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Molly Ringwald
Known for: ActingMolly 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 51
One Night Only
as Linda 
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
as Shari Dahmer 
FEUD
as Joanne Carson 
The Stand
as Frannie Goldsmith 
Not Another Teen Movie
+4
as Flight Attendant 
The Breakfast Club
+6
as Claire Standish 
The Kissing Booth
as Mrs. Flynn 
The Kissing Booth 2
as Mrs. Flynn 
Sixteen Candles
+3
as Samantha Baker 
The Kissing Booth 3
as Mrs. Flynn 
Pretty in Pink
+4
as Andie Walsh 
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
as Miss Banks 
Siberia
+1
as Gabby 
King Cobra
+7
as Amy 
The Pick-up Artist
as Randy Jensen 
Raising Expectations
as Paige Wayney 
For Keeps
+2
as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz 
Betsy's Wedding
+2
as Betsy Hopper 
Jem and the Holograms
+2
as Aunt Bailey 
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actress 
Office Killer
+1
as Kim Poole 
Always at The Carlyle
+3
as Self 
Fresh Horses
as Jewel 
The New Yorker at 100
as Self 
Bad Things
+6
as Miss Auerbach 
The Wives He Forgot
as Charlotte Saint John 
Since You've Been Gone
as Claire the Fan 
SPF-18
as Linda Sanders 
Malicious
+1
as Melissa Nelson 
Cut
as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe 
All These Small Moments
+3
as Carla Sheffield 
More Business of Being Born
as Self [Part 3] 
Pursued
as Carol 
Bad Night
as The Collector 
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
as Kit (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks") 
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
as Helen McIntire 
Tempest
+1
as Miranda 
Wishin' and Hopin'
+3
as Madame Frechette 
Judy Blume Forever
as Self 
The Giving Tree
as Penelope 
Kimberly
as Nancy 
Cowboy Up
+1
as Connie 
Face the Music
+1
as Lisa Hunter 
Montauk
as Wolcott 
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
as Self 
In the Weeds
as Chloe 
Me
+3
as Pepper Folly 
Baja
+2
as Bebe Stone 
Strike It Rich
as Cary