Molly Kathleen Ringwald, born in 1968, rose to prominence in the early 1980s after a brief stint in "The Facts of Life," transitioning to film with a Golden Globe nomination for "Tempest." Her career is inextricably linked to John Hughes, whose films "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club," and "Pretty in Pink" cemented her as a teen icon. Beyond Hughes, she starred in "The Pick-up Artist," "Fresh Horses," and "For Keeps," before diversifying into television with roles in "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," "Riverdale," and "Feud: Capote vs. The Swans." Known for her versatility, Ringwald continues to captivate audiences in contemporary fare like the "Kissing Booth" series, maintaining her status as a cultural touchstone.
The roles that explain the career.
49 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Run Amok | Aunt Val | Film |
| 2026 | One Night Only | Linda | Film |
| 2025 | The New Yorker at 100 | Self | Film |
| 2024 | BRATS | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film |
| 2022 | DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | Shari Dahmer | TV |
| 2021 | The Kissing Booth 3 | Mrs. Flynn | Film |
| 2020 | The Kissing Booth 2 | Mrs. Flynn | Film |
| 2019 | All These Small Moments | Carla Sheffield | Film |
| 2018 | Always at The Carlyle | Self | Film |
| 2018 | The Kissing Booth | Mrs. Flynn | Film |
| 2017 | FEUD | Joanne Carson | TV |
| 2016 | King Cobra | Amy | Film |
| 2016 | Raising Expectations | Paige Wayney | TV |
| 2015 | Jem and the Holograms | Aunt Bailey | Film |
| 2011 | More Business of Being Born | Self [Part 3] | Film |
| 2006 | The Wives He Forgot | Charlotte Saint John | Film |
| 2006 | Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front | Helen McIntire | Film |
| 2006 | Life After Tomorrow | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2002 | Cowboy Up | Connie | Film |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | Flight Attendant | Film |
| 2000 | In the Weeds | Chloe | Film |
| 2000 | The Giving Tree | Penelope | Film |
| 2000 | Cut | Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe | Film |
| 1999 | Teaching Mrs. Tingle | Miss Banks | Film |
| 1999 | Kimberly | Nancy | Film |
| 1998 | Since You've Been Gone | Claire the Fan | Film |
| 1997 | Office Killer | Kim Poole | Film |
| 1996 | Townies | Carrie Donovan | TV |
| 1996 | Enfants de salaud | Susan | Film |
| 1995 | Malicious | Melissa Nelson | Film |
| 1994 | The Stand | Frannie Goldsmith | TV |
| 1994 | Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade | Teresa Tatum | Film |
| 1993 | Face the Music | Lisa Hunter | Film |
| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Alison Gertz | Film |
| 1990 | Betsy's Wedding | Betsy Hopper | Film |
| 1990 | Strike It Rich | Cary | Film |
| 1990 | Women and Men: Stories of Seduction | Kit | Film |
| 1988 | For Keeps | Darcy Elliot Bobrucz | Film |
| 1988 | King Lear | Cordelia | Film |
| 1988 | Fresh Horses | Jewel | Film |
| 1987 | P.K. and the Kid | P.K. Bayette | Film |
| 1987 | The Pick-up Artist | Randy Jensen | Film |
| 1986 | Pretty in Pink | Andie Walsh | Film |
| 1985 | Surviving | Lonnie | Film |
| 1985 | The Breakfast Club | Claire Standish | Film |
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles | Samantha Baker | Film |
| 1983 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Nikki | Film |
| 1983 | Packin' It In | Melissa Webber | Film |
| 1982 | Tempest | Miranda | Film |
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