Acting credits
102
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Molly Ringwald
Acting
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3.4
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Movies: 68Series: 35Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 21625
IMDb ID: nm0000208
Known for: Acting
Born: February 18, 1968
Age: 57
Place of birth: Roseville, California, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1978 - 2026
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 6.3
Wikidata: Q231460
Also known as
Molly Kathleen Ringwald
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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.
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Movie credits linked with Molly Ringwald.
Run Amok
as Aunt Val
2026 Movie
Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
as Self
2025 Movie
6.7
The New Yorker at 100
as Self
2025 Movie
5.3
Montauk
as Wolcott
2025 Movie
9.0
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
as Self
2025 Movie
5.9
BRATS
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024 Movie
Catherine & Michael
as Naomi
2023 Movie
4.1
Bad Things
as Miss Auerbach
2023 Movie
8.0
Pursued
as Carol
2023 Movie
7.4
Judy Blume Forever
as Self
2023 Movie
A Brief History of Us
as Narrator (voice)
2022 Movie
6.9
The Kissing Booth 3
as Mrs. Flynn
2021 Movie
7.6
The Kissing Booth 2
as Mrs. Flynn
2020 Movie
6.6
All These Small Moments
as Carla Sheffield
2019 Movie
4.7
Siberia
as Gabby
2018 Movie
7.2
The Kissing Booth
as Mrs. Flynn
2018 Movie
6.7
Always at The Carlyle
as Self
2018 Movie
4.4
SPF-18
as Linda Sanders
2017 Movie
5.9
King Cobra
as Amy
2016 Movie
5.5
Jem and the Holograms
as Aunt Bailey
2015 Movie
4.7
Bad Night
as The Collector
2015 Movie
4.8
Wishin' and Hopin'
as Madame Frechette
2014 Movie
2.5
Me
as Pepper Folly
2014 Movie
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actress
2014 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Molly Ringwald.
8.0
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
as Shari Dahmer • 10 eps
2022 Series
8.2
The Bear
as Moderator • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.0
Single Drunk Female
as Alice • 1 eps
2022 Series
5.7
HouseBroken
as Milly (voice) • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.4
Creepshow
as Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry") • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.8
Tales of the City
as Claire's Mother • 2 eps
2019 Series
6.5
Drop the Mic
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.6
FEUD
as Joanne Carson • 8 eps
2017 Series
8.4
Riverdale
as Mary Andrews • 36 eps
2017 Series
2.0
Raising Expectations
as Paige Wayney • 27 eps
2016 Series
6.5
Odd Mom Out
as Joy Greene • 2 eps
2015 Series
Rainbow Brite
as Dark Princess • 3 eps
2014 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.8
Doc McStuffins
as Darla (voice) • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.6
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self • 1 eps
2010 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.9
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
as Anne Juergens • 96 eps
2008 Series
5.1
Rachael Ray
1 eps
2006 Series
4.2
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.9
Psych
as McElroy • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.5
Medium
as Kathleen Walsh • 1 eps
2005 Series
5.4
The $treet
as Devyn Alden • 1 eps
2000 Series
4.3
The View
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1997 Series