Guide Note

Molly Ringwald is an American actress and singer. Ringwald has been acting since age five. She starred in several teen comedies in the 1980s, including Sixteen Candles The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink. More recently, Ringwald has turned her attention to the stage and the small screen, starring in a 2006 touring revival of Sweet Charity, and The Secret Life of the American Teenager, a TV series that premiered July 2008.

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Molly Kathleen Ringwald
2. Birth date: February 18, 1968
3. Birth place: Roseville, California
4. Spouse: Panio Gianopoulos (2007)
5. Father is a blind jazz pianist

"The Brat Pack" was an informal group of young actors and actresses who worked together in several films in the 1980s. Ringwald appeared in several of these movies and is considered a core member. The term brat pack is thought to be a play on words from the term The Rat Pack.¹