Biography
During the mid-1980s, Molly Ringwald was the uncontested queen of teen movies and the poster child of suburban adolescent angst. As a member of the so-called Brat Pack - which included fellow stars Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy - her three-picture run with filmmaker John Hughes in instant classics like "Sixteen Candles" (1984), "The Breakfast Club" (1985) and "Pretty in Pink" (1986) established Ringwald as a teen kindred …
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Career Milestones
2009 | Nominated for the 2009 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Parental Unit | |
2008 | Cast in the ABC Family series, "The Secret Life Of The American Teenager" | |
2006 | Cast as Charity Valentine, the musical revival of "Sweet Charity" (national tour) | |
2004 | Co-starred opposite Jason Biggs in the Broadway play "Modern Orthodox" | |
2001 | Assumed role of Sally Bowles in the Broadway revival of "Cabaret" (December) | |
2001 | Returned to the NYC stage in the musical "tick, tick ... BOOM!" | |
1999 | Starred in Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "How I Learned to Drive" | |
1999 | Had supporting role in "Teaching Mrs. Tingle" | |
1996 | Starred in the short-lived ABC series "Townies" | |
1996 | Co-starred in independent American film "Office Killer" | |
1995 | Created controvery when she appeared nude in the film "Malicious" | |
1994 | Appeared in first French-language film, "Seven Sunday" | |
1994 | Starred in ABC miniseries "Stephen King's 'The Stand'" (ABC) | |
1992 | Starred in the ABC TV-movie "Something to Live For: The Alison Gertz Story" | |
1991 | Moved to Paris, France | |
1986 | Third collaboration with director John Hughes, "Pretty in Pink" | |
1985 | Played the high school princess in John Hughes' "The Breakfast Club" | |
1984 | Breakout role and first collaboration with director John Hughes, "Sixteen Candles" | |
1983 | Made TV movie debut, "Packin' It In" (CBS) | |
1982 | Feature acting debut, "Tempest" | |
1979 | Was a regular on "The Facts of Life" (NBC) | |
1977 | Made appearance on "The New Mickey Mouse Club" (ABC) | |
| Professional stage debut at age five in "The Grass Harp" | ||
| Began singing with father's band, the Fulton Street Jazz Band at age four | ||
Awards
1982 | Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress |