Universal Pictures
Molly Ringwald in "The Breakfast Club" (1985). Best known as a muse for writer-director John Hughes, whose comedy-dramas of teenage love and angst helped define 1980s cinema, Ringwald has grown up to become an accomplished actress in films and television - now playing mothers of the kinds of characters that made her famous.
Columbia Pictures
Molly Ringwald's first feature film was in Paul Mazursky's modern-day revisiting of Shakespeare's "Tempest," starring John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands. Also featured were Susan Sarandon, Raul Julia, and the Peloponnesus of Greece.
Columbia Pictures
Comin' at ya! Peter Strauss and Molly Ringwald starred in the 3-D sci-fi action film "Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone" (1983).
Universal Pictures
Molly Ringwald and Michael Schoeffling in John Hughes' "Sixteen Candles" (1984). Ringwald excelled as the young girl whose milestone birthday is overlooked in the run-up to her sister's wedding.
Universal Pictures
Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall in John Hughes' "The Breakfast Club" (1985), an early "Brat Pack" ensemble film.
Paramount Pictures
Molly Ringwald and Jon Cryer in John Hughes' "Pretty in Pink" (1986).
20th Century Fox
Molly Ringwald played the daughter of Dennis Hopper in "The Pick-up Artist" (1987), co-starring Robert Downey Jr.
Columbia Pictures
Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy in "Fresh Horses" (1988).
Buena Vista
Molly Ringwald and writer-director-costar Alan Alda on the set of the comedy "Betsy's Wedding" (1990).
ABC
Molly Ringwald and Gary Sinise in the TV adaptation of Stephen King's "The Stand."
Miramax
Molly Ringwald with Katie Holmes in "Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999).
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Molly Ringwald and Matthew Broderick on stage at the 82nd Academy Awards, March 7, 2010, during a tribute to the late director John Hughes.