Molly Ringwald
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
The Daily Show
Self (voice)
1996
Series
Saturday Night Live
Anne Frank (voice)
1975
Series
The Bear
Moderator
2022
Series
Psych
McElroy
2006
Series
Riverdale
Mary Andrews
2017
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
Medium
Kathleen Walsh
2005
Series
The Talk
Self
2010
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Facts of Life
Molly Parker
1979
Series
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Anne Juergens
2008
Series
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Shari Dahmer
2022
Series
The Outer Limits
Allison Channing
1995
Series
Doc McStuffins
Darla (voice)
2012
Series
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Film
One Night Only
Linda
2026
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Series
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
FEUD
Joanne Carson
2017
Series
The Stand
Frannie Goldsmith
1994
Series
Creepshow
Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")
2019
Film
The Breakfast Club
Claire Standish
1985
Film
Not Another Teen Movie
Flight Attendant
2001
Film
The Kissing Booth
Mrs. Flynn
2018
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Series
Remember WENN
Angela Colton
1996
Series
Drop the Mic
Self
2017
Film
Sixteen Candles
Samantha Baker
1984
Series
Rachael Ray
2006
Series
Tales of the City
Claire's Mother
2019
Film
Pretty in Pink
Andie Walsh
1986
Film
The Kissing Booth 2
Mrs. Flynn
2020
Series
The $treet
Devyn Alden
2000
Series
HouseBroken
Milly (voice)
2021
Series
Tall Tales & Legends
Jenny Smith
1985
Series
Single Drunk Female
Alice
2022
Series
Townies
Carrie Donovan
1996
Film
Siberia
Gabby
2018
Film
King Cobra
Amy
2016
Film
The Kissing Booth 3
Mrs. Flynn
2021
Film
Run Amok
Aunt Val
2026
Film
In the Darkness of Time
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Series
Odd Mom Out
Joy Greene
2015
Film
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Miss Banks
1999
Film
Jem and the Holograms
Aunt Bailey
2015
Film
For Keeps
Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
1988
Film
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Film
The Pick-up Artist
Randy Jensen
1987
Film
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Nikki
1983
Film
Betsy's Wedding
Betsy Hopper
1990
Film
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actress
2014
Series
Raising Expectations
Paige Wayney
2016
Film
King Lear
Cordelia
1988
Series
Saturday TV Funhouse
Anne Frank (voice)
Film
Malicious
Melissa Nelson
1995
Series
Rainbow Brite
Dark Princess
2014
Film
Office Killer
Kim Poole
1997
Film
SPF-18
Linda Sanders
2017
Film
Fresh Horses
Jewel
1988
Film
Tempest
Miranda
1982
Series
Diff'rent Strokes
Molly Parker
1978
Film
Me
Pepper Folly
2014
Film
The New Yorker at 100
Self
2025
Film
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Self
1986
Film
Always at The Carlyle
Self
2018
Film
Cut
Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
2000
Film
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
Self
2025
Film
Judy Blume Forever
Self
2023
Film
Catherine & Michael
Naomi
2023
Film
Cowboy Up
Connie
2002
Film
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Helen McIntire
2006
Film
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Teresa Tatum
1994
Film
Face the Music
Lisa Hunter
1993
Film
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Alison Gertz
1992
Film
Twice Upon a Time
Beth Sager
1998
Film
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Kit
1990
Film
Kimberly
Nancy
1999
Film
Enfants de salaud
Susan
1996
Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made
Film
Since You've Been Gone
Claire the Fan
1998
Film
Baja
Bebe Stone
1996
Film
More Business of Being Born
Self [Part 3]
2011
Film
Seven Sundays
Janet Gifford
1995
Film
All These Small Moments
Carla Sheffield
2019
Columbarium
Film
Wax On, Fuck Off
Self
2010
Film
Surviving
Lonnie
1985
Film
The Big Time
Marion Powers
2002
Film
Wishin' and Hopin'
Madame Frechette
2014
Film
Montauk
Wolcott
2025
Film
The Giving Tree
Penelope
2000
Film
Bad Things
Miss Auerbach
2023
Film
Strike It Rich
Cary
1990
Film
Bad Night
The Collector
2015
Film
Titey
Anne Frank (voice)
1998
Film
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
Self
2025
Film
In the Weeds
Chloe
2000
Film
The Wives He Forgot
Charlotte Saint John
2006
Film
Packin' It In
Melissa Webber
1983
Film
Pursued
Carol
2023
Film
Life After Tomorrow
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
Sincerely Yours
Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008
Film
Requiem for Murder
Anne Winslow
1999
Film
A Brief History of Us
Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
Johnny Appleseed
Jenny Smith
1986
Film
P.K. and the Kid
P.K. Bayette
1987