Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald (born February 18, 1968 in Roseville, California) is a red-haired American actress who first became famous and popular with teenagers in the 1984 movie Sixteen Candles. After the success of the film, she appeared in many other teen movies.

Acting career

Ringwald appeared in several episodes of the television series Diff'rent Strokes in 1979. That year she also became a cast member of the spin-off The Facts of Life, but her character was written out after the first season. Turning toward motion pictures, her breakout role was Sixteen Candles (1984). Ringwald was a member of the so-called Brat Pack. The term was first coined in 1985 after a night out with a reporter of the New Yorker Magazine. The reporter published a sensationalist article calling her and her fellow actors (Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore and Anthony Michael Hall) The Brat Pack.

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Television series - Diff'rent Strokes - 1979 - Spin-off - The Facts of Life - Sixteen Candles - 1984 - Brat Pack - 1985 - New Yorker Magazine - Judd Nelson - Ally Sheedy - Emilio Estevez - Rob Lowe - Andrew McCarthy - Demi Moore - Anthony Michael Hall

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Though she played a high school "princess" in her biggest hit, 1985's The Breakfast Club, Ringwald specialized in touching portrayals of moody, awkward, brainy, angst-filled characters. Her performances greatly influenced teen-oriented television and movies that would follow in the 1990s.

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Princess - 1985's - The Breakfast Club - Angst - 1990s

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Among Ringwald's movies are Fresh Horses, The Pick Up Artist, and the movie that got the Brat Pack together: The Breakfast Club. During the period that Ringwald was Hollywood's top female teen, she appeared in countless covers of such publications as Tiger Beat, Teen and many others.

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Fresh Horses - The Pick Up Artist - The Breakfast Club - Hollywood - Tiger Beat - Teen

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Her career cooled in the 1990s, as she appeared mainly in made-for-TV and B-horror films. A 1996 return to television in the ABC sitcom "Townies" was critically-praised, but low ratings doomed the show after just nine episodes.

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1990s - Made-for-TV - Horror film - 1996 - ABC - Sitcom - Townies - Ratings

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She later lived in France for four years and only appeared in French-language films.

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France - French

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Ringwald is currently participating in plays in London, and she performed on Broadway before moving to England. She recently appeared in Not Another Teen Movie — a parody/tribute film of teen movies.

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London - Broadway - England - Not Another Teen Movie

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Molly married her long time fiance Valéry Lameignère on July 28, 1999, but they have since filed for divorce.

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July 28 - 1999 - Divorce

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