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Molly Ringwald

1968 - Today

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Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American actress, writer, and translator. She began her career as a child actress on the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life (both 1979–1980) before being nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance in the drama film Tempest (1982). Ringwald became a teen idol following her appearances in filmmaker John Hughes' teen films Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), and Pretty in Pink (1986). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Molly Ringwald has received more than 13,115,944 page views. Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Molly Ringwald is the 4,978th most popular actor (down from 4,317th in 2019), the 7,266th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,490th in 2019) and the 2,234th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Molly Ringwalds by language

Over the past year Molly Ringwald has had the most page views in the with 1,874,315 views, followed by German (92,930), and Spanish (84,351). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Romanian (175.36%), Luxembourgish (161.22%), and Uzbek (97.45%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Molly Ringwald ranks 4,978 out of 13,578. Before her are Jack Pickford, Dalton Vigh, Burghart Klaußner, Ron Moody, Bindu, and Kathryn Grayson. After her are June Gable, Ana Torrent, Aileen Pringle, Marie-Josée Croze, Jang Keun-suk, and Mildred Dunnock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Molly Ringwald ranks 208. Before her are Mariana Mazzucato, Sandrine Kiberlain, Rachel Griffiths, Navid Negahban, Yasmine Bleeth, and Ellen Allien. After her are Matteo Garrone, Akira Yamaoka, Ľuboš Micheľ, Wendelin Werner, Edward Burns, and Yevgeny Shevchuk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Molly Ringwald ranks 7,266 out of 20,380. Before her are Vic Damone (1928), Oscar Pettiford (1922), Clyfford Still (1904), Paul R. Ehrlich (1932), Jack Finney (1911), and Kathryn Grayson (1922). After her are Vikki Carr (1941), Maynard James Keenan (1964), June Gable (1945), Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779), Aileen Pringle (1895), and Mildred Dunnock (1901).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Molly Ringwald ranks 2,234. Before her are David Dastmalchian (1977), Yasmine Bleeth (1968), Garret Dillahunt (1964), Buddy Hackett (1924), Joyce Van Patten (1934), and Kathryn Grayson (1922). After her are June Gable (1945), Aileen Pringle (1895), Mildred Dunnock (1901), Mary Beth Peil (1940), Tim Daly (1956), and Maude Fealy (1883).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Breakfast Club
Claire Standish
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
Feb 15o 19857.7 / 10
Sixteen Candles
Samantha Baker
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.
May 4o 19846.8 / 10
The Kissing Booth
Mrs. Flynn
When teenager Elle's first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high school, she risks her relationship with her best friend.
May 11o 20187.21 / 10