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 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.

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Fresh Horses (1988)

A Cincinnati college student breaks off his engagement to his wealthy fiancée after he falls in love with a backwoods Kentucky girl he meets at a party. She says she's 20, but he finds out she's 16 and married to an abusive husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Anspaugh
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Andrew McCarthy  •  Ben Stiller  •  Patti D'Arbanville

A Cincinnati college student breaks off his engagement to his wealthy fiancée after he falls in love with a backwoods Kentucky girl he meets at a party. She says she's 20, but he finds out she's 16 and married to an abusive husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Anspaugh
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Andrew McCarthy  •  Ben Stiller  •  Patti D'Arbanville

Not Another Teen Movie (2001)

On a bet, a gridiron hero at John Hughes High School sets out to turn a bespectacled plain Jane into a beautiful and popular prom queen in this outrageous send-up of the teen movies of the 1980s and '90s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Gallen
CAST:  Chyler Leigh  •  Chris Evans  •  Jaime Pressly  •  Eric Christian Olsen

On a bet, a gridiron hero at John Hughes High School sets out to turn a bespectacled plain Jane into a beautiful and popular prom queen in this outrageous send-up of the teen movies of the 1980s and '90s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Gallen
CAST:  Chyler Leigh  •  Chris Evans  •  Jaime Pressly  •  Eric Christian Olsen

Pretty in Pink (1986)

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Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Deutch
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Jon Cryer  •  Andrew McCarthy  •  Harry Dean Stanton

Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Deutch
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Jon Cryer  •  Andrew McCarthy  •  Harry Dean Stanton

Sixteen Candles (1984)

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A teenage girl deals with her parents forgetting her birthday and a crush on her high school's heartthrob.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hughes
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Anthony Michael Hall  •  John Cusack  •  Gedde Watanabe

A teenage girl deals with her parents forgetting her birthday and a crush on her high school's heartthrob.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hughes
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Anthony Michael Hall  •  John Cusack  •  Gedde Watanabe

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)

Three women make an emergency landing on a planet plagued with a fatal disease, but are captured by dictator Overdog. Adventurer Wolff goes there to rescue them and meets Niki, the only Earthling left from a medical expedition. Combining their talents, they try to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lamont Johnson
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Molly Ringwald  •  Michael Ironside  •  Ernie Hudson

Three women make an emergency landing on a planet plagued with a fatal disease, but are captured by dictator Overdog. Adventurer Wolff goes there to rescue them and meets Niki, the only Earthling left from a medical expedition. Combining their talents, they try to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lamont Johnson
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Molly Ringwald  •  Michael Ironside  •  Ernie Hudson

Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)

A bright high-school senior has her impending status as valedictorian jeopardized when her bitter history teacher, Mrs. Tingle, gives her a poor grade on a project. When an attempt to get ahead in Mrs. Tingle's class goes awry, mayhem ensues and friendships, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Williamson
CAST:  Helen Mirren  •  Katie Holmes  •  Jeffrey Tambor  •  Molly Ringwald

A bright high-school senior has her impending status as valedictorian jeopardized when her bitter history teacher, Mrs. Tingle, gives her a poor grade on a project. When an attempt to get ahead in Mrs. Tingle's class goes awry, mayhem ensues and friendships, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Williamson
CAST:  Helen Mirren  •  Katie Holmes  •  Jeffrey Tambor  •  Molly Ringwald

The Breakfast Club (1985)

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Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hughes
CAST:  Emilio Estevez  •  Anthony Michael Hall  •  Judd Nelson  •  Molly Ringwald

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hughes
CAST:  Emilio Estevez  •  Anthony Michael Hall  •  Judd Nelson  •  Molly Ringwald

Malicious (1995)

A mystery woman turns vengeful after a college athlete dumps her following a one-night stand.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Corson
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  John Vernon  •  Patrick McGaw  •  Mimi Kuzyk

A mystery woman turns vengeful after a college athlete dumps her following a one-night stand.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ian Corson
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  John Vernon  •  Patrick McGaw  •  Mimi Kuzyk

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994)

25 years after committing a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an institution for the criminally insane. A local reporter comes to talk to him, and listens in horror about his life leading up to the crime. This is the short film that inspired ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Hickenlooper
CAST:  Billy Bob Thornton  •  Molly Ringwald  •  J.T. Walsh  •  Jefferson Mays

25 years after committing a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an institution for the criminally insane. A local reporter comes to talk to him, and listens in horror about his life leading up to the crime. This is the short film that inspired ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Hickenlooper
CAST:  Billy Bob Thornton  •  Molly Ringwald  •  J.T. Walsh  •  Jefferson Mays

Office Killer (1997)

When Dorine Douglas' job as proofreader for Constant Consumer magazine is turned into an at-home position during a downsizing, she doesn't know how to cope. But after accidentally killing one of her co-workers, she discovers that murder can quench the loneliness of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cindy Sherman
CAST:  Carol Kane  •  Molly Ringwald  •  Jeanne Tripplehorn  •  Barbara Sukowa

When Dorine Douglas' job as proofreader for Constant Consumer magazine is turned into an at-home position during a downsizing, she doesn't know how to cope. But after accidentally killing one of her co-workers, she discovers that murder can quench the loneliness of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cindy Sherman
CAST:  Carol Kane  •  Molly Ringwald  •  Jeanne Tripplehorn  •  Barbara Sukowa

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (2003)

The Tulse Luper Suitcases reconstructs the life of Tulse Luper, a professional writer and project-maker, caught up in a life of prisons. He was born in 1911 in Newport, South Wales and presumably last heard of in 1989. His life is reconstructed from the evidence of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Greenaway
CAST:  JJ Feild  •  Caroline Dhavernas  •  Jordi Mollà  •  Steven Mackintosh

The Tulse Luper Suitcases reconstructs the life of Tulse Luper, a professional writer and project-maker, caught up in a life of prisons. He was born in 1911 in Newport, South Wales and presumably last heard of in 1989. His life is reconstructed from the evidence of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Greenaway
CAST:  JJ Feild  •  Caroline Dhavernas  •  Jordi Mollà  •  Steven Mackintosh

Strike It Rich (1990)

A London accountant on his honeymoon gets swept away by gambling fever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Scott
CAST:  Robert Lindsay  •  Molly Ringwald  •  John Gielgud  •  Max Wall

A London accountant on his honeymoon gets swept away by gambling fever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Scott
CAST:  Robert Lindsay  •  Molly Ringwald  •  John Gielgud  •  Max Wall

For Keeps (1988)

Young high school couple Darcy Elliot and Stan Bobrucz are one year from graduation, with promising futures ahead of them. But their paths take a drastic turn when Darcy becomes pregnant. Unwilling to go through an abortion or an adoption — despite their parents' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Avildsen
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Randall Batinkoff  •  Kenneth Mars  •  Miriam Flynn

Young high school couple Darcy Elliot and Stan Bobrucz are one year from graduation, with promising futures ahead of them. But their paths take a drastic turn when Darcy becomes pregnant. Unwilling to go through an abortion or an adoption — despite their parents' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Avildsen
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Randall Batinkoff  •  Kenneth Mars  •  Miriam Flynn

Surviving (1985)

Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is introverted and ill at ease around her parents, Lois and Harvey. Rick, meanwhile, is sunny and charismatic. But appearances can be deceiving, as their families learn ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Zach Galligan  •  Molly Ringwald  •  Ellen Burstyn  •  Len Cariou

Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is introverted and ill at ease around her parents, Lois and Harvey. Rick, meanwhile, is sunny and charismatic. But appearances can be deceiving, as their families learn ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Zach Galligan  •  Molly Ringwald  •  Ellen Burstyn  •  Len Cariou

Since You've Been Gone (1998)

The story of a 10th anniversary High School reunion, told through the eyes of a doctor who was humiliated on graduation day by being badly beaten up by a fellow graduate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Schwimmer
CAST:  Lara Flynn Boyle  •  Teri Hatcher  •  David Schwimmer  •  Joey Slotnick

The story of a 10th anniversary High School reunion, told through the eyes of a doctor who was humiliated on graduation day by being badly beaten up by a fellow graduate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Schwimmer
CAST:  Lara Flynn Boyle  •  Teri Hatcher  •  David Schwimmer  •  Joey Slotnick

The Kissing Booth (2018)

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When teenager Elle's first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she risks her relationship with her best friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vince Marcello
CAST:  Joey King  •  Molly Ringwald  •  Joel Courtney  •  Frances Sholto-Douglas

When teenager Elle's first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she risks her relationship with her best friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vince Marcello
CAST:  Joey King  •  Molly Ringwald  •  Joel Courtney  •  Frances Sholto-Douglas

Baja (1995)

On the run from a drug deal gone wrong, a beautiful young woman escapes across the border only to find herself trapped in a dangerous web of intrigue and deceit in old Mexico.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kurt Voss
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Lance Henriksen  •  Michael A. Nickles  •  Donal Logue

On the run from a drug deal gone wrong, a beautiful young woman escapes across the border only to find herself trapped in a dangerous web of intrigue and deceit in old Mexico.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kurt Voss
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Lance Henriksen  •  Michael A. Nickles  •  Donal Logue

Life After Tomorrow (2006)

Women who have played orphans in "Annie" are brought together in this documentary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gil Cates Jr.  •  Julie Stevens
CAST:  Sarah Jessica Parker  •  Senta Moses  •  Martha Byrne  •  Jennine Babo

Women who have played orphans in "Annie" are brought together in this documentary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gil Cates Jr.  •  Julie Stevens
CAST:  Sarah Jessica Parker  •  Senta Moses  •  Martha Byrne  •  Jennine Babo

Shaded Places (2000)

Nine former schoolmates, staying at a secluded mountain cabin for a reunion, try to figure out why one of their friends and their hostess would invite them there and commit suicide which prompts them to look into the mysterious and dark past of their 10th friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cameron Thor
CAST:  Christina Applegate  •  Justin Lazard  •  Johnathon Schaech  •  Moon Unit Zappa

Nine former schoolmates, staying at a secluded mountain cabin for a reunion, try to figure out why one of their friends and their hostess would invite them there and commit suicide which prompts them to look into the mysterious and dark past of their 10th friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cameron Thor
CAST:  Christina Applegate  •  Justin Lazard  •  Johnathon Schaech  •  Moon Unit Zappa

Requiem for Murder (1999)

Anne Winslow hosts a popular classical music radio show. Detective Lou Heinz discovers Anne is connected to a series of murders in which the victim is killed via poisoned wine while a radio is tuned into her show. It seems that each victim had wronged Anne in some ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Jackson
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Christopher Heyerdahl  •  Lynne Adams  •  Chris Mulkey

Anne Winslow hosts a popular classical music radio show. Detective Lou Heinz discovers Anne is connected to a series of murders in which the victim is killed via poisoned wine while a radio is tuned into her show. It seems that each victim had wronged Anne in some ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Jackson
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Christopher Heyerdahl  •  Lynne Adams  •  Chris Mulkey
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