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Molly Ringwald
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 L…
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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.
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2026
One Night Only
Movie Linda
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2026
Run Amok
Movie Aunt Val
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2025
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
Movie Self
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2025
The New Yorker at 100
Movie Self
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2025
Montauk
Movie Wolcott
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2025
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
Movie Self
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2024
BRATS
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2023
Catherine & Michael
Movie Naomi
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2023
Bad Things
Movie Miss Auerbach
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2023
Pursued
Movie Carol
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2023
Judy Blume Forever
Movie Self
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2022
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
TV show Shari Dahmer
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2022
The Bear
TV show Moderator
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2022
A Brief History of Us
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2022
Single Drunk Female
TV show Alice
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2021
The Kissing Booth 3
Movie Mrs. Flynn
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2021
HouseBroken
TV show Milly (voice)
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2020
The Kissing Booth 2
Movie Mrs. Flynn
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2019
Creepshow
TV show Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")
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2019
Tales of the City
TV show Claire's Mother
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2019
All These Small Moments
Movie Carla Sheffield
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2018
Siberia
Movie Gabby
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2018
The Kissing Booth
Movie Mrs. Flynn
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2018
Always at The Carlyle
Movie Self
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2017
Drop the Mic
TV show Self
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2017
SPF-18
Movie Linda Sanders
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2017
FEUD
TV show Joanne Carson
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2017
Riverdale
TV show Mary Andrews
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2016
King Cobra
Movie Amy
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2016
Raising Expectations
TV show Paige Wayney
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2015
Jem and the Holograms
Movie Aunt Bailey
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self
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2015
Bad Night
Movie The Collector
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2015
Odd Mom Out
TV show Joy Greene
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2014
Wishin' and Hopin'
Movie Madame Frechette
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2014
Me
Movie Pepper Folly
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2014
Rainbow Brite
TV show Dark Princess
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2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie Self - Actress
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self - Guest
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self
