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Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

Acting
Born: Feb 18, 1968
From: Roseville, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles

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 …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Pursued Carol 2023 5.7
Bad Things Miss Auerbach 2023 4.1
Judy Blume Forever Self 2023 7.4
Catherine & Michael Naomi 2023
More Business of Being Born Self [Part 3] 2011
The Wives He Forgot Charlotte Saint John 2006 3.4
Cowboy Up Connie 2002 5.977
Not Another Teen Movie Flight Attendant 2001 5.812
Cut Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe 2000 4.562
In the Weeds Chloe 2000 6.929
Teaching Mrs. Tingle Miss Banks 1999 5.527
Titey Anne Frank (voice) 1998 7.0
Office Killer Kim Poole 1997 5.2
Enfants de salaud Susan 1996 4.5
Malicious Melissa Nelson 1995 4.868
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade Teresa Tatum 1994 6.691
Face the Music Lisa Hunter 1993 5.125
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story Alison Gertz 1992 5.8
Betsy's Wedding Betsy Hopper 1990 5.74
Strike It Rich Cary 1990 6.5
For Keeps Darcy Elliot Bobrucz 1988 6.52
Fresh Horses Jewel 1988 5.266
King Lear Cordelia 1988 6.458
The Pick-up Artist Randy Jensen 1987 5.658
P.K. and the Kid P.K. Bayette 1987 6.0
Pretty in Pink Andie Walsh 1986 6.696
The Breakfast Club Claire Standish 1985 7.723
Sixteen Candles Samantha Baker 1984 6.758
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Nikki 1983 5.329
Tempest Miranda 1982 5.989
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1968
FromRoseville, California, USA