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Also known as Molly Kathleen Ringwald

American actress and writer (born 1968)

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6

Top works

  • My Cousin Maria Schneider
  • When it happens to you
  • When it happens to you
  • The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place
  • Getting the Pretty Back

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1968-02-18

Discography

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Listeners
2,266
Total plays
15,502

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jazzvocal jazzactressesfunnyfemale vocalist

Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. Having appeared in the John Hughes films Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), and Pretty in Pink (1986), Ringwald is part of the 80's "Brat Pack" and has been called the greatest teen star of all time. Universal Music released the first Molly Ringwald solo album Except Sometimes on April 5, 2013 through Concord Records. Except Sometimes is a jazz record. <a href="https://www.last.

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Quotes

  • When I was a little kid I thought I would grow up to be black and sing jazz in nightclubs.

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Key facts

Born
Molly Kathleen Ringwald , ( 1968-02-18 ) February 18, 1968 (age 58) , Roseville, California , U.S.
Occupations
Actress singer dancer writer model
Years active
1977–present
Spouses
Valéry Lameignère ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1999 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2002 ) ​ Panio Gianopoulos ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.iammollyringwald.com
Image
Molly Ringwald at Sundance Film Festival 2026-4 (cropped).jpg
Number of children
3
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Molly Ringwald
date of birth
1968-02-18
start of work period
1977-00-00
social media followers
213019
birth name
Molly Kathleen Ringwald
name in native language
Molly Ringwald
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Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American actress, writer, and translator. She began her career as a child actress on the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life (both 1979–1980) before being nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her starring role in the drama film Tempest (1982). Ringwald became a teen idol following her lead roles in filmmaker John Hughes's teenage films Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), and Pretty in Pink (1986). These films led to the media referring to her as a member of a group of actors known as the "Brat Pack."

Ringwald's final starring roles as a teenager were in The Pick-up Artist (1987), For Keeps (1988), and Fresh Horses (1988). In the 1990s, she starred in the films Betsy's Wedding (1990) and Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999), as well as starring in multiple French films after a move to Paris. Ringwald also returned to television, with main roles as Frannie Goldsmith in the ABC miniseries The Stand (1994) and Carrie Donovan on the ABC sitcom Townies (1996). In the 2000s, she had a main role as Anne Juergens on the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013).

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