What the Hell Happened to Molly Ringwald?

[TMC]

http://lebeauleblog.com/2013/01/20/w...olly-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.

[Schmoopie]

They act like she just disappeared. I think she's still on "Secret Life", and I know she wrote a very successful book called "Getting the Pretty Back". I mean, they can't expect her to have the same kind of success now that she had back in the 80's. I don't think any of the Brat Pack has had that kind of success to be honest.