Molly 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

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Saturday Night Live

Psych

All Movies (71)

• One Night Only2026 · as Linda
• Run Amok2026 · as Aunt Val
• Everybody Wants to Be Gen X2025 · as Self
• The New Yorker at 1002025 · as Self
• Montauk2025 · as Wolcott
• Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible2025 · as Self
• BRATS2024 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Catherine & Michael2023 · as Naomi
• Bad Things2023 · as Miss Auerbach
• Pursued2023 · as Carol
• Judy Blume Forever2023 · as Self
• A Brief History of Us2022 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Kissing Booth 32021 · as Mrs. Flynn
• The Kissing Booth 22020 · as Mrs. Flynn
• All These Small Moments2019 · as Carla Sheffield
• Siberia2018 · as Gabby
• The Kissing Booth2018 · as Mrs. Flynn
• Always at The Carlyle2018 · as Self
• SPF-182017 · as Linda Sanders
• King Cobra2016 · as Amy
• Jem and the Holograms2015 · as Aunt Bailey
• Bad Night2015 · as The Collector
• Wishin' and Hopin'2014 · as Madame Frechette
• Me2014 · as Pepper Folly
• Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014 · as Self - Actress
• More Business of Being Born2011 · as Self [Part 3]
• Wax On, Fuck Off2010 · as Self
• Sincerely Yours2008 · as Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Life After Tomorrow2006 · as Self (archive footage)
• Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front2006 · as Helen McIntire
• The Wives He Forgot2006 · as Charlotte Saint John
• The Big Time2002 · as Marion Powers
• Cowboy Up2002 · as Connie
• In the Darkness of Time2002 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Not Another Teen Movie2001 · as Flight Attendant
• In the Weeds2000 · as Chloe
• The Giving Tree2000 · as Penelope
• Cut2000 · as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
• Kimberly1999 · as Nancy
• Teaching Mrs. Tingle1999 · as Miss Banks
• Requiem for Murder1999 · as Anne Winslow
• Twice Upon a Time1998 · as Beth Sager
• Since You've Been Gone1998 · as Claire the Fan
• Titey1998 · as Anne Frank (voice)
• Office Killer1997 · as Kim Poole
• Baja1996 · as Bebe Stone
• Enfants de salaud1996 · as Susan
• Malicious1995 · as Melissa Nelson
• Seven Sundays1995 · as Janet Gifford
• Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade1994 · as Teresa Tatum
• Face the Music1993 · as Lisa Hunter
• Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story1992 · as Alison Gertz
• Betsy's Wedding1990 · as Betsy Hopper
• Women and Men: Stories of Seduction1990 · as Kit
• Strike It Rich1990 · as Cary
• Fresh Horses1988 · as Jewel
• King Lear1988 · as Cordelia
• For Keeps1988 · as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
• The Pick-up Artist1987 · as Randy Jensen
• P.K. and the Kid1987 · as P.K. Bayette
• Johnny Appleseed1986 · as Jenny Smith
• Pretty in Pink1986 · as Andie Walsh
• Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary1986 · as Self
• The Breakfast Club1985 · as Claire Standish
• Surviving1985 · as Lonnie
• Sixteen Candles1984 · as Samantha Baker
• Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone1983 · as Nikki
• Packin' It In1983 · as Melissa Webber
• Tempest1982 · as Miranda
• Columbarium—
• Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made—

All TV Shows (40)

• DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story2022 · as Shari Dahmer
• The Bear2022 · as Moderator
• Single Drunk Female2022 · as Alice
• HouseBroken2021 · as Milly (voice)
• Creepshow2019 · as Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")
• Tales of the City2019 · as Claire's Mother
• Drop the Mic2017 · as Self
• FEUD2017 · as Joanne Carson
• Riverdale2017 · as Mary Andrews
• Raising Expectations2016 · as Paige Wayney
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• Odd Mom Out2015 · as Joy Greene
• Rainbow Brite2014 · as Dark Princess
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Doc McStuffins2012 · as Darla (voice)
• The Talk2010 · as Self
• Who Do You Think You Are?2010 · as Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• The Secret Life of the American Teenager2008 · as Anne Juergens
• Rachael Ray2006
• The Megan Mullally Show2006 · as Self - Guest
• Psych2006 · as McElroy
• Medium2005 · as Kathleen Walsh
• The Tony Danza Show2004 · as Self - Guest
• The $treet2000 · as Devyn Alden
• The View1997 · as Self - Guest
• Townies1996 · as Carrie Donovan
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self (voice)
• Remember WENN1996 · as Angela Colton
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Allison Channing
• The Stand1994 · as Frannie Goldsmith
• Intimate Portrait1993 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Tall Tales & Legends1985 · as Jenny Smith
• The Facts of Life1979 · as Molly Parker
• Diff'rent Strokes1978 · as Molly Parker
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Anne Frank (voice)
• Saturday TV Funhouse— · as Anne Frank (voice)