MOLLY RINGWALD WAS THE OLDEST DAUGHTER OF A CHEF AND A BLIND JAZZ PERFORMER FATHER WAS BORN FEBRUARY 18, 1968 IN ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA. SHE GOT HER FIRST MAJOR ACTING ROLE IN 1978 WHEN SHE WAS CAST AS AN EXTRA IN THE L.A. PRODUCTION OF ANNIE. SHORTLY AFTER , SHE WAS IN THE FIRST CAST OF THE FACTS OF LIFE FROM 1979 -80 SEASON . WHEN THE SHOW WAS REVAMPED AND THE ENTIRE CAST FIRED, MOLLY SANG ON 2 DISNEY CHILDRENS ALBUMS AND DID LOCAL COMMERCIALS UNTIL SHE LANDED THE LEAD ROLE IN THE 1982 INDEPENDENT FILM TEMPEST . HER PERFORMANCE BROUGHT HER A GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATION FOR MOST PROMISING NEWCOMER AND BROUGHT HER TO THE ATTENTION OF PRODUCER JOHN HUGHES. HER FIRST JOHN HUGHES FILM WAS SIXTEEN CANDLES AND GARNERED HER FAVORABLE REVIEWS . SHE BROKE OUT OF BRAT PACK IN 1985 WITH HER NEXT JOHN HUGHES FILM, THE BREAKFAST CLUB . AFTER HER FILM FOR HUGHES IN 1986 , PRETTY IN PINK , SHE BEGAN TO TAKE MORE CONTROL OF HER CAREER AND PRIVATE LIFE . HAVING BEEN EDUCATED TO SPEAK FLUENT FRENCH , SHE MOVED TO PARIS AND WORKED IN US TELEVISION, MOST NOTABLY IN STEPHEN N KINGS THE STAND AND THE DOCUDRAMA SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR , FRENCH FILMS AND AS A SINGER . SHE DID OCCASIONALLY WORK IN US FILMS, LIKE 1990S HIT BETSIES WEDDING AND 2004S NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE . CURRENTLY LIVING IN THE US AGAIN , SHE IS A CURRENTLY WORKING ACTRESS WHO HAS 2 FILMS COMING OUT FOR 2014 AND HAS SINGED ON TO DO VOICE WORK FOR THE NEXT SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN FILM DUE OUT IN 2015.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 23:47:10 +0000
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