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Ringwald was married to Valéry Lameignère, a French writer, in [[Bordeaux]], France, on July 28, 1999; they divorced in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/theater/10522/ |title=Don’t You Forget About Me |first=Michael |last=Agger |date=May 21, 2005 |publisher=[[nymag.com]] |accessdate=May 24, 2011}}</ref> She married [[Panio Gianopoulos]], a Greek-American writer and book editor, in 2007. They have a daughter, Mathilda (born 2003), and twins, Adele and Roman (born 2009). Her pregnancy was written into the storyline of ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]''.<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20250221,00.html Molly Ringwald Expecting Twins] People, January 23, 2009</ref> |
Ringwald was dating [[Dweezil Zappa]] in 1986.<ref>http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20093225,00.html</ref> She was married to Valéry Lameignère, a French writer, in [[Bordeaux]], France, on July 28, 1999; they divorced in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/theater/10522/ |title=Don’t You Forget About Me |first=Michael |last=Agger |date=May 21, 2005 |publisher=[[nymag.com]] |accessdate=May 24, 2011}}</ref> She married [[Panio Gianopoulos]], a Greek-American writer and book editor, in 2007. They have a daughter, Mathilda (born 2003), and twins, Adele and Roman (born 2009). Her pregnancy was written into the storyline of ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]''.<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20250221,00.html Molly Ringwald Expecting Twins] People, January 23, 2009</ref> |
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Molly Ringwald | |
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 Ringwald in Greece, 2010 | |
| Born | Molly Kathleen Ringwald February 18, 1968 Roseville, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, dancer, writer |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Valery Lameignère (1999–2002) Panio Gianopoulos (m. 2007) |
| Children | 3 |
Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. Having appeared in the John Hughes films Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), and Pretty in Pink (1986), Ringwald is part of the "Brat Pack" and she was ranked number 1 on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars.[1][2][3] She has also played Anne Juergens in the ABC Family show The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
Early life
Molly Kathleen Ringwald was born in Roseville, California, just outside of Sacramento,[4] the daughter of Adele Edith (née Frembd), a housewife and chef, and Robert Scott "Bob" Ringwald, a blind jazz pianist.[5] Ringwald has two siblings, Elizabeth and Kelly, and an older brother who died before she was born.[6] She started her acting career at age five, starring in a stage production of Alice in Wonderland as the Dormouse. The next year, she recorded "I Wanna Be Loved by You," a music album of Dixieland jazz with her father and his group, the Fulton Street Jazz Band.[7]
Life and career
1978-83: Career beginnings
In 1978, at the age of 10, Ringwald was chosen to play Kate in the West Coast production of Annie, performing in Los Angeles.[8]
In 1979, Ringwald appeared in the TV series Diff'rent Strokes and was selected to become part of a very large cast of the spin-off Facts of Life. She played "Molly Parker," a perky, feminist student at Eastland Girls School. One entire episode, "Molly's Holiday" revolved around her character dealing with the effects of her parents' divorce. At the beginning of the second season, the show underwent a major revamp and most of the cast, including Ringwald, were fired. Ringwald later said that Nancy McKeon replaced her to play a new character named Jo.[9]
In 1980, Ringwald performed as a lead vocalist on two Disney albums. On the patriotic album Yankee Doodle Mickey, Ringwald sang "This Is My Country", "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "God Bless America". She later performed one track on a Disney Christmas album.[10] Turning toward motion pictures, she was nominated for a Golden Globe award for her role in the 1982 film Tempest.[11]
1984-87: Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink, and early success
She then rose to prominence with her breakout role in Sixteen Candles. Following Sixteen Candles Ringwald became a member of the so-called Brat Pack of 1980s teen actors.[12] Ringwald was later cast in another John Hughes film called The Breakfast Club which was a commercial and critical success. The following year she was in another Hughes film called Pretty In Pink which was another success. Ringwald was offered a role in another John Hughes film called Some Kind of Wonderful but she turned down the role as she felt it was to similar to her other films she made with John.[13] Her films with John Hughes all became modern classics, with many critics praising her performance. She later starred in The Pick-up Artist which was commercially successful but received mixed reviews. On May 26, 1986 Ringwald appeared on the cover of Time[14]
1988-90: For Keeps and continued success
Following her roles with John Hughes she planned to star in more mature roles.[15] In 1988 she starred in the film For Keeps which was another commercial success and received mixed to positive reviews. Many critics cited this film as her final teen movie. Ringwald's next role was in Fresh Horses which was a moderate commercial success and received mixed reviews. She later starred in Strike It Rich which was a critical and commercial failure. In the early 1990s, Ringwald reportedly turned down the female lead roles in Pretty Woman and Ghost.[16]
1991-99: Commercial decline
In the 1990s, after Ringwald's success began to decline, since she had been educated at a French high school in Los Angeles called Lycée Français de Los Angeles and was fluent in French, moved to Paris and starred in several French movies.[17] She returned home to the US intermittently to appear in American movies and television.
In 1994, she starred in the TV adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand. In 1996, she played a leading role in the film Malicious as Melissa Nelson, a disturbed woman who has an affair with a college star baseball player. 1996 saw her return to television, starring on the ABC sitcom Townies. She also made one appearance as a blind woman on the critically acclaimed cable series Remember WENN. She starred with Lara Flynn Boyle and Teri Hatcher in the 1998 made for television film Since You've Been Gone. In 1999, she played the starring role of "Li'l Bit" in Paula Vogel's play How I Learned to Drive at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. In 2000, she appeared in an episode of Showtime's The Outer Limits.
2000-12: Television roles
In 2000, Ringwald appeared in the ensemble restaurant-themed film, In the Weeds; in 2001, she had a cameo in Not Another Teen Movie. In late 2004, she starred in the play Modern Orthodox on Broadway, opposite Jason Biggs and Craig Bierko.[18] In 2006, she starred in the television film The Wives He Forgot.
Ringwald has appeared in Cabaret; Tick, tick... BOOM!;[19] and Enchanted April on Broadway, and in the fall and winter of 2006, she starred as Charity Hope Valentine in the national tour of the Broadway revival of the musical Sweet Charity.[20]
Ringwald starred in the ABC Family network's series The Secret Life of the American Teenager, which debuted on July 1, 2008,[21] playing the title teenager's mother.
Ringwald read the audiobook edition of the 2012 novel The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg.
2013-present: Except Sometimes and future roles
In early 2013, Ringwald released Except Sometimes. The album is a jazz record. It follows a tradition in jazz for the Ringwald family set by her father. “I grew up in a home filled with music and had an early appreciation of jazz since my dad was a jazz musician [pianist Bob Ringwald]. Beginning at around age three I started singing with his band and jazz music has continued to be one of my three passions along with acting and writing. I like to say jazz music is my musical equivalent of comfort food. It’s always where I go back to when I want to feel grounded,” Ringwald said in a statement.[22] It has been confirmed that Ringwald will have a role in the upcoming movie Jem: The Movie.[23]
Bibliography
Ringwald has written two books:
- Molly Ringwald (2010). Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family, and Finding the Perfect Lipstick. It Books. ISBN 0-06-180944-6., a "memoir and girlfriend-y guide to girlfriend-y things — style, food, relationships, motherhood."[24]
- Molly Ringwald (2012). When It Happens to You: A Novel in Stories. It Books. ISBN 0-06-180946-2., "a novel told in stories centered around Phillip and Greta, a couple whose marriage is floundering."[25]
Personal life
Ringwald was dating Dweezil Zappa in 1986.[26] She was married to Valéry Lameignère, a French writer, in Bordeaux, France, on July 28, 1999; they divorced in 2002.[27] She married Panio Gianopoulos, a Greek-American writer and book editor, in 2007. They have a daughter, Mathilda (born 2003), and twins, Adele and Roman (born 2009). Her pregnancy was written into the storyline of The Secret Life of the American Teenager.[28]
Legacy
Molly has been called the greatest teen star of all time.[29] The three films she made with John Hughes became critical and commercial successes and became modern classics, they have influenced many modern teen movies. Ringwald's roles in Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty In Pink have been praised by critics and audiences a like. It has been said that she will always be an influence on teens because of these roles.[30] She has influenced many people including, Ariana Grande,[31] Debby Ryan,[32] and Shailene Woodley. Following her roles in the John Hughes films, Ringwald gained a large fan base and at one point had a group of girls (one critic calls them "the Ringlets"), mimic her looks and dress during the early success in her career.[33]
Filmography
| Features | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | Tempest | Miranda Dimitrius | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture |
| 1983 | Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Niki | |
| Packin' It In | Melissa Webber | ||
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles | Samantha Baker | Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film |
| 1985 | Surviving: A Family in Crisis | Lonnie | |
| The Breakfast Club | Claire Standish | ||
| 1986 | Pretty in Pink | Andie Walsh | |
| 1987 | P.K. and the Kid | P.K. Bayette | |
| King Lear | Cordelia | ||
| The Pick-up Artist | Randy Jensen | ||
| 1988 | For Keeps | Darcy Elliot Bobrucz | Paris Film Festival Award for Best Actress (tied with Elisabeth Shue) |
| Fresh Horses | Jewel | ||
| 1990 | Strike It Rich | Cary | |
| Betsy's Wedding | Betsy Hopper | Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress | |
| 1992 | Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story | Alison Gertz | |
| 1993 | Face the Music | Lisa Hunter | |
| 1995 | Baja | Bebe Stone | |
| Seven Sundays | Janet Gifford | ||
| 1996 | Bastard Children | Susan | |
| Malicious | Melissa Nelson | ||
| 1997 | Office Killer | Kim Poole | |
| 1998 | Twice upon a Life | Beth Sager | |
| 1999 | Requiem for Murder | Anne Winslow | |
| Teaching Mrs. Tingle | Miss Banks | ||
| Kimberly | Nancy | ||
| 2000 | Cut | Vanessa Turnbill/Chloe | |
| The Brutal Truth | |||
| In the Weeds | Chloe | ||
| 2001 | Cowboy Up | Connie | |
| Not Another Teen Movie | Flight Attendant | Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Cameo | |
| 2003 | The Tulse Luper Suitcases | ||
| 2006 | The Wives He Forgot | Charlotte Saint John | Television film |
| Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front | Helen McIntire | Television film | |
| 2008 | Guest of Cindy Sherman | Documentary | |
| TBA | Jem: The Movie | ||
| Short | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade | Theresa Tatum | |
| 1998 | Titey | voice | |
| 2000 | The Translator | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1977 | The New Mickey Mouse Club[34] | Herself | |
| 1979–1980 | The Facts of Life | Molly Parker | Nominated—TV Land Award for Favorite Character(s) Who "Went Missing" |
| 1986 | Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales & Legends: Johnny Appleseed | Jenny Smith | |
| 1994 | The Stand | Frannie Goldsmith | |
| 1996 | Townies | Carrie Donovan | |
| 2006 | Medium | Kathleen Walsh | 1 episode “The Darkness is Light Enough” |
| 2008–2013 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Anne Juergens | Main cast Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Parental Unit (shared with Mark Derwin) |
| 2011 | Psych | Nurse McElroy | 1 episode |
| RuPaul's Drag U | Herself | ||
Discography
References
- ^ "50 Greatest Teen Stars of All Time". Extra. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Davis, Laura (December 4, 2009). "Child stars: where are they now?". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ 50 Greatest Teen Stars of All Time. TV.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-29.
- ^ Sweetbriar, BeBe (April 18, 2013). "Molly Ringwald Swings on New CD". EDGE Boston. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help)- a "BeBe: I’m from the Sacramento, California area as are you, and we did a production of ’Oliver’ together (as apart of Fagin’s gang) at Sacramento State University once upon a time." — ¶ 14.
- b "BeBe: With my experience in knowing you from way back when in the theaters of our hometown of Sacramento, I was not of course surprised with this release from you knowing your roots in jazz with your Dad...— ¶ 34.
- ^ Molly Ringwald Biography (1968–). Filmreference.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-29.
- ^ [1]. This American Life Episode 526, Transcript.
- ^ Sacramento's Fulton Street Jazz Band's Recordings. Fultonstreetjazz.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-29.
- ^ Karlyn, Kathleen Rowe, "'Too Close for Comfort': American Beauty and the Incest Motif", Cinema Journal, 44, Number 1, Fall 2004, pp. 69–93. University of Texas Press.
- ^ Voss, Brandon (2010-04-26). "Molly Ringwald: Pretty in Print". Advocate.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ^ Disney Family Christmas: Various Artists, Molly Ringwald, Larry Groce: Music. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-29.
- ^ Gora, Susannah (2010). You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried. Three Rivers Press. p. 26.
- ^ Lurie, Karen. "Brat Pack". St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Gale Group.
- ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/molly-ringwald-confesses-hadn-spoken-famed-director-john-hughes-20-years-article-1.400691
- ^ http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19860526,00.html
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20093225,00.html
- ^ Monica Corcoran (29 June 2008). "Molly Ringwald: Pretty in Pucci". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/catalog/personDetails/53155
- ^ Austerlitz, Saul (December 13, 2004). "A comic Jewish duel". Haaretz. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ^ Melissa Rose Bernardo (November 2, 2001). "Tick, Tick...Boom (2001)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ^ AP. "Molly Ringwald to take 'Sweet Charity' on the road this fall", USA Today, February 27, 2006.
- ^ "Molly Ringwald's Not A Teenager Anymore!", TV Guide, July 1, 2008.
- ^ "Molly Ringwald Covers The Movie Theme That Made Her Famous", Noise11.com, March 11, 2013.
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20818485,00.html
- ^ Melena Ryzik (May 12, 2010). "With 42 Candles, Grown-Up Advice". New York Times.
- ^ John Williams (August 15, 2012). "Leaning Toward the Light: Molly Ringwald Talks About Her New Novel". New York Times.
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20093225,00.html
- ^ Agger, Michael (May 21, 2005). "Don't You Forget About Me". nymag.com. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ^ Molly Ringwald Expecting Twins People, January 23, 2009
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/your-favourite-child-stars-where-are-they-now-1834150.html?action=gallery&ino=9
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=20041220&id=a1ZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4280,5029279
- ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/142452143700447232?p=v
- ^ http://blog.scholastic.com/ink_splot_26/2010/06/debby-ryan-gets-16-wishes.html
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20093225,00.html
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075545/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
External links
- Molly Ringwald at IMDb
- Molly Ringwald at AllMovie
- Broadway.com interview (October 8, 2001)
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