
Molly Ringwald
Known for Acting · 109 credits
- Born
- 1968-02-18 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Roseville, California, USA
- Also known as
- Molly Kathleen 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

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self

The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest / Self (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Anne Frank (voice)
TV Shows (38)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self

The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest / Self (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Anne Frank (voice)

Psych
2006
as McElroy

The View
1997
as Self - Guest

Medium
2005
as Kathleen Walsh

Riverdale
2017
as Mary Andrews

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

The Bear
2022
as Moderator

The Facts of Life
1979
as Molly Parker

Doc McStuffins
2012
as Darla (voice)

The Outer Limits
1995
as Allison Channing

Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022
as Shari Dahmer

The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
as Anne Juergens

Creepshow
2019
as Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")

FEUD
2017
as Joanne Carson

The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest

The Stand
1994
as Frannie Goldsmith

Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self

Rachael Ray
2006

Remember WENN
1996
as Angela Colton

Drop the Mic
2017
as Self

Tales of the City
2019
as Claire's Mother

Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Jenny Smith

HouseBroken
2021
as Milly (voice)

Single Drunk Female
2022
as Alice

The $treet
2000
as Devyn Alden

Townies
1996
as Carrie Donovan

Odd Mom Out
2015
as Joy Greene

Saturday TV Funhouse
as Anne Frank (voice)

Raising Expectations
2016
as Paige Wayney

Diff'rent Strokes
1978
as Molly Parker

Rainbow Brite
2014
as Dark Princess
Movies (71)

The Kissing Booth
2018
as Mrs. Flynn

The Breakfast Club
1985
as Claire Standish

Not Another Teen Movie
2001
as Flight Attendant

The Kissing Booth 2
2020
as Mrs. Flynn

Sixteen Candles
1984
as Samantha Baker

Pretty in Pink
1986
as Andie Walsh

Siberia
2018
as Gabby

The Kissing Booth 3
2021
as Mrs. Flynn

King Cobra
2016
as Amy

Bad Night
2015
as The Collector

One Night Only
2026
as Linda

BRATS
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Self - Actress

SPF-18
2017
as Linda Sanders

Fresh Horses
1988
as Jewel

Malicious
1995
as Melissa Nelson

Always at The Carlyle
2018
as Self

Tempest
1982
as Miranda

Jem and the Holograms
2015
as Aunt Bailey

Teaching Mrs. Tingle
1999
as Miss Banks

King Lear
1988
as Cordelia

The Pick-up Artist
1987
as Randy Jensen

Run Amok
2026
as Aunt Val

For Keeps
1988
as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz

Cut
2000
as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe

Betsy's Wedding
1990
as Betsy Hopper

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983
as Nikki

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986
as Self

Office Killer
1997
as Kim Poole

Me
2014
as Pepper Folly

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992
as Alison Gertz

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990
as Kit

Kimberly
1999
as Nancy

Johnny Appleseed
1986
as Jenny Smith

The Big Time
2002
as Marion Powers

P.K. and the Kid
1987
as P.K. Bayette

The Giving Tree
2000
as Penelope

Surviving
1985
as Lonnie

Cowboy Up
2002
as Connie

Twice Upon a Time
1998
as Beth Sager

Since You've Been Gone
1998
as Claire the Fan

Titey
1998
as Anne Frank (voice)

Pursued
2023
as Carol

All These Small Moments
2019
as Carla Sheffield

Wishin' and Hopin'
2014
as Madame Frechette

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
1994
as Teresa Tatum

The New Yorker at 100
2025
as Self

Montauk
2025
as Wolcott

Judy Blume Forever
2023
as Self

Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
2006
as Helen McIntire

Baja
1996
as Bebe Stone
Columbarium

Face the Music
1993
as Lisa Hunter

In the Weeds
2000
as Chloe

Seven Sundays
1995
as Janet Gifford

Strike It Rich
1990
as Cary

Sincerely Yours
2008
as Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)

More Business of Being Born
2011
as Self [Part 3]

Requiem for Murder
1999
as Anne Winslow

Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
2025
as Self

Packin' It In
1983
as Melissa Webber

Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
2025
as Self

The Wives He Forgot
2006
as Charlotte Saint John

Catherine & Michael
2023
as Naomi

Wax On, Fuck Off
2010
as Self

Life After Tomorrow
2006
as Self (archive footage)

In the Darkness of Time
2002
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Enfants de salaud
1996
as Susan

Bad Things
2023
as Miss Auerbach
Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made

A Brief History of Us
2022
as Narrator (voice)
About 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… With 109 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, Molly Ringwald has appeared in 71 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular Molly Ringwald Movies
- The Kissing Booth (2018) — as Mrs. Flynn
- The Breakfast Club (1985) — as Claire Standish
- Not Another Teen Movie (2001) — as Flight Attendant
- The Kissing Booth 2 (2020) — as Mrs. Flynn
- Sixteen Candles (1984) — as Samantha Baker
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