Acting
Molly Ringwald
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
Run Amok
Film · 2026
One Night Only
Film · 2026
Montauk
Film · 2025
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
Film · 2025
The New Yorker at 100
Film · 2025
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
Film · 2025
BRATS
Film · 2024
Pursued
Film · 2023
Bad Things
Film · 2023
Judy Blume Forever
Film · 2023
Catherine & Michael
Film · 2023
A Brief History of Us
Film · 2022
Single Drunk Female
Series · 2022
The Bear
Series · 2022
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Series · 2022
The Kissing Booth 3
Film · 2021
HouseBroken
Series · 2021
The Kissing Booth 2
Film · 2020
All These Small Moments
Film · 2019
Creepshow
Series · 2019
Tales of the City
Series · 2019
The Kissing Booth
Film · 2018
Always at The Carlyle
Film · 2018
Siberia
Film · 2018
SPF-18
Film · 2017
Riverdale
Series · 2017
Drop the Mic
Series · 2017
FEUD
Series · 2017
King Cobra
Film · 2016
Raising Expectations
Series · 2016
Jem and the Holograms
Film · 2015
Bad Night
Film · 2015
Odd Mom Out
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Me
Film · 2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Film · 2014
Wishin' and Hopin'
Film · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Rainbow Brite
Series · 2014
Doc McStuffins
Series · 2012
More Business of Being Born
Film · 2011
Wax On, Fuck Off
Film · 2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series · 2010
The Talk
Series · 2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Sincerely Yours
Film · 2008
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Series · 2008
The Wives He Forgot
Film · 2006
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Film · 2006
Life After Tomorrow
Film · 2006
Psych
Series · 2006
Rachael Ray
Series · 2006
The Megan Mullally Show
Series · 2006
Medium
Series · 2005
The Tony Danza Show
Series · 2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Cowboy Up
Film · 2002
The Big Time
Film · 2002
In the Darkness of Time
Film · 2002
Not Another Teen Movie
Film · 2001
Cut
Film · 2000
In the Weeds
Film · 2000
The Giving Tree
Film · 2000
The $treet
Series · 2000
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Film · 1999
Requiem for Murder
Film · 1999
Kimberly
Film · 1999
Titey
Film · 1998
Since You've Been Gone
Film · 1998
Twice Upon a Time
Film · 1998
Office Killer
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Enfants de salaud
Film · 1996
Baja
Film · 1996
Townies
Series · 1996
Remember WENN
Series · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Malicious
Film · 1995
Seven Sundays
Film · 1995
The Outer Limits
Series · 1995
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Film · 1994
The Stand
Film · 1994
The Stand
Series · 1994
Face the Music
Film · 1993
Intimate Portrait
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Film · 1992
Betsy's Wedding
Film · 1990
Strike It Rich
Film · 1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Film · 1990
For Keeps
Film · 1988
Fresh Horses
Film · 1988
King Lear
Film · 1988
The Pick-up Artist
Film · 1987
P.K. and the Kid
Film · 1987
Pretty in Pink
Film · 1986
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Film · 1986
Johnny Appleseed
Film · 1986
The Breakfast Club
Film · 1985
Surviving
Film · 1985
Tall Tales & Legends
Series · 1985
Sixteen Candles
Film · 1984
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Film · 1983
Packin' It In
Film · 1983
Tempest
Film · 1982
The Facts of Life
Series · 1979
Diff'rent Strokes
Series · 1978
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Columbarium
Film
Crazy Sunshine: The Mess We Made
Film
Saturday TV Funhouse
Series