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Molly Ringwald

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Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) 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 (both 1979–1980) before being nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her starring role in the drama film Tempest (1982). Ringwald became a teen idol following her lead roles in filmmaker John Hughes's teen 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 the "Brat Pack." Ringwald's final starring roles as a teen were in The Pick-up Artist (1987), For Keeps (1988), and Fresh Horses (1988). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Molly Ringwald is the 4,970th most popular actor (up from 4,978th in 2024), the 7,791st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,265th in 2019) and the 2,264th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Molly Ringwald ranks 4,970 out of 13,578. Before her are Corinne Griffith, Tess Harper, Pierre Coffin, Kim Hee-sun, Michael McElhatton, and Amanda Bearse. After her are Rosalind Chao, Alexa PenaVega, Bernadette Peters, Edward Platt, Brian Murphy, and Danuta Szaflarska.

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Among people born in 1968, Molly Ringwald ranks 220. Before her are Oleh Tyahnybok, Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau, Seth Gilliam, Katja K, Yevgeny Shevchuk, and Wendelin Werner. After her are Slaviša Jokanović, Zara Whites, Andreas Kisser, Vanessa Marcil, Navid Negahban, and Hedi Slimane.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Molly Ringwald ranks 7,793 out of 20,380. Before her are Ben Bova (1932), Kathleen Battle (1948), John E. Blaha (1942), Tess Harper (1950), John Jeffries (1745), and Amanda Bearse (1958). After her are Rosalind Chao (1957), Joseph Williams (1960), Carl Benjamin Boyer (1906), Alexa PenaVega (1988), Katie Ledecky (1997), and Ron Clements (1953).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Molly Ringwald ranks 2,265. Before her are Camille Keaton (1947), Alice Drummond (1928), Chandra Wilson (1969), Corinne Griffith (1894), Tess Harper (1950), and Amanda Bearse (1958). After her are Rosalind Chao (1957), Alexa PenaVega (1988), Bernadette Peters (1948), Edward Platt (1916), Kim Dickens (1965), and Joyce Van Patten (1934).

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