molly ringwald

Molly Ringwald, 58, Has Barely Changed 40 Years After ‘Pretty in Pink’: ‘There’s My 80’s Crush’

2026-04-05 03:20:00 UTC

That red hair!

Molly Ringwald, 58, Has Barely Changed 40 Years After ‘Pretty in Pink’: ‘There’s My 80’s Crush’

2026-04-05 03:20:00 UTC

That red hair!

Andrew McCarthy Reveals Original ’Pretty in Pink’ Ending That Was Ultimately Rejected

2026-04-05 03:20:00 UTC

This would have changed everything!

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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).