molly ringwald played molly on the facts of life.
who played molly on the facts of life?
molly ringwald
in 1978, at the age of 10, ringwald was chosen to play kate in the west coast production of "annie", performing in los angeles. in 1979, ringwald appeared on the tv series "diff'rent strokes" and was selected to become part of a very large cast of that show's spin-off "the facts of life". she played molly parker, a perky, feminist student at eastland girls school. at the beginning of the second season, the show underwent a major revamp and most of the cast, including ringwald, were cut from the show. ringwald later said that nancy mckeon replaced her to play a new character named jo.
molly ringwald
several actors featured on "from these roots" found fame in later shows. these include henderson forsythe (jim benson), who went on to fame as dr. david stewart on "as the world turns"; charlotte rae (hilda furman), who played molly the mail lady on "sesame street" during the show's third season; and then played her more well-known role of edna garrett on "diff'rent strokes" and "the facts of life"; vera allen (kass), later played roles on "another world" and "search for tomorrow"; billie lou watt (maggie barker weaver) who played stu bergman's second wife, ellie harper, on "search for tomorrow"; audra lindley (laura tompkins), best known as the first landlady, helen roper from "three's company" and its spin-off "the ropers" (as well as liz matthews #3 on "another world"; millette alexander (gloria saxon) later played roles on "as the world turns","the guiding light" and three roles on "the edge of night"; robert mandan (david allen) who later played pompous and philandering stockbroker chester tate on "soap", the highly ineffective colonel fielding on the television adaptation of the movie, "private benjamin" and created the role of sam reynolds on "search for tomorrow"; barbara berjer (lynn franklin) who continued serial work, most notably on "as the world turns" and "guiding light"; richard thomas (richard), well known as john-boy walton #1 from "the waltons" as well as other serial roles; craig huebing (tom jennings), later of "general hospital"; joseph mascolo (jack lander), known for his roles as stefano dimera on "days of our lives" and massimo marone on "the bold and the beautiful"; john karlen, later known as willie loomis #2 on "dark shadows"; and harvey lacey of "cagney & lacey"; and john colenback (jimmy hull) who played henderson forsythe's son, dr. dan stewart, on "as the world turns".
from these roots