Molly Ringwald
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Molly Kathleen Ringwald is an American actress, writer, and translator. She began her career as a child actress on the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life before being nominated for a Gold
Ringwald in 2026
Ringwald with Zach Galligan in Surviving, 1985
Ringwald with Julian Lennon at the Billboard Music Video Convention, 1985
Ringwald (left) with a fan, 2007
Sixteen Candles
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Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American coming-of-age teen comedy film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, and Anthony Michael Hall. Written and directed by John Hughes in his directorial debut,
Molly Ringwald
…for her starring role in the drama film Tempest (1982). Ringwald became a teen idol following her lead roles in filmmaker John Hughes's teenage films Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), and Pretty in Pink (1986). These films led to the media referring to her as a member of a group of actors known as…
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