Claim: The Breakfast Club starred a person.

Molly Kathleen Ringwald -LRB- born February 18 , 1968 -RRB- is an American actress , singer , dancer , and author . She was cast in her first major role as Molly in The Facts of Life -LRB- 1979 -- 80 -RRB- 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 made her motion picture debut in the independent film Tempest -LRB- 1982 -RRB- , which earned her a Golden Globe nomination .   After subsequently appearing in the successful John Hughes films Sixteen Candles -LRB- 1984 -RRB- , The Breakfast Club -LRB- 1985 -RRB- , and Pretty in Pink -LRB- 1986 -RRB- , Ringwald became a teen icon . She later starred in The Pick-up Artist -LRB- 1987 -RRB- , and For Keeps -LRB- 1988 -RRB- . She starred in many films in the 1990s , most notably Something to Live for : The Alison Gertz Story -LRB- 1992 -RRB- and The Stand -LRB- 1994 -RRB- .   Ringwald is part of the `` Brat Pack '' and she was ranked number 1 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Teen Stars .