdale

    Riverdale

  • The View

    The View

  • Medium

    Medium

  • DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

    DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

  • The Bear

    The Bear

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Megan Mullally Show

    The Megan Mullally Show

  • The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

  • Doc McStuffins

    Doc McStuffins

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Creepshow

    Creepshow

  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager

    The Secret Life of the American Teenager

  • The Kissing Booth

    The Kissing Booth

  • Rachael Ray

    Rachael Ray

  • FEUD

    FEUD

  • The Stand

    The Stand

  • Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

  • Not Another Teen Movie

    Not Another Teen Movie

  • Remember WENN

    Remember WENN

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

  • The Breakfast Club

    The Breakfast Club

  • The Kissing Booth 2

    The Kissing Booth 2

  • HouseBroken

    HouseBroken

  • Townies

    Townies

  • Single Drunk Female

    Single Drunk Female

  • Requiem for Murder

    Requiem for Murder

  • Tales of the City

    Tales of the City

  • Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

    Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

  • In the Weeds

    In the Weeds

  • The Kissing Booth 3

    The Kissing Booth 3

  • The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

    The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

  • Siberia

    Siberia

  • Packin' It In

    Packin' It In

  • Tall Tales & Legends

    Tall Tales & Legends

  • Sixteen Candles

    Sixteen Candles

  • Tempest

    Tempest

  • In the Darkness of Time

    In the Darkness of Time

  • The $treet

    The $treet

  • Teaching Mrs. Tingle

    Teaching Mrs. Tingle

  • SPF-18

    SPF-18

  • Bad Things

    Bad Things

  • Jem and the Holograms

    Jem and the Holograms

  • Pretty in Pink

    Pretty in Pink

  • Judy Blume Forever

    Judy Blume Forever

  • Always at The Carlyle

    Always at The Carlyle

  • Baja

    Baja

  • For Keeps

    For Keeps

  • Cowboy Up

    Cowboy Up

  • Pursued

    Pursued

  • The Pick-up Artist

    The Pick-up Artist

  • Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front

    Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front

  • Wishin' and Hopin'

    Wishin' and Hopin'

  • King Cobra

    King Cobra

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • Kimberly

    Kimberly

  • Odd Mom Out

    Odd Mom Out

  • The Giving Tree

    The Giving Tree

  • Raising Expectations

    Raising Expectations

  • Montauk

    Montauk

  • Strike It Rich

    Strike It Rich

  • Catherine & Michael

    Catherine & Michael

  • Office Killer

    Office Killer

  • Fresh Horses

    Fresh Horses

  • Malicious

    Malicious

  • Betsy's Wedding

    Betsy's Wedding

  • Me

    Me

  • Saturday TV Funhouse

    Saturday TV Funhouse

  • Since You've Been Gone

    Since You've Been Gone

  • Bad Night

    Bad Night

  • BRATS

    BRATS

  • Diff'rent Strokes

    Diff'rent Strokes

  • Johnny Appleseed

    Johnny Appleseed

  • Cut

    Cut

  • Columbarium

    Columbarium

  • Surviving

    Surviving

  • Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

    Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

  • Twice Upon a Time

    Twice Upon a Time

  • Seven Sundays

    Seven Sundays

  • P.K. and the Kid

    P.K. and the Kid

  • Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

    Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

  • Sincerely Yours

    Sincerely Yours

  • Face the Music

    Face the Music

  • Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

    Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

  • Life After Tomorrow

    Life After Tomorrow

  • All These Small Moments

    All These Small Moments

  • Rainbow Brite

    Rainbow Brite

  • Titey

    Titey

  • More Business of Being Born

    More Business of Being Born

  • The Big Time

    The Big Time

  • Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

    Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

  • Thoughts and Prayers

    Thoughts and Prayers

  • The Wives He Forgot

    The Wives He Forgot

  • Wax On, Fuck Off

    Wax On, Fuck Off

  • Enfants de salaud

    Enfants de salaud

  • A Brief History of Us

    A Brief History of Us