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Ringwald was set to star in another [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|Hughes]] film called, ''[[Oil and Vinegar (film)|Oil and Vinegar]]''; the film was scrapped when John refused to rewrite the script. The film would have been about a soon-to-be-married man and a hitchhiking girl talking about their lives during the length of the car ride.<ref>Jump up ^ "The Lost Projects of John Hughes | Splitsider". splitsider.com. Retrieved 2014-09-18.</ref><ref>^ "Howard Deutch on True Blood and John Hughes -- Vulture". vulture.com. Retrieved 2014-09-18.</ref> In 1987, she was cast as Randy Jensen in ''[[The Pick-up Artist (film)|The Pick-up Artist]]'', opposite [[Robert Downey, Jr.]] in one of his first lead roles.<ref>^ "'The Pick-Up Artist' (PG-13)". Washingtonpost.com. 1987-09-18. Retrieved 2014-09-26.</ref> The film was met with mixed reviews while being a moderate commercial success. ''[[The Pick-up Artist (film)|The Pick-up Artist]]'' focused on a womanizer who meets his match when he falls for a woman in debt to the mafia.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Pick-up Artist|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093737|website=http://imdb.com|accessdate=18 October 2014}}</ref> |
Ringwald was set to star in another [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|Hughes]] film called, ''[[Oil and Vinegar (film)|Oil and Vinegar]]''; the film was scrapped when John refused to rewrite the script. The film would have been about a soon-to-be-married man and a hitchhiking girl talking about their lives during the length of the car ride.<ref>Jump up ^ "The Lost Projects of John Hughes | Splitsider". splitsider.com. Retrieved 2014-09-18.</ref><ref>^ "Howard Deutch on True Blood and John Hughes -- Vulture". vulture.com. Retrieved 2014-09-18.</ref> In 1987, she was cast as Randy Jensen in ''[[The Pick-up Artist (film)|The Pick-up Artist]]'', opposite [[Robert Downey, Jr.]] in one of his first lead roles.<ref>^ "'The Pick-Up Artist' (PG-13)". Washingtonpost.com. 1987-09-18. Retrieved 2014-09-26.</ref> The film was met with mixed reviews while being a moderate commercial success. ''[[The Pick-up Artist (film)|The Pick-up Artist]]'' focused on a womanizer who meets his match when he falls for a woman in debt to the mafia.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Pick-up Artist|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093737|website=http://imdb.com|accessdate=18 October 2014}}</ref> |
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[[File:MollyRingwaldForKeeps.jpg|thumb|left|Ringwald in ''[[For Keeps (film)|For Keeps]]'']] |
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The following year she starred in ''[[For Keeps (film)|For Keeps]]'' which was a commercial success that received mixed reviews by critics but was well received by audiences. It is considered Ringwald's final teen movie. In ''[[For Keeps (film)|For Keeps]]'', Ringwald played Darcy Elliot, the editor at her high school paper, who gets pregnant. Ringwald's performance received positive reviews. The film was praised by some critics for showing the struggles of teen pregnancy. She was later cast in ''[[Fresh Horses]]''; the film was met with generally negative reviews and under performed at the box office. The film also starred [[Andrew McCarthy]], who previously worked with Ringwald in ''[[Pretty in Pink]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fresh Horses reception|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fresh_horses/|website=http://rottentomatoes.com|publisher=http://rottentomatoes.com|accessdate=18 October 2014}}</ref> |
The following year she starred in ''[[For Keeps (film)|For Keeps]]'' which was a commercial success that received mixed reviews by critics but was well received by audiences. It is considered Ringwald's final teen movie. In ''[[For Keeps (film)|For Keeps]]'', Ringwald played Darcy Elliot, the editor at her high school paper, who gets pregnant. Ringwald's performance received positive reviews. The film was praised by some critics for showing the struggles of teen pregnancy. She was later cast in ''[[Fresh Horses]]''; the film was met with generally negative reviews and under performed at the box office. The film also starred [[Andrew McCarthy]], who previously worked with Ringwald in ''[[Pretty in Pink]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fresh Horses reception|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fresh_horses/|website=http://rottentomatoes.com|publisher=http://rottentomatoes.com|accessdate=18 October 2014}}</ref> |
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Molly Ringwald | |
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Born | Molly Kathleen Ringwald February 18, 1968 Roseville, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, dancer, writer |
Years active | 1977–present |
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. Her first major role was in The Facts of Life (1979–80) before making her motion picture debut in the independent film Tempest (1982) that earned her a Golden Globe nomination. After subsequently appearing in the successful John Hughes films Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), and Pretty in Pink (1986), Ringwald became a teen icon. She later starred in The Pick-up Artist (1987), and For Keeps (1988). She starred in many films in the 1990s, most notably Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992) and The Stand (1994). 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 played Anne Juergens in the ABC Family show The Secret Life of the American Teenager and released her debut album Except Sometimes in early 2013.
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, Beth 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. 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]
1984-89: Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink, and early success
Ringwald rose to prominence with her breakout role in Sixteen Candles (1984). She was cast as Samantha Baker, a girl whose sixteenth birthday is forgotten. Ringwald's performance gained critical acclaim; many called her acting engaging.[12] Ringwald said, "It is not a good idea to do remakes of great classic films." when asked if there would be a remake to Sixteen Candles.[13] Ringwald became a member of the so-called Brat Pack of 1980s teen actors.[14] Ringwald gained more success when she was cast in another John Hughes film called The Breakfast Club (1985) which was a commercial and critical success. Ringwald was cast as Claire Standish, a spoiled rich, so-called-sophisticate that is in detention for skipping class. Ringwald's performance gained strong reviews.
The following year she was cast as Andie Walsh in another successful Hughes film called Pretty In Pink (1986). Ringwald's role as Andie went on to become one of her most recognizable performances. When first asked to be in Pretty in Pink, Ringwald was reluctant, but after seeing how hard it was for the producers to find a replacement for her, she decided she would portray Andie in the film. Ringwald was offered a role in another John Hughes film called Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) but she turned down the role as she felt it was too similar to her other films she made with John. After Pretty In Pink, Ringwald planned to star in more mature roles. Ringwald was later featured on the cover of Time on May 26, 1986.[15]
Ringwald was set to star in another Hughes film called, Oil and Vinegar; the film was scrapped when John refused to rewrite the script. The film would have been about a soon-to-be-married man and a hitchhiking girl talking about their lives during the length of the car ride.[16][17] In 1987, she was cast as Randy Jensen in The Pick-up Artist, opposite Robert Downey, Jr. in one of his first lead roles.[18] The film was met with mixed reviews while being a moderate commercial success. The Pick-up Artist focused on a womanizer who meets his match when he falls for a woman in debt to the mafia.[19]
The following year she starred in For Keeps which was a commercial success that received mixed reviews by critics but was well received by audiences. It is considered Ringwald's final teen movie. In For Keeps, Ringwald played Darcy Elliot, the editor at her high school paper, who gets pregnant. Ringwald's performance received positive reviews. The film was praised by some critics for showing the struggles of teen pregnancy. She was later cast in Fresh Horses; the film was met with generally negative reviews and under performed at the box office. The film also starred Andrew McCarthy, who previously worked with Ringwald in Pretty in Pink.[20]
1990-99: The Stand and continued acting
In the early 1990s, Ringwald reportedly turned down the female lead roles in Pretty Woman and Ghost.[21] In the mid-1990s, Ringwald, who 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.[22] She returned home to the US intermittently to appear in American movies and television. In 1990, starred in Betsy's Wedding as Betsy Hopper. This film gained generally mixed reviews despite being a commercial success. Ringwald later starred in Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992). The film was based on the life of Alison Gertz.
In 1994, she was cast as Frannie Goldsmith, in the TV adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand. Ringwald's performance was generally well received. She later played the leading role in the film Malicious (1996) as Melissa Nelson, a disturbed woman who has an affair with a college star baseball player. She later starred in 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: Not Another Teen Movie and television roles
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In 2000, Ringwald appeared in the ensemble restaurant-themed film, In the Weeds; in 2001, she had a cameo in the commercially successful Not Another Teen Movie that earned her an MTV Movie Award nomination. In late 2004, she starred in the play Modern Orthodox on Broadway, opposite Jason Biggs and Craig Bierko.[23] In 2006, she starred in the television film The Wives He Forgot. Ringwald has appeared in Cabaret; Tick, tick... BOOM!;[24] 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.[25] She also played a supporting role as Molly McIntire's mother Helen in Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front.[26]
Ringwald starred in the ABC Family network's series The Secret Life of the American Teenager, which debuted on July 1, 2008,[27] playing the title teenager's mother.
Ringwald read the audiobook edition of the 2012 novel The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg.
2013-present: Except Sometimes, Wishin' and Hopin' 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. 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.[28] Ringwald was cast as Madame Frechette in the upcoming film, Wishin' and Hopin' (2014). It has been announced that Molly is set to have a role in the upcoming movie Jem: The Movie.[29]
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In September 2014, Ringwald launched a new career as an advice columnist for the Guardian answering questions about "love, family, or life in general" [30].
Bibliography
- Getting the Pretty Back: Friendship, Family, and Finding the Perfect Lipstick
- When It Happens to You: A Novel in Stories
Personal life
Ringwald was married to Valéry Lameignère, a French writer, in Bordeaux, France, on July 28, 1999; they divorced in 2002.[31] 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.[32]
Public image
Ringwald has stated that she was very aware of her public image during her teen years and stated that she tried to be a good role model for her fans. When asked about For Keeps (1988) Ringwald said, "I didn't want to give the wrong message to teenagers. I sort of felt a certain responsibility -– I mean, I was a very, very famous teenager and I thought a lot of teenagers were looking up to me and emulating me, and I really didn't want to make a movie that said in any way that having a baby at that age was going to be easy.".[33] She has been regarded as one of the greatest teen stars on numerous occasions.[1][2][3]
Filmography
Features | |||
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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 | |
2014 | Wishin' and Hopin' | Madame Frechette | |
2015 | 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 |
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
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1983 | Golden Globes | New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Female | Tempest | Nominated |
1983 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Tempest | Nominated |
1985 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama | Sixteen Candles | Won |
1988 | Paris Film Festival | Best Actress | For Keeps | Won |
1989 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Movie Actress | Nominated | |
1991 | Razzie Awards | Worst Actress | Betsy's Wedding | Nominated |
2002 | MTV Movie Award | Best Cameo | Not Another Teen Movie | Nominated |
2005 | MTV Movie Awards | Silver Bucket of Excellence Award | The Breakfast Club | Won |
2008 | TV Land Awards | Favorite Character(s) Who "Went Missing" | The Facts of Life | Nominated |
2009 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Parental Unit | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "50 Greatest Teen Stars of All Time". Extra. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
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(help) - ^ a b 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.
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(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.
- ^ Jump up ^ Staff (1984-01-01). "Sixteen Candles". Variety. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^ ^ Miles Bradford (2010). "Molly Ringwald not a fan of remaking one of her classic 80's movies". KABC-TV. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
- ^ Lurie, Karen. "Brat Pack". St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Gale Group.
- ^ "Molly Ringwald on the cover of Time". http://content.time.com. http://content.time.com. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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- ^ Jump up ^ "The Lost Projects of John Hughes | Splitsider". splitsider.com. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ^ ^ "Howard Deutch on True Blood and John Hughes -- Vulture". vulture.com. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ^ ^ "'The Pick-Up Artist' (PG-13)". Washingtonpost.com. 1987-09-18. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- ^ "The Pick-up Artist". http://imdb.com. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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- ^ "Fresh Horses reception". http://rottentomatoes.com. http://rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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- ^ Monica Corcoran (29 June 2008). "Molly Ringwald: Pretty in Pucci". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
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(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.
- ^ Rouvalis, Cristina (23 November 2006). "TV Preview: 'Molly' is the best 'American Girl' yet". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "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
- ^ http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/sep/12/guardian-revamps-weekday-weekend-editions
- ^ 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://jezebel.com/5526331/molly-ringwald-on-teen-pregnancy-bristol-palin-and-for-keeps
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