Molly Ringwald

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Molly Ringwald

American actress

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…a group of young actors—Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Judd Nelson, among them—who collectively became known as the Brat Pack. (This name was a play on the Rat Pack, a close-knit group of celebrities of an earlier era that included Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr.)
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…a group of young actors—Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Judd Nelson, among them—who collectively became known as the Brat Pack. (This name was a play on the Rat Pack, a close-knit group of celebrities of an earlier era that included Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis, Jr.)
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Brat Pack
Impact of the Brat Pack label
…Pack members—namely, Anthony Michael Hall, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy—did not feature in the story, but the title stuck to them regardless. As a result, the friendships that had formed between some of the actors were damaged because quite a few of them did not want to be caught in…
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…Pack members—namely, Anthony Michael Hall, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy—did not feature in the story, but the title stuck to them regardless. As a result, the friendships that had formed between some of the actors were damaged because quite a few of them did not want to be caught in…
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The Breakfast Club
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…a beauty, Claire Standish (Molly Ringwald); a rebel, John Bender (Judd Nelson); and a recluse, Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy). During their nine-hour stint in detention—overseen by authoritarian Assistant Principal Vernon (Paul Gleason)—they are instructed to sit quietly and write a 1,000-word essay on the subject of “who you think…
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…a beauty, Claire Standish (Molly Ringwald); a rebel, John Bender (Judd Nelson); and a recluse, Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy). During their nine-hour stint in detention—overseen by authoritarian Assistant Principal Vernon (Paul Gleason)—they are instructed to sit quietly and write a 1,000-word essay on the subject of “who you think…
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The True Story Behind Feud
Capote vs. the Swans: Joanne Carson
…is played by American actress Molly Ringwald.
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…is played by American actress Molly Ringwald.
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