Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald is one of the most successful actresses of her generation, and starred in a number of classic films such as The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles. Younger fans will also know her for her recent performance as Archie’s mother in Riverdale.

Before her mainstream success, Ringwald already had a steady stream of work, performing small roles in Diff’rent Strokes and The Facts of Life. However, she shot to fame in 1984 when she took on the starring role in Sixteen Candles, a classic chick-flick that is still watched all over the world to this day. She quickly followed up her success in Sixteen Candles with her groundbreaking performance in The Breakfast Club, another of her classic films that have become her legacy. By the time she performed in Pretty in Pink, she was a global phenomenon and best known for her feminine roles in chick flicks and dramas.

Since the infancy of her career, Ringwald has been in the spotlight, remaining in some of the biggest shows and films of recent years. Ringwald has recently been a part of The Kissing Booth series on Netflix, playing one of the main character’s mothers. Similarly, she has been working on the set of Riverdale for several years now as Archie Andrew’s mother. She also took on a maternal role in the hit series, The Secret Life of An American Teenager.

Ringwald has earned plenty of award nominations for her hard work, including a Golden Globe nomination and several wins at the Paris Film Festival and the MTV Movie Awards. Her career has also gained her global popularity, and she now has over a million Instagram followers.