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 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 was part of the "Brat Pack" and she was ranked number one on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars. Since 2017, Ringwald has portrayed Mary Andrews on The CW television series Riverdale.
Movie | Columbarium | Unknown | 2025 |
Movie | Pursued | Carol | 2023-03-25 |
Movie | Bad Things | Miss Auerbach | 2023-06-09 |
Movie | A Brief History of Us | Narrator (voice) | 2022-05-31 |
Movie | All These Small Moments | Carla Sheffield | 2019-01-17 |
Movie | Siberia | Gabby | 2018-07-13 |
Movie | Always at The Carlyle | Self | 2018-05-11 |
Movie | The Kissing Booth | Mrs. Flynn | 2018-05-11 |
Series | Riverdale | Mary Andrews | 2017-01-26 |
Series | FEUD | Joanne Carson | 2017-03-05 |
Series | Drop the Mic | Self | 2017-10-24 |
Movie | SPF-18 | Linda Sanders | 2017-09-29 |
Movie | King Cobra | Amy | 2016-10-21 |
Series | Odd Mom Out | Joy Greene | 2015-06-08 |
Movie | Bad Night | The Collector | 2015-07-21 |
Movie | Jem and the Holograms | Aunt Bailey | 2015-10-22 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014-02-17 |
Series | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014-02-25 |
Movie | Wishin' and Hopin' | Madame Frechette | 2014-11-23 |
Movie | Me | Pepper Folly | 2014-11-21 |
Movie | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Self - Actress | 2014-10-06 |
Series | Doc McStuffins | Darla (voice) | 2012-03-23 |
Series | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2010-03-05 |
Movie | The Wives He Forgot | Charlotte Saint John | 2006-09-10 |
Series | Psych | McElroy | 2006-07-07 |
Series | The Megan Mullally Show | Unknown | 2006-09-18 |
Movie | Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front | Mrs. Helen McIntire | 2006-11-26 |
Series | Medium | Kathleen Walsh | 2005-01-03 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004-09-13 |
Movie | The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story | Actress | 2003-05-24 |
Movie | The Big Time | Marion Powers | 2002-10-20 |
Movie | Cowboy Up | Connie | 2002-09-03 |
Movie | Not Another Teen Movie | Flight Attendant | 2001-12-07 |
Movie | The Giving Tree | Penelope | 2000-03-07 |
Movie | Cut | Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe | 2000-02-23 |
Movie | In the Weeds | Chloe | 2000-06-11 |
Series | The $treet | Devyn Alden | 2000-11-01 |
Movie | Requiem for Murder | Anne Winslow | 1999-04-03 |
Movie | Teaching Mrs. Tingle | Miss Banks | 1999-08-11 |
Movie | Kimberly | Nancy | 1999-10-28 |
Movie | Titey | Anne Frank (voice) | 1998-05-15 |
Movie | Twice Upon a Time | Beth Sager | 1998-11-09 |
Series | The View | Self - Guest | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Office Killer | Kim Poole | 1997-12-03 |
Movie | Enfants de salaud | Susan | 1996-04-03 |
Movie | Baja | Bebe Stone | 1996-04-16 |
Series | Townies | Carrie Donovan | 1996-09-18 |
Movie | Seven Sundays | Janet Gifford | 1995-01-11 |
Movie | Malicious | Melissa Nelson | 1995-11-06 |
Series | The Outer Limits | Allison Channing | 1995-03-26 |
Movie | Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade | Teresa Tatum | 1994-03-26 |
Movie | The Stand | Frannie Goldsmith | 1994-05-08 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | Face the Music | Lisa Hunter | 1993-06-23 |
Series | Intimate Portrait | Self | 1993-11-14 |
Movie | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Alison Gertz | 1992-03-26 |
Movie | Strike It Rich | Cary | 1990-01-26 |
Movie | Women and Men: Stories of Seduction | Kit | 1990-04-02 |
Movie | Betsy's Wedding | Betsy Hopper | 1990-06-22 |
Movie | For Keeps | Darcy Elliot Bobrucz | 1988-01-15 |
Movie | Fresh Horses | Jewel | 1988-11-18 |
Movie | King Lear | Cordelia | 1987-09-15 |
Movie | P.K. and the Kid | P.K. Bayette | 1987-01-06 |
Movie | The Pick-up Artist | Randy Jensen | 1987-09-18 |
Movie | Pretty in Pink | Andie Walsh | 1986-02-28 |
Movie | Surviving | Lonnie | 1985-02-10 |
Series | Tall Tales & Legends | Jenny Smith | 1985-09-25 |
Movie | The Breakfast Club | Claire Standish | 1985-02-15 |
Movie | Sixteen Candles | Samantha Baker | 1984-05-04 |
Movie | Packin' It In | Melissa Webber | 1983-02-07 |
Movie | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Nikki | 1983-05-20 |
Movie | Tempest | Miranda | 1982-08-13 |
Series | The Facts of Life | Molly Parker | 1979-08-24 |
Series | Diff'rent Strokes | Molly Parker | 1978-11-03 |
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