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 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 was part of the "Brat Pack" and she was ranked number one on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars. Since 2017, Ringwald has portrayed Mary Andrews on The CW television series Riverdale.
Series | Saturday TV Funhouse | Anne Frank (voice) | 2025 |
Movie | Columbarium | Unknown | 2025 |
Movie | Pursued | Carol | 2023-03-25 |
Movie | Judy Blume Forever | Self | 2023-01-21 |
Movie | Bad Things | Miss Auerbach | 2023-06-09 |
Movie | Catherine & Michael | Naomi | 2023-09-27 |
Series | Single Drunk Female | Alice | 2022-01-20 |
Series | The Bear | Moderator | 2022-06-23 |
Series | Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | Shari Dahmer | 2022-09-21 |
Movie | A Brief History of Us | Narrator (voice) | 2022-05-31 |
Series | HouseBroken | Milly (voice) | 2021-05-31 |
Movie | The Kissing Booth 3 | Mrs. Flynn | 2021-08-11 |
Movie | The Kissing Booth 2 | Mrs. Flynn | 2020-07-24 |
Series | Tales of the City | Claire's Mother | 2019-06-07 |
Movie | All These Small Moments | Carla Sheffield | 2019-01-17 |
Series | The Movies | Unknown | 2019-07-07 |
Series | Creepshow | Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry") | 2019-09-26 |
Movie | The Kissing Booth | Mrs. Flynn | 2018-05-11 |
Movie | Always at The Carlyle | Self | 2018-05-11 |
Movie | Siberia | Gabby | 2018-07-13 |
Series | FEUD | Joanne Carson | 2017-03-05 |
Series | Riverdale | Mary Andrews | 2017-01-26 |
Series | Drop the Mic | Self | 2017-10-24 |
Movie | SPF-18 | Linda Sanders | 2017-09-29 |
Movie | King Cobra | Amy | 2016-10-21 |
Series | Raising Expectations | Paige Wayney | 2016-05-05 |
Series | Odd Mom Out | Joy Greene | 2015-06-08 |
Movie | Bad Night | The Collector | 2015-07-21 |
Movie | Jem and the Holograms | Aunt Bailey | 2015-10-22 |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014-02-17 |
Movie | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Self - Actress | 2014-10-06 |
Movie | Me | Pepper Folly | 2014-11-21 |
Movie | Wishin' and Hopin' | Madame Frechette | 2014-11-23 |
Series | Doc McStuffins | Darla (voice) | 2012-03-23 |
Movie | More Business of Being Born | Self [Part 3] | 2011-11-08 |
Series | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2010-03-05 |
Series | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Anne Juergens | 2008-07-01 |
Series | Psych | McElroy | 2006-07-07 |
Series | Rachael Ray | Unknown | 2006-09-18 |
Movie | The Wives He Forgot | Charlotte Saint John | 2006-09-10 |
Series | The Megan Mullally Show | Unknown | 2006-09-18 |
Movie | Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front | Mrs. Helen McIntire | 2006-11-26 |
Movie | Life After Tomorrow | Self (archive footage) | 2006-12-24 |
Series | Medium | Kathleen Walsh | 2005-01-03 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004-09-13 |
Movie | The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story | Actress | 2003-05-24 |
Movie | Cowboy Up | Connie | 2002-09-03 |
Movie | The Big Time | Marion Powers | 2002-10-20 |
Movie | Not Another Teen Movie | Flight Attendant | 2001-12-07 |
Movie | Cut | Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe | 2000-02-23 |
Movie | The Giving Tree | Penelope | 2000-03-07 |
Series | The $treet | Devyn Alden | 2000-11-01 |
Movie | In the Weeds | Chloe | 2000-06-11 |
Movie | Requiem for Murder | Anne Winslow | 1999-04-03 |
Movie | Kimberly | Nancy | 1999-10-28 |
Movie | Teaching Mrs. Tingle | Miss Banks | 1999-08-11 |
Movie | Titey | Anne Frank (voice) | 1998-05-15 |
Movie | Since You've Been Gone | Claire the Fan | 1998-06-06 |
Movie | Twice Upon a Time | Beth Sager | 1998-11-09 |
Movie | Office Killer | Kim Poole | 1997-12-03 |
Series | The View | Self - Guest | 1997-08-11 |
Series | Townies | Carrie Donovan | 1996-09-18 |
Series | Remember WENN | Angela Colton | 1996-01-13 |
Movie | Enfants de salaud | Susan | 1996-04-03 |
Movie | Baja | Bebe Stone | 1996-04-16 |
Movie | Seven Sundays | Janet Gifford | 1995-01-11 |
Series | The Outer Limits | Allison Channing | 1995-03-26 |
Movie | Malicious | Melissa Nelson | 1995-11-06 |
Movie | Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade | Teresa Tatum | 1994-03-26 |
Series | The Stand | Frannie Goldsmith | 1994-05-08 |
Movie | Face the Music | Lisa Hunter | 1993-06-23 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993-09-13 |
Series | Intimate Portrait | Self | 1993-11-14 |
Movie | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Alison Gertz | 1992-03-26 |
Movie | Strike It Rich | Cary | 1990-01-26 |
Movie | Women and Men: Stories of Seduction | Kit | 1990-04-02 |
Movie | Betsy's Wedding | Betsy Hopper | 1990-06-22 |
Movie | For Keeps | Darcy Elliot Bobrucz | 1988-01-15 |
Movie | Fresh Horses | Jewel | 1988-11-18 |
Movie | The Pick-up Artist | Randy Jensen | 1987-09-18 |
Movie | P.K. and the Kid | P.K. Bayette | 1987-01-06 |
Movie | King Lear | Cordelia | 1987-09-15 |
Movie | Johnny Appleseed | Betty Nature | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary | Self | 1986-01-14 |
Movie | Pretty in Pink | Andie Walsh | 1986-02-28 |
Series | Tall Tales & Legends | Jenny Smith | 1985-09-25 |
Movie | Surviving | Lonnie | 1985-02-10 |
Movie | The Breakfast Club | Claire Standish | 1985-02-15 |
Movie | Sixteen Candles | Samantha Baker | 1984-05-04 |
Movie | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Nikki | 1983-05-20 |
Movie | Packin' It In | Melissa Webber | 1983-02-07 |
Movie | Tempest | Miranda | 1982-08-13 |
Series | The Facts of Life | Molly Parker | 1979-08-24 |
Series | Diff'rent Strokes | Molly Parker | 1978-11-03 |