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.
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Catherine & Michael
Naomi
2023
Bad Things
Miss Auerbach
2023
Pursued
Carol
2023
Judy Blume Forever
Self
2023
All These Small Moments
Carla Sheffield
2019
The Kissing Booth
Mrs. Flynn
2018
SPF-18
Linda Sanders
2017
King Cobra
Amy
2016
Jem and the Holograms
Aunt Bailey
2015
Bad Night
The Collector
2015
Wishin' and Hopin'
Madame Frechette
2014
Me
Pepper Folly
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actress
2014
More Business of Being Born
Self [Part 3]
2011
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Mrs. Helen McIntire
2006
The Wives He Forgot
Charlotte Saint John
2006
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Actress
2003
Cowboy Up
Connie
2002
Not Another Teen Movie
Flight Attendant
2001
In the Weeds
Chloe
2000
Cut
Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
2000
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Miss Banks
1999
Requiem for Murder
Anne Winslow
1999
Titey
Anne Frank (voice)
1998
Office Killer
Kim Poole
1997
Baja
Bebe Stone
1996
Enfants de salaud
Susan
1996
Malicious
Melissa Nelson
1995
Seven Sundays
Janet Gifford
1995
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Teresa Tatum
1994
Face the Music
Lisa Hunter
1993
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Alison Gertz
1992
Betsy's Wedding
Betsy Hopper
1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Kit
1990
Strike It Rich
Cary
1990
Fresh Horses
Jewel
1988
King Lear
Cordelia
1988
For Keeps
Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
1988
The Pick-up Artist
Randy Jensen
1987
P.K. and the Kid
P.K. Bayette
1987
Pretty in Pink
Andie Walsh
1986
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Self
1986
The Breakfast Club
Claire Standish
1985
Surviving
Lonnie
1985
Sixteen Candles
Samantha Baker
1984
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Nikki
1983
Packin' It In
Melissa Webber
1983
Tempest
Miranda
1982
Columbarium
Montauk
Wolcott
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Shari Dahmer · (10 episodes)
2022
The Bear
Moderator · (1 episode)
2022
A Brief History of Us
Narrator (voice)
2022
Single Drunk Female
Alice · (1 episode)
2022
The Kissing Booth 3
Mrs. Flynn
2021
The Sparks Brothers
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
HouseBroken
Milly (voice) · (1 episode)
2021
The Kissing Booth 2
Mrs. Flynn
2020
Creepshow
Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry") · (1 episode)
2019
Tales of the City
Claire's Mother · (2 episodes)
2019
Siberia
Gabby
2018
Always at The Carlyle
Self
2018
Drop the Mic
Self · (1 episode)
2017
FEUD
Joanne Carson · (8 episodes)
2017
Riverdale
Mary Andrews · (36 episodes)
2017
Raising Expectations
Paige Wayney · (27 episodes)
2016
Odd Mom Out
Joy Greene · (2 episodes)
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Doc McStuffins
Darla (voice) · (1 episode)
2012
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
Sincerely Yours
Claire Standish (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Anne Juergens · (97 episodes)
2008
Life After Tomorrow
Self (archive footage)
2006
Rachael Ray
(1 episode)
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006
Psych
McElroy · (1 episode)
2006
Medium
Kathleen Walsh · (1 episode)
2005
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2004
The Big Time
Marion Powers
2002
In the Darkness of Time
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
The $treet
Devyn Alden · (1 episode)
2000
The Giving Tree
Penelope
2000
Kimberly
Nancy
1999
Twice Upon a Time
Beth Sager
1998
Since You've Been Gone
Claire the Fan
1998
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997
Townies
Carrie Donovan · (15 episodes)
1996
Remember WENN
Angela Colton · (1 episode)
1996
The Outer Limits
Allison Channing · (1 episode)
1995
The Stand
Frannie Goldsmith
1994
The Stand
Frannie Goldsmith · (4 episodes)
1994
Johnny Appleseed
Betty Nature
1986
Thoughts and Prayers
Aunt Val
Intimate Portrait
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
Tall Tales & Legends
Jenny Smith · (1 episode)
1985
Diff'rent Strokes
Molly Parker · (2 episodes)
1978
Saturday TV Funhouse
Anne Frank (voice) · (1 episode)
The Facts of Life
Molly Parker · (14 episodes)
1979