Biography
Who is Molly Ringwald?
Early life and background
Molly Ringwald Kathleen Ringwald was born on February 18, 1968, in Roseville, California. Her parents are Adele Edith and Robert Scott Ringwald. Her father worked as a jazz pianist. She has two siblings and an older brother who passed away before her birth.
Molly started her acting path at age five. She appeared in a stage production of Alice in Wonderland as the Dormouse. By age six, she recorded a Dixieland jazz album titled Molly Sings: I Wanna Be Loved by You with her father. She attended Oakmont High School, Roseville High School, and the Lycée Français de Los Angeles.
Rise to fame in the 1980s
In 1978, at age ten, she played Kate in a West Coast production of Annie. She joined the cast of the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes in 1979 and moved to the spin-off series The Facts of Life. She played the character Molly Parker before leaving the show after the first season.
Molly became a major cultural figure through her work with director John Hughes. Her breakout role was in the 1984 film Sixteen Candles. She followed this with successful appearances in The Breakfast Club in 1985 and Pretty in Pink in 1986. These movies secured her status as a member of the Brat Pack, a group of young actors popular during that decade. She later starred in films like The Pick-up Artist and For Keeps.
Career in television and film
During the 1990s, Molly moved to Paris and starred in several French films. She returned to American television in the 1994 miniseries The Stand as Frannie Goldsmith. She also appeared in the sitcom Townies in 1996. Throughout the 2000s, she maintained a consistent career in television, including a main role on The Secret Life of the American Teenager from 2008 to 2013.
Her work in the 2010s and 2020s included the series Raising Expectations and a recurring role as Mary Andrews on Riverdale. She also starred in The Kissing Booth film series from 2018 to 2021. More recent credits include roles in the Netflix series Monster and the FX show Feud.
Stage work and personal life
Molly has an extensive history in theater. She starred as Sally Bowles in a Broadway revival of Cabaret between 2001 and 2002. She also performed in the musical tick, tick... BOOM! And the play Modern Orthodox. In 1999, she played the lead in How I Learned to Drive at the Mark Taper Forum.
She has been married to Valery Lameignère and later to Panio Gianopoulos. She is known for her work as a writer and translator, in addition to her acting career. She received a Theatre World Award for her stage performances.
Birthday and age
Molly Ringwald was born on February 18, 1968, which makes Molly 58 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aquarius sign. Molly shares the date with 64 other famous people.
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