• Date of Birth: February 18, 1968
  • Place of Birth: Roseville, California,
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Molly Ringwald Biography

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MOLLY RINGWALD
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"I don't really believe in regret. I think you can always learn from the past, but I wouldn't want a different life."
*Molly Ringwald*

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"I can't say that anyone has my best interest at heart except me and my family."
*Molly Ringwald*

Molly Ringwald Mini-Bio

During the mid 1980s, Molly Ringwald was the uncontested queen of teen movies and the poster child of suburban adolescent malaise. Her three-picture run with filmmaker John Hughes instant classics "Sixteen Candles" (1984), "The Breakfast Club" (1985) and "Pretty in Pink" (1986) established Ringwald as a teen kindred spirit who awkwardly navigated secret crushes, school dances and bitter clique wars, bravely inching closer to adulthood by the time a triumphant pop song signaled the end credits. However, like all child and teen stars, the redhead's flame never burned quite so bright as those important years which launched a brand new genre of youth film making. After several failed efforts to segue into adult romantic comedies, the actress moved to France where she appeared in French language films and occasionally made stateside appearances in made-for-TV movies. After a long absence from the public, Ringwald resurfaced in 2008 in the cast of "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" (ABC Family, 2008-), in which she was finally able to shake her teen image by appearing as the mother of a teenager in the controversial drama series about a pregnant high school student.

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MOLLY RINGWALD
VITAL STATS
Full name: Molly Kathleen Ringwald
Eye color: Dark Brown
Height: 5' 8"
Notable features:Red Hair, Full Lips
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Nationality: American
Education: Lycee Francaise School, Los Angeles (1986)
Family:
Father: Robert Ringwald
Mother: Adele Ringwald
Sister: Beth Ringwald
Brother: Kelly Ringwald
Ex-Husband: Valery Lameignere
Husband: Panio Gianopoulos
Daughter: Mathilda Ereni
Daughter (Twin): Adele Georgiana
Son (Twin): Roman Stylianos
Resides in: Los Angeles, California
Interests/hobbies:Singing & Dancing
Other/Trivia:Molly speaks French fluently.

Began singing with father's band, the Fulton Street Jazz Band at age 4.

At the age of 6, Molly released her 1st album titled "I Wanna Be Loved By You, Molly Sings", a music album of Dixieland jazz.

1984, Molly made her breakout role and first collaboration with director John Hughes, starring in Sixteen Candles.

Molly went to Paris, France,
originally intended going only for a working holiday but instead making it her home for over 4 years.

Molly made the cover of Time magazine in 1986.

Molly Ringwald Quotes

flixster.actor.pane.162659987 - flixster"I've done kissing scenes with people who have been loaded. I'd think, 'Do you actually have to drink that Jack Daniels to kiss me?'"
--Molly Ringwald in MOVIELINE, September 1995


flixster.actor.pane.162659987 - flixster"John Hughes was the first person who broke my heart. I adored him. That sounds like we had an affair or something, which isn't the case. Of course I didn't have an affair with him. But it was definitely the strongest relationship in my life at the time, my teenage years, when everything that happens sort of prepares you for life. For men thing especially."
--Molly Ringwald in "MOVIELINE, September 1995


flixster.actor.pane.162659987 - flixster"Some days I'm ecstatic. Others I'm blue...On the other hand, if you talk to me next week, I may be moving to Spain."
--Molly Ringwald in VANITY FAIR


flixster.actor.pane.162659987 - flixster"I prefer the structure of cinema. Television had a format that I don't like, everything had to lead up to a commercial break."--Molly Ringwald


"I can't say that anyone has my best interest at heart except me and my family."
--Molly Ringwald quoted in Entertainment Weekly, September 1996


"You can't be 16 forever."--Molly Ringwald


flixster.actor.pane.162659987 - flixster"I think I was blessed to be given the opportunity to be in those [Brat Pack] movies. I think they're great movies, and I'm proud of my work in them. But on the other hand, to talk about something I did so long ago when I have continued to work and do other things is a little tiring. I just get bored. I keep going back to those movies when I don't have anything new to say about them."
--Molly Ringwald


"I have to accept the fact that these films have had a fantastic effect on people, and to deny that doesn't make any sense until I do something that has the same cultural and social impact of those movies. That's just the way it is."--Molly Ringwald



Comments

  • precioustweety4
    HI MOLLY, THIS IS PRECIOUS_TWEETY_4 I,M A BIG FAN OF YOURS I LOVE TO WACTH ALL YOUR MOVIES YOU ARE A GREAT ACTRESS. ARE YOU GONNA MAKE ANY MORE GOOD MOVIES I HOPE YOU DO I SURE WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU IN PRESON ONE DAY. WELL MOLLY BETTER GO NOW I JUST WANTED TO SAY HELLO AND TO LET YOU KNOW I WAS A BIG FAN OF YOURS. SO YOU TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS YOUR FAN PRECIOUS_TWEETY_4
    posted 482 days ago
  • ksbl
    What's your favourite John Hughes flick?
    Take the poll:
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    posted 597 days ago
  • JustJordin
    i love molly ringwald so i decided to do a school paper on her. im looking up pictures for my visual aid and just thought i'd comment how much i love her. yay!
    posted 635 days ago
  • qtpiesweethart
    CLAIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    posted 670 days ago
  • kayz78
    She reportedly turned down the lead role in Ghost and Pretty Woman. She seems happy to settle with mediocracy. The Breakfast Club is the only decent film she ever made.
    posted 810 days ago
  • xxxxxxxxxxxxxx999999
    omg i luv you ur the best!!!!
    posted 870 days ago
  • ALittleLessSixteenCandles
    she is a great actress
    posted 914 days ago
  • lmconley09
    She is great. And unlike a lot of child actors, she has made a great career for herself.
    posted 918 days ago
  • troitribble
    Molly is so adorable!!!
    posted 926 days ago
  • emeka79
    Still lovely after all these years...Please come back to the big screen.
    posted 932 days ago

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