Molly Kathleen Ringwald is an American actress, singer and dancer. Having appeared in the John Hughes films Sixteen Candles , The Breakfast Club , and Pretty in Pink , Ringwald has been frequently named the greatest teen star of all time. She currently plays Anne Juergens in the ABC Family show The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Molly Kathleen Ringwald was born in Roseville, California, just outside of Sacramento, the daughter of Adele Edith , a housewife and chef, and Robert Scott "Bob" Ringwald, a blind jazz pianist. Ringwald has two siblings, Elizabeth and Kelly. 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. In 1978, at the age of 10, she was chosen to play Kate in the West Coast production of Annie, performing in Los Angeles. In 1979, Ringwald appeared in the TV series Diff'rent Strokes and was selected to become a cast member of the spin-off Facts of Life.
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| Birthdate: | February 18, 1968 |
| Birthplace: | Roseville, California |
| Age: | 44 |
| Height: | 5' 8" |
| Also known as: | Molly Kathleen Ringwald, Ringwald, Molly |