TMC
01-21-2013, 02:25 AM
http://lebeauleblog.com/2013/01/20/what-the-hell-happened-to-molly-ringwald/
At age 10, Ringwald was cast in the West Coast Production of Annie in 1978. You might expect that the red-headed actress would have played the title role. But no, Ringwald was Orphan #5.
A casting director spotted Ringwald in Annie which lead to roles on TV. The show, Diff’rent Strokes, was a ratings-winner for the hit-starved NBC. They ordered a spin-off centered around Charlotte Rae’s character, Edna Garrett.
The show was The Facts of Life. The first season, which ran from 1979-1980, featured a much larger cast of students. After appearing in Diff’rent Strokes, Ringwald made the cut for the first season of The Facts of Life.
But the first season was not a ratings success. So the show was retooled around a smaller cast. Ringwald was among the students who did not return for the second season.
At age 10, Ringwald was cast in the West Coast Production of Annie in 1978. You might expect that the red-headed actress would have played the title role. But no, Ringwald was Orphan #5.
A casting director spotted Ringwald in Annie which lead to roles on TV. The show, Diff’rent Strokes, was a ratings-winner for the hit-starved NBC. They ordered a spin-off centered around Charlotte Rae’s character, Edna Garrett.
The show was The Facts of Life. The first season, which ran from 1979-1980, featured a much larger cast of students. After appearing in Diff’rent Strokes, Ringwald made the cut for the first season of The Facts of Life.
But the first season was not a ratings success. So the show was retooled around a smaller cast. Ringwald was among the students who did not return for the second season.