Molly Ringwald
Acting
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
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movieRun Amok
2026
Aunt Val
movieMontauk
2025
Wolcott
movieBRATS
2024
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieBad Things
2023
Miss Auerbach
moviePursued
2023
Carol
tvDAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022
Shari Dahmer
tvThe Bear
2022
Moderator
movieA Brief History of Us
2022
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Kissing Booth 3
2021
Mrs. Flynn
tvHouseBroken
2021
Milly (voice)
movieThe Kissing Booth 2
2020
Mrs. Flynn
tvCreepshow
2019
Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")
tvTales of the City
2019
Claire's Mother
movieAll These Small Moments
2019
Carla Sheffield
movieSiberia
2018
Gabby
movieThe Kissing Booth
2018
Mrs. Flynn
movieSPF-18
2017
Linda Sanders
tvFEUD
2017
Joanne Carson
tvRiverdale
2017
Mary Andrews
tvRaising Expectations
2016
Paige Wayney
movieJem and the Holograms
2015
Aunt Bailey
movieBad Night
2015
The Collector
tvOdd Mom Out
2015
Joy Greene
movieWishin' and Hopin'
2014
Madame Frechette
movieMe
2014
Pepper Folly
tvRainbow Brite
2014
Dark Princess
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvDoc McStuffins
2012
Darla (voice)
movieMore Business of Being Born
2011
Self [Part 3]
tvThe Talk
2010
Self
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieSincerely Yours
2008
Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvThe Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
Anne Juergens
movieLife After Tomorrow
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieMolly: An American Girl on the Home Front
2006
Helen McIntire
tvThe Megan Mullally Show
2006
Self - Guest
movieThe Wives He Forgot
2006
Charlotte Saint John
tvPsych
2006
McElroy
tvMedium
2005
Kathleen Walsh
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Self - Guest
movieThe Big Time
2002
Marion Powers
movieCowboy Up
2002
Connie
movieIn the Darkness of Time
2002
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieNot Another Teen Movie
2001
Flight Attendant
tvThe $treet
2000
Devyn Alden
movieThe Giving Tree
2000
Penelope
movieCut
2000
Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
movieKimberly
1999
Nancy
movieTeaching Mrs. Tingle
1999
Miss Banks
movieRequiem for Murder
1999
Anne Winslow
movieTwice Upon a Time
1998
Beth Sager
movieSince You've Been Gone
1998
Claire the Fan
movieTitey
1998
Anne Frank (voice)
movieOffice Killer
1997
Kim Poole
tvThe View
1997
Self - Guest
tvTownies
1996
Carrie Donovan
tvThe Daily Show
1996
Self - Guest / Self (voice)
movieBaja
1996
Bebe Stone
tvRemember WENN
1996
Angela Colton
movieMalicious
1995
Melissa Nelson
tvThe Outer Limits
1995
Allison Channing
movieSeven Sundays
1995
Janet Gifford
tvThe Stand
1994
Frannie Goldsmith
movieSome Folks Call It a Sling Blade
1994
Teresa Tatum
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
movieFace the Music
1993
Lisa Hunter
movieBetsy's Wedding
1990
Betsy Hopper
movieKing Lear
1988
Cordelia
movieFor Keeps
1988
Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
movieThe Pick-up Artist
1987
Randy Jensen
movieP.K. and the Kid
1987
P.K. Bayette
movieJohnny Appleseed
1986
Jenny Smith
moviePretty in Pink
1986
Andie Walsh
tvTall Tales & Legends
1985
Jenny Smith
movieThe Breakfast Club
1985
Claire Standish
movieSurviving
1985
Lonnie
movieSixteen Candles
1984
Samantha Baker
moviePackin' It In
1983
Melissa Webber
movieTempest
1982
Miranda
tvThe Facts of Life
1979
Molly Parker
tvDiff'rent Strokes
1978
Molly Parker
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Anne Frank (voice)
tvSaturday TV Funhouse
Anne Frank (voice)
