Molly Ringwald

Born: 1968-02-18

Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. She was cast in her first major role as Molly in the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life (1979–80) after a casting director saw her playing an orphan in a stage production of the musical Annie. She and several other members of the original Facts of Life cast were let go when the show was reworked by the network. She subsequently made her motion-picture debut as Miranda in the independent film Tempest (1982), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. Ringwald is known for her collaborations with filmmaker John Hughes. She established herself as a teen icon after appearing in the successful Hughes films Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), and Pretty in Pink (1986). She later starred in The Pick-up Artist (1987), Fresh Horses (1988), and For Keeps (1988). She starred in many films in the 1990s, most notably Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992), The Stand (1994), and Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994 short film – precursor to Sling Blade). Ringwald was part of the "Brat Pack" and she was ranked number one on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars. Since 2017, Ringwald has portrayed Mary Andrews on The CW television series Riverdale.


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The Kissing Booth

as Mrs. Flynn
Released: 2018-05-11

When teenager Elle's first kiss leads to a forbidden romance with the hottest boy in high...

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The Kissing Booth 2

as Mrs. Flynn
Released: 2020-07-24

With college decisions looming, Elle juggles her long-distance romance with Noah, changing...

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The Kissing Booth 3

as Mrs. Flynn
Released: 2021-08-11

It’s the summer before Elle heads to college, and she has a secret decision to make. Elle has...

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as Claire Standish
Released: 1985-02-15

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a...

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as Flight Attendant
Released: 2001-12-07

On a bet, a gridiron hero at John Hughes High School sets out to turn a bespectacled plain Jane...

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Siberia

as Gabby
Released: 2018-07-13

Lucas, a diamond trader who travels to Saint Petersburg to arrange a sale, discovers that his...

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Sixteen Candles

as Samantha Baker
Released: 1984-05-04

With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha...

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Pretty in Pink

as Andie Walsh
Released: 1986-02-28

Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she...

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King Cobra

as Amy
Released: 2016-10-21

It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the...

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Teaching Mrs. Tingle

as Miss Banks
Released: 1999-08-11

A bright high-school senior has her impending status as valedictorian jeopardized when her...

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Jem and the Holograms

as Aunt Bailey
Released: 2015-10-22

As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her...

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The Sparks Brothers

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2021-06-18

Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell...

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BRATS

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2024-06-07

In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over...

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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

as Nikki
Released: 1983-05-20

On a distant planet inhabited by mutants, two bounty hunters race to rescue three Earth female...

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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

as Self - Actress
Released: 2014-10-06

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film...

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For Keeps

as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz
Released: 1988-01-15

Young high school couple Darcy Elliot and Stan Bobrucz are one year from graduation, with...

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SPF-18

as Linda Sanders
Released: 2017-09-29

18-year-old Penny Cooper spent years pining for Johnny Sanders Jr., but when a mysterious...

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Always at The Carlyle

as Self
Released: 2018-05-11

The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet set as well...

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The Pick-up Artist

as Randy Jensen
Released: 1987-09-18

A womanizer meets his match when he falls for the daughter of a gambling addict who is in debt...

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King Lear

as Cordelia
Released: 1987-09-15

A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the...

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Cut

as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
Released: 2000-02-23

A group of film students set out to finish filming a movie that was never completed after its...

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Malicious

as Melissa Nelson
Released: 1995-11-06

A mystery woman turns vengeful after a college athlete dumps her following a one-night stand.

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Betsy's Wedding

as Betsy Hopper
Released: 1990-06-22

Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell...

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Since You've Been Gone

as Claire the Fan
Released: 1998-06-06

The story of a 10th anniversary High School reunion, told through the eyes of a doctor who was...

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The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

as Actress
Released: 2003-05-24

The Tulse Luper Suitcases reconstructs the life of Tulse Luper, a professional writer and...

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Baja

as Bebe Stone
Released: 1996-04-16

On the run from a drug deal gone wrong, a beautiful young woman escapes across the border only...

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The Giving Tree

as Penelope
Released: 2000-03-07

Nine former schoolmates, staying at a secluded mountain cabin for a reunion, try to figure out...

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Bad Night

as The Collector
Released: 2015-07-21

When Kate and Abby are mistaken for famous art thieves, their fun night out quickly goes from...

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Cowboy Up

as Connie
Released: 2002-09-03

"Cowboy Up" is a celebration of the risk-taking, daredevil personalities of modern rodeo. In the...

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Wishin' and Hopin'

as Madame Frechette
Released: 2014-11-23

Felix Funicello is a Catholic school fifth-grader in 1964, whose claim to fame is his cousin...

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Judy Blume Forever

as Self
Released: 2023-01-21

The radical honesty of the books by young adult fiction pioneer Judy Blume changed the way...

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Tempest

as Miranda
Released: 1982-08-13

A sobering mid-life crisis fuels dissatisfaction in Philip Dimitrius, to the extent where the...

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Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

as Alison Gertz
Released: 1992-03-26

An AIDS-stricken woman becomes a leader in the struggle to educate people about the disease and...

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Fresh Horses

as Jewel
Released: 1988-11-18

A Cincinnati college student breaks off his engagement to his wealthy fiancée after he falls in...

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All These Small Moments

as Carla Sheffield
Released: 2019-01-17

A teenage boy's infatuation with a woman he sees on the bus further complicates his already...

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Bad Things

as Miss Auerbach
Released: 2023-06-09

A weekend getaway for a few friends at a snowy hotel becomes a psychological tailspin and bloody...

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Surviving

as Lonnie
Released: 1985-02-10

Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is...

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Requiem for Murder

as Anne Winslow
Released: 1999-04-03

Anne Winslow hosts a popular classical music radio show. Detective Lou Heinz discovers Anne is...

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The Wives He Forgot

as Charlotte Saint John
Released: 2006-09-10

When a man, beaten and bloody, stumbles into the law office of Charlotte, she discovers that he...

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Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front

as Mrs. Helen McIntire
Released: 2006-11-26

Molly is a girl living in the year 1944 and WWII has brought many changes to Molly's life. An...

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Me

as Pepper Folly
Released: 2014-11-21

A down and out actress secretly sells a reality show about her friend, a delusional eccentric, a...

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Kimberly

as Nancy
Released: 1999-10-28

Four young men fall in love with the same woman. When they all find themselves attracted by...

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Office Killer

as Kim Poole
Released: 1997-12-03

When Dorine Douglas' job as proofreader for Constant Consumer magazine is turned into an at-home...

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Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

as Kit
Released: 1990-04-02

This trio of tales, based on classic short stories, chronicles the complicated relations between...

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Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade

as Teresa Tatum
Released: 1994-03-26

25 years after committing a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an...

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In the Weeds

as Chloe
Released: 2000-06-11

It's Martha's first night as a waitress in an upscale New York restaurant. Veteran Chloe shows...

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Strike It Rich

as Cary
Released: 1990-01-26

A London accountant on his honeymoon gets swept away by gambling fever.

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Pursued

as Carol
Released: 2023-03-25

After the death of her father a young woman starts to investigate her mother’s new boyfriend,...

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P.K. and the Kid

as P.K. Bayette
Released: 1987-01-06

P.K. runs away from home because her step-father keeps on harassing her sexually and her mother...

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In the Darkness of Time

as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2002-09-03

Conceived as a reflection on the theme of time at the turn of the millennium, "Dans le noir du...

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Titey

as Anne Frank (voice)
Released: 1998-05-15

A Saturday Night Live parody of a (fictional) Walt Disney film of the famous Titanic. Jason...

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Seven Sundays

as Janet Gifford
Released: 1995-01-11

Dodo, a French man living in Florida, has one goal in life: Get by without working. Difficult to...

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Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

as Self
Released: 1986-01-14

Celebrities are interviewed about the social and working lives of Bugs, Daffy, Porky and the...

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The Big Time

as Marion Powers
Released: 2002-10-20

In 1948 Manhattan, a diverse group of people are committed to making the fledgling Empire...

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Packin' It In

as Melissa Webber
Released: 1983-02-07

In quest of a wholesome place to live: at first the Webbers laugh at their neighbors when they...

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Face the Music

as Lisa Hunter
Released: 1993-06-23

Tensions run high when a recently-divorced couple are given an offer they can't refuse. Once...

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Life After Tomorrow

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2006-12-24

Women who have played orphans in "Annie" are brought together in this documentary.

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Enfants de salaud

as Susan
Released: 1996-04-03

Sylvette, a sassy waitress, Sandro, a macho guy, Sophie, a shy bourgeoisie, and Susan, an...

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Johnny Appleseed

as Betty Nature
Released: 1986-01-01

Shelley Duvall acted as host for this 1980s television series about legendary characters and...

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More Business of Being Born

as Self [Part 3]
Released: 2011-11-08

Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Filmmaker Abby Epstein follow their landmark documentary,'The...

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Twice Upon a Time

as Beth Sager
Released: 1998-11-09

An unhappy woman makes a wish for a different life which whisks her to a parallel world where...

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A Brief History of Us

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2022-05-31

When you are in a long-term relationship, you sometimes feel you are no longer an individual but...

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Catherine & Michael

as Naomi
Released: 2023-09-27

An unhappily married couple visits their do-everything-right friends for a supposedly fun...

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Tick, Tick... Boom!

as Susan
Released: 2001-05-23

In 1990 New York City, aspiring composer Jon worries he has made the wrong career choice to be...

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-17

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2009-07-16

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...

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Psych

as McElroy
First aired: 2006-07-07

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a...

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Medium

as Kathleen Walsh
First aired: 2005-01-03

Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people...

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Riverdale

as Mary Andrews
First aired: 2017-01-26

Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and...

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The Bear

as Moderator
First aired: 2022-06-23

Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he...

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The View

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

as Shari Dahmer
First aired: 2022-09-21

This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic...

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DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

as Self - Shari Dahmer
First aired: 2022-09-21

This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic...

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Doc McStuffins

as Darla (voice)
First aired: 2012-03-23

A young African-American girl aspires to be a doctor like her mom.

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The Facts of Life

as Molly Parker
First aired: 1979-08-24

The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from...

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1993-09-13

Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...

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The Outer Limits

as Allison Channing
First aired: 1995-03-26

Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end,...

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Creepshow

as Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")
First aired: 2019-09-26

A young boy's horror comic book comes to life in this anthology series of terrifying tales.

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The Secret Life of the American Teenager

as Anne Juergens
First aired: 2008-07-01

Amy and her friends at Grant High learn to define themselves while they navigate the perilous...

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Intimate Portrait

as Self
First aired: 1993-11-14

Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network...

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The Stand

as Frannie Goldsmith
First aired: 1994-05-08

After a deadly plague kills most of the world’s population, the remaining survivors split into...

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FEUD

as Joanne Carson
First aired: 2017-03-05

Anthology series of famous feuds with the first season based on the legendary rivalry between...

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The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2006-09-18

Two-time Emmy Award-winner Megan Mullally, coming off eight seasons as wisecracking socialite...

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Rachael Ray

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-09-18

Rachael Ray, also known as The Rachael Ray Show, is an American talk show starring Rachael Ray...

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HouseBroken

as Milly (voice)
First aired: 2021-05-31

A dog named Honey leads a group of neighborhood animals in group therapy sessions.

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Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self
First aired: 2010-03-05

From roots in the Deep South to the slums of New Jersey, "Who Do You Think You Are?" follows the...

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Tales of the City

as Claire's Mother
First aired: 2019-06-07

Mary Ann returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband,...

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Drop the Mic

as Self
First aired: 2017-10-24

Based on a popular segment on "The Late Late Show With James Corden" and emceed by rapper-actor...

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Tall Tales & Legends

as Jenny Smith
First aired: 1985-09-25

An anthology series that showcases various mythical characters and incidents throughout history.

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The $treet

as Devyn Alden
First aired: 2000-11-01

The $treet is an American television drama series about a small brokerage house called Belmont...

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Raising Expectations

as Paige Wayney
First aired: 2016-05-05

Paige and her husband Wayne have worked hard at raising their five children. They succeeded four...

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Single Drunk Female

as Alice
First aired: 2022-01-20

A public flame-out at a New York media company forces 20-something alcoholic Samantha Fink to...

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Townies

as Carrie Donovan
First aired: 1996-09-18

Life-long friends Carrie, Shannon and Denise grew up together. Now in their mid-twenties, the...

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Remember WENN

as Angela Colton
First aired: 1996-01-13

The personal and professional lives of the staff of fictional Pittsburgh radio station WENN in...

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Odd Mom Out

as Joy Greene
First aired: 2015-06-08

Acclaimed author Jill Kargman plays a version of herself as she navigates the treacherous and...

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Saturday TV Funhouse

as Anne Frank (voice)
First aired:

A spin-off of the "TV Funhouse" segments on Saturday Night Live, "Saturday TV Funhouse is a dark...

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Diff'rent Strokes

as Molly Parker
First aired: 1978-11-03

The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African...

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