Molly Kathleen Ringwald born February 18 1968 is an American actress singer dancer and author She was cast in her first major role as Molly in the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life 197980 after a casting director saw her playing an orphan in a stage production of the musical Annie She and several other members of the original Facts of Life cast were let go when the show was reworked by the network She subsequently made her motionpicture debut as Miranda in the independent film Tempest 1982 which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year Ringwald is known for her collaborations with filmmaker John Hughes She established herself as a teen icon after appearing in the successful Hughes films Sixteen Candles 1984 The Breakfast Club 1985 and Pretty in Pink 1986 She later starred in The Pickup Artist 1987 Fresh Horses 1988 and For Keeps 1988 She starred in many films in the 1990s most notably Something to Live for The Alison Gertz Story 1992 The Stand 1994 and Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade 1994 short film precursor to Sling Blade Ringwald was part of the Brat Pack and she was ranked number one on VH1s 100 Greatest Teen Stars Since 2017 Ringwald has portrayed Mary Andrews on The CW television series Riverdale
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