Molly Ringwald had a starring role in Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story.
  Turning toward motion pictures, she got a key supporting role in the 1982 film Tempest, directed by Paul Mazursky with top casting director Juliet Taylor, and was nominated for a Golden Globe award for the role
 Ringwald currently has a recurring role as main character Archie Andrews' mother Mary Andrews on The CW television series Riverdale

