Molly Ringwald
Highest Rated: 95% Judy Blume Forever (2023)
Lowest Rated: 0% Fresh Horses (1988)
Birthday: Feb 18, 1968
Birthplace: Roseville, California, USA
During the mid-1980s, Molly Ringwald was the uncontested queen of teen movies and the poster child of suburban adolescent angst. As a member of the so-called Brat Pack - which included fellow stars Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy - her three-picture run with filmmaker John Hughes in instant classics like "Sixteen Candles" (1984), "The Breakfast Club" (1985) and "Pretty in Pink" (1986) established Ringwald as a teen kindred spirit who awkwardly navigated secret crushes, school dances and bitter clique wars, inching closer to adulthood by the time a triumphant pop song signaled the end credits. However, like all child and teen stars, the redhead's flame never burned quite so bright as those important years which launched a brand new genre of youth filmmaking. After several failed efforts to segue into adult romantic comedies, the actress moved to France where she appeared in foreign films and occasionally made stateside appearances in made-for-TV movies. After a long absence from the public consciousness, Ringwald resurfaced in 2008 as part of the cast of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" (ABC Family, 2008-13), in which her career came full circle as she appeared as the mother of a pregnant high school student on the controversial drama series. Though she was relatively quiet later in her career, Ringwald nonetheless remained synonymous with the 1980s despite occasional efforts to reinvent herself.
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Molly Ringwald
Filmography
Movies
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52% |
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Bad Things | Ms. Auerbach (Character) | - | 2023 |
95% |
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Judy Blume Forever | Self | - | 2023 |
24% |
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The Kissing Booth 3 | Mrs. Flynn (Character) | - | 2021 |
29% |
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The Kissing Booth 2 | Mrs. Flynn (Character) | - | 2020 |
88% |
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All These Small Moments | Carla Sheffield (Character) | - | 2018 |
12% |
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Siberia | Gabby (Character) | - | 2018 |
15% |
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The Kissing Booth | Mrs. Flynn (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet |
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SPF-18 | Linda Sanders (Character) | - | 2017 |
49% |
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King Cobra | Amy (Character) | $28.5K | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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Bad Night | The Collector (Character) | - | 2015 |
22% |
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Jem and the Holograms | Aunt Bailey (Character) | $2.0M | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Me | Pepper Folly (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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Wishin' and Hopin' | Madame Frechette (Character) | - | 2014 |
92% |
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Self | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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The Wives He Forgot | Charlotte Saint John (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front | Unknown (Character) | - | 2006 |
71% | No Score Yet | The Big Time | Marion Powers (Character) | - | 2002 |
32% |
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Not Another Teen Movie | Flight Attendant (Character) | $37.9M | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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In the Weeds | Chloe (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Cowboy Up | Connie (Character) | - | 2000 |
20% |
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Cut |
Vanessa Turnbill/ |
- | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Kimberly | Nancy (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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The Brutal Truth | Penelope (Character) | - | 1999 |
19% |
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Teaching Mrs. Tingle | Miss Banks (Character) | $8.9M | 1999 |
20% |
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Since You've Been Gone | Claire (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Requiem for Murder | Anne Winslow (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Twice Upon a Time | Beth Sager (Character) | - | 1998 |
21% |
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Office Killer | Kim Poole (Character) | $74.9K | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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Baja | Bebe Stone (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bastard Brood | Susan (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Malicious | Melissa Nelson (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Seven Sundays | Janet Gifford (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet |
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Face the Music | Lisa Hunter (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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Something to Live For: The Alison Gertz Story | Alison Gertz (Character) | - | 1992 |
56% |
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Betsy's Wedding | Betsy Hopper (Character) | $19.7M | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Women & Men: Stories of Seduction | Kit (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet |
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Strike It Rich | Cary (Character) | $177.9K | 1990 |
17% |
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For Keeps | Darcy Elliot Bobrucz (Character) | $14.7M | 1988 |
0% |
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Fresh Horses | Jewel (Character) | $6.4M | 1988 |
58% |
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The Pick-Up Artist | Randy Jensen (Character) | $11.6M | 1987 |
55% |
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King Lear | Cordelia (uncredited) (Character) | $8.8K | 1987 |
75% |
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Pretty in Pink | Andie Walsh (Character) | $521.0K | 1986 |
89% |
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The Breakfast Club | Claire Standish (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet |
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Surviving | Lonnie (Character) | - | 1985 |
81% |
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Sixteen Candles | Samantha Baker (Character) | - | 1984 |
27% |
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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Niki (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet |
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Packin' It In | Melissa Webber (Character) | - | 1983 |
55% |
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Tempest | Miranda Dimitrius (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet |
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P.K. and the Kid | P.K. Bayette (Character) | - | 1982 |
TV
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86% | 79% | Feud | Joanne Carson (Character) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2024 |
50% | 86% | HouseBroken | Milly (Guest Voice) | 2023 |
51% | 68% | Monsters | Shari Dahmer (Character) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2021 |
85% | 75% | Creepshow | Mrs. Porter (Character) | 2021 |
83% | 81% | Earth to Ned | Guest | 2021 |
81% | 48% | Riverdale | Mary (Guest Star) | 2017-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Drop the Mic | Contestant | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2015-2016 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Odd Mom Out |
Joy Greene (Guest Star), Guest |
2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who Do You Think You Are? | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 43% | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Anne Juergens (Character) | 2008-2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2010 2012 |
89% | 94% | Psych | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Nate Berkus Show | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 78% | Medium | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
42% | No Score Yet | The $treet | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Outer Limits | Allison Channing (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 1999 |
30% | No Score Yet | Townies | Carrie Donovan (Character) | 1996 |
70% | 72% | Stephen King's The Stand | Unknown (Character) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Facts of Life |
Molly Parker (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1979-1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diff'rent Strokes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979-1980 |