Run Amok
2026 · Movie
as Aunt Val
Molly Ringwald
1968-02-18
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Roseville, California, USA
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
One Night Only
2026 · Movie
as Linda
Montauk
2025 · Movie
as Wolcott
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
2025 · Movie
as Self
The New Yorker at 100
2025 · Movie
as Self
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
2025 · Movie
as Self
BRATS
2024 · Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pursued
2023 · Movie
as Carol
Bad Things
2023 · Movie
as Miss Auerbach
Judy Blume Forever
2023 · Movie
as Self
Catherine & Michael
2023 · Movie
as Naomi
A Brief History of Us
2022 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Single Drunk Female
2022 · TV Show
as Alice
The Bear
2022 · TV Show
as Moderator
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
2022 · TV Show
as Shari Dahmer
The Kissing Booth 3
2021 · Movie
as Mrs. Flynn
HouseBroken
2021 · TV Show
as Milly (voice)
The Kissing Booth 2
2020 · Movie
as Mrs. Flynn
All These Small Moments
2019 · Movie
as Carla Sheffield
Creepshow
2019 · TV Show
as Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")
Tales of the City
2019 · TV Show
as Claire's Mother
The Kissing Booth
2018 · Movie
as Mrs. Flynn
Always at The Carlyle
2018 · Movie
as Self
Siberia
2018 · Movie
as Gabby
SPF-18
2017 · Movie
as Linda Sanders
Riverdale
2017 · TV Show
as Mary Andrews
Drop the Mic
2017 · TV Show
as Self
FEUD
2017 · TV Show
as Joanne Carson
King Cobra
2016 · Movie
as Amy
Raising Expectations
2016 · TV Show
as Paige Wayney
Jem and the Holograms
2015 · Movie
as Aunt Bailey
Bad Night
2015 · Movie
as The Collector
Odd Mom Out
2015 · TV Show
as Joy Greene
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self
Me
2014 · Movie
as Pepper Folly
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · Movie
as Self - Actress
Wishin' and Hopin'
2014 · Movie
as Madame Frechette
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Rainbow Brite
2014 · TV Show
as Dark Princess
Doc McStuffins
2012 · TV Show
as Darla (voice)
More Business of Being Born
2011 · Movie
as Self [Part 3]
Wax On, Fuck Off
2010 · Movie
as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010 · TV Show
as Self
The Talk
2010 · TV Show
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Sincerely Yours
2008 · Movie
as Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008 · TV Show
as Anne Juergens
The Wives He Forgot
2006 · Movie
as Charlotte Saint John
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
2006 · Movie
as Helen McIntire
Life After Tomorrow
2006 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Psych
2006 · TV Show
as McElroy
Rachael Ray
2006 · TV Show
The Megan Mullally Show
2006 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Medium
2005 · TV Show
as Kathleen Walsh
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The Tony Danza Show
2004 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Cowboy Up
2002 · Movie
as Connie
The Big Time
2002 · Movie
as Marion Powers
In the Darkness of Time
2002 · Movie
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Not Another Teen Movie
2001 · Movie
as Flight Attendant
Cut
2000 · Movie
as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
In the Weeds
2000 · Movie
as Chloe
The Giving Tree
2000 · Movie
as Penelope
The $treet
2000 · TV Show
as Devyn Alden
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
1999 · Movie
as Miss Banks
Requiem for Murder
1999 · Movie
as Anne Winslow
Kimberly
1999 · Movie
as Nancy
Titey
1998 · Movie
as Anne Frank (voice)
Since You've Been Gone
1998 · Movie
as Claire the Fan
Twice Upon a Time
1998 · Movie
as Beth Sager
Office Killer
1997 · Movie
as Kim Poole
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Enfants de salaud
1996 · Movie
as Susan
Baja
1996 · Movie
as Bebe Stone
Townies
1996 · TV Show
as Carrie Donovan
Remember WENN
1996 · TV Show
as Angela Colton
The Daily Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self - Guest, Self (voice)
Malicious
1995 · Movie
as Melissa Nelson
Seven Sundays
1995 · Movie
as Janet Gifford
The Outer Limits
1995 · TV Show
as Allison Channing
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
1994 · Movie
as Teresa Tatum
The Stand
1994 · TV Show
as Frannie Goldsmith
Face the Music
1993 · Movie
as Lisa Hunter
Intimate Portrait
1993 · TV Show
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992 · Movie
as Alison Gertz
Betsy's Wedding
1990 · Movie
as Betsy Hopper
Strike It Rich
1990 · Movie
as Cary
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990 · Movie
as Kit
For Keeps
1988 · Movie
as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
Fresh Horses
1988 · Movie
as Jewel
King Lear
1988 · Movie
as Cordelia
The Pick-up Artist
1987 · Movie
as Randy Jensen
P.K. and the Kid
1987 · Movie
as P.K. Bayette
Pretty in Pink
1986 · Movie
as Andie Walsh
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986 · Movie
as Self
Johnny Appleseed
1986 · Movie
as Jenny Smith
The Breakfast Club
1985 · Movie
as Claire Standish
Surviving
1985 · Movie
as Lonnie
Tall Tales & Legends
1985 · TV Show
as Jenny Smith
Sixteen Candles
1984 · Movie
as Samantha Baker
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983 · Movie
as Nikki
Packin' It In
1983 · Movie
as Melissa Webber
Tempest
1982 · Movie
as Miranda
The Facts of Life
1979 · TV Show
as Molly Parker
Diff'rent Strokes
1978 · TV Show
as Molly Parker
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Anne Frank (voice)
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Columbarium
· Movie
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Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made
· Movie
Saturday TV Funhouse
· TV Show
as Anne Frank (voice)
