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Biography for Molly RingwaldMolly released an album at the age of 6 entitled, "I Wanna Be Loved By You, Molly Sings". She is the youngest daughter of Bob Ringwald, the blind jazz pianist. At age five she starred in a stage production of "Alice in Wonderland", playing the dormouse.
Molly Ringwald (born February 18, 1968 in Roseville in California) is an American red hair actress who became famous and popular with adolescents with the film Sixteen Candles in 1984. After the success of this film, she played in several others Films on adolescence.
Molly Ringwald is the daughter of the jazz pianist Bob Ringwald, who is blind. She started her career as a very young actress. At five, she played in the room Alice In Wonderland. At six, she recorded a Jazz Dixieland album, now very collection, with her father. At eight years old, she joined the television show The New Mickey Mouse Club and sang one of the songs on a Christmas album published by the Walt Disney company in 1980. The film that made it known the most was Pretty in Pink in 1986.
Molly Ringwald played in several episodes of the television series Arnold and Willy in 1979. That year, she also joined the distribution of the funny series of life but her character was withdrawn after the first season. She then turned to cinema, and her first major role was in Sixteen Candles in 1984. Although she played a "princess" in her greatest success, The Breakfast Club, Molly Ringwald has often played melancholy, naive, cerebral and frustrated characters. His performances have greatly influenced the programs and films for teenagers from the 1990s. Among the films in which Molly Ringwald played, we find Fresh Horses, The Pick Up Artist as well as The Breakfast Club. During the period when she was the most popular Hollywood adolescent actress, she appeared on the cover of publications such as Tiger Beat, Teen and several others. Her career slowed down in the 1990s, when she only appeared in TV movies and horror films. A return to television in 1996 in the Townies situation comedy was appreciated by criticism, but the bad listening ratings led to the disappearance of the program after only nine episodes. She lived later in France for four years and only played in French films, including Children of Salaud (1996) by Tonie Marshall. Molly Ringwald played theater in London as well as on Broadway. In 2001, she played in the film Not Another Teen Movie, which is a parody of films for adolescents. Molly married Valéry Lameignère on July 28, 1999, but they have divorced since.
Molly Ringwald is an American actress, singer and author known for her roles in John Hughes' films from the 1980s, such as "The Breakfast Club" and "Pretty in Pink". She was born on February 18, 1968 in Roseville, California, and began her acting career at the age of five, playing in television advertisements. In adolescence, she became a popular actress thanks to her roles in Hughes films, who helped define the teenage culture of this time. Since then, Ringwald has continued to play in films, television series and theater productions. In addition to her acting career, she also published two books, including a new collection entitled "When It Happens to You" and a children's book entitled "Getting the Pretty Back". Photos                                
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TriviaJudged the Tropfest film festival 2000 in Australia.
Her first acting break was as Kate in the West Coast production of "Annie".
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1984" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36.
Is fluent in French, having been educated at the Lycee Francaise School in Los Angeles; having lived and worked in France for a few years; and was married to a Frenchman.
Former Brat-Packer.
Turned down the Julia Roberts role in Pretty Woman (1990) and the Demi Moore role in Ghost (1990)
Refused the Lea Thompson role in Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), ending her successful business relationship with John Hughes, who was furious.
Her parents owned a cafeteria in Downtown Los Angeles
David Lynch sent her the screenplay of Blue Velvet (1986), in the hope that she would be interested in playing the role of Sandy, which was eventually played by Laura Dern. However, Molly's mother read it first and because it disturbed her, she never showed it to Molly for consideration.
Measurements: 34C-24-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Made the cover of Time magazine in 1986.
Auditioned for one of the lead roles in Ghost (1990). The character she was tested for was ironically named Molly. (That part ultimately went to Demi Moore, a fellow member of the so-called Brat Pack.)
Book reviewer for the Hartford Courant newspaper in Connecticut, and writes entertainment profiles for the Westchester Journal News (NY). [2004]
"Ereni" (eeh-ree-nee) her daughter's middle name means "Peace" in Greek
Lives with her boyfriend of three years, Panio Gianopoulos (29), a book editor and a writer. Younger than Ringwald, he published an elegiac essay about dating older women called "Confessions of a Boy Toy" in a recent anthology.
At the beginning of her film collaboration with John Hughes, she was driving a silver VW Rabbit convertible. By the time it ended with Pretty in Pink (1986), she was driving a white BMW.
Was one of the eight original core members of the 1980s 'Brat Pack' along with Judd Nelson, Anthony Michael Hall, Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez and Andrew McCarthy.
She revealed at the MTV Movie Awards 2005 that she's having negotiations about a sequel to Sixteen Candles (1984)
Ranked #17 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
She and boyfriend Panio Gianopoulos have a daughter named Mathilda Ereni.
Ranked #1 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Teen Stars"
Because her name is so associated with the "brat pack" movies of the 1980's, there is a band that plays covers of 80's hits called "The Molly Ringwalds".
Has very fond memories of "Pretty In Pink". She lists it as her favorite film, and says her kiss with Andrew McCarthy a the very end is her favorite on screen kiss. FamilySpouse : Valery Lameignère (28 July 1999 - November 2002) (divorced)
Family: dad, Bob; mom, Adele; older sister, Beth; older brother, Kelly.
Gave birth to first child with Panio Gianopoulos: Mathilda Ereni, born 22 October 2003 in New York City. Author of the card
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