Molly Ringwald is perhaps the only former child actor whose career 180 meant entering the literary world. While her single digits were largely devoted to theater, as a teenager, in the 1980s, Ringwald starred in several decade-defining coming-of-age movies, including three John Hughes films: Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, and The Breakfast Club.
Ringwald still acts—see the CW’s hit series Riverdale—but she’s turned much of her attention toward writing. She’s the author of two books—Getting the Pretty Back (2010) and When It Happens to You (2012)—an essayist, and a translator. Next week marks the publication of My Cousin Maria Schneider, Vanessa Schneider’s book about the Last Tango in Paris star, which Ringwald translated from the French.
