Molly Ringwald
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · BRATS as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2023 · Catherine & Michael as Naomi
- 2023 · Bad Things as Miss Auerbach
- 2023 · Pursued as Carol
- 2023 · Judy Blume Forever as Self
- 2022 · DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story as Shari Dahmer
- 2022 · DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story as Self - Shari Dahmer
- 2022 · The Bear as Moderator
- 2022 · A Brief History of Us as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · Single Drunk Female as Alice
- 2021 · The Kissing Booth 3 as Mrs. Flynn
- 2021 · The Sparks Brothers as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2021 · HouseBroken as Milly (voice)
- 2020 · The Kissing Booth 2 as Mrs. Flynn
- 2019 · Creepshow as Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")
- 2019 · Tales of the City as Claire's Mother
- 2019 · All These Small Moments as Carla Sheffield
- 2018 · Siberia as Gabby
- 2018 · The Kissing Booth as Mrs. Flynn
- 2018 · Always at The Carlyle as Self
- 2017 · Drop the Mic as Self
- 2017 · SPF-18 as Linda Sanders
- 2017 · FEUD as Joanne Carson
- 2017 · Riverdale as Mary Andrews
- 2016 · King Cobra as Amy
- 2016 · Raising Expectations as Paige Wayney
- 2015 · Jem and the Holograms as Aunt Bailey
- 2015 · Bad Night as The Collector
- 2015 · Odd Mom Out as Joy Greene
- 2014 · Wishin' and Hopin' as Madame Frechette
- 2014 · Me as Pepper Folly
- 2014 · Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Actress
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 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
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2008 · The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Anne Juergens
- 2006 · Life After Tomorrow as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front as Mrs. Helen McIntire
- 2006 · The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Rachael Ray as
- 2006 · The Wives He Forgot as Charlotte Saint John
- 2006 · Psych as McElroy
- 2005 · Medium as Kathleen Walsh
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2003 · The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story as Actress
- 2002 · The Big Time as Marion Powers
- 2002 · Cowboy Up as Connie
- 2001 · Not Another Teen Movie as Flight Attendant
- 2001 · Tick, Tick... Boom! as Susan
- 2000 · The $treet as Devyn Alden
- 2000 · In the Weeds as Chloe
- 2000 · The Giving Tree as Penelope
- 2000 · Cut as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
- 1999 · Kimberly as Nancy
- 1999 · Teaching Mrs. Tingle as Miss Banks
- 1999 · Requiem for Murder as Anne Winslow
- 1998 · Twice Upon a Time as Beth Sager
- 1998 · Since You've Been Gone as Claire the Fan
- 1998 · Titey as Anne Frank (voice)
- 1997 · Office Killer as Kim Poole
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1996 · Townies as Carrie Donovan
- 1996 · Baja as Bebe Stone
- 1996 · Enfants de salaud as Susan
- 1996 · Remember WENN as Angela Colton
- 1995 · Malicious as Melissa Nelson
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Allison Channing
- 1995 · Seven Sundays as Janet Gifford
- 1994 · The Stand as Frannie Goldsmith
- 1994 · Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade as Teresa Tatum
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · 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
- 1990 · Women and Men: Stories of Seduction as Kit
- 1990 · Strike It Rich as Cary
- 1988 · Fresh Horses as Jewel
- 1988 · For Keeps as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
- 1987 · The Pick-up Artist as Randy Jensen
- 1987 · King Lear as Cordelia
- 1987 · P.K. and the Kid as P.K. Bayette
- 1986 · Pretty in Pink as Andie Walsh
- 1986 · Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary as Self
- 1986 · Johnny Appleseed as Betty Nature
- 1985 · Tall Tales & Legends as Jenny Smith
- 1985 · The Breakfast Club as Claire Standish
- 1985 · Surviving as Lonnie
- 1984 · Sixteen Candles as Samantha Baker
- 1983 · Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone as Nikki
- 1983 · 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
- Future · Saturday TV Funhouse as Anne Frank (voice)
- Future · Montauk as Wolcott
- Future · Columbarium as