Molly Ringwald is set to receive the Creative Vanguard Award at the Miami Film Festival.
The 56-year-old actress will be honored by Variety for her exceptional career at the Miami festival on April 6.
Steve Gaydos, executive vice president of global content and editor-in-chief of Variety, said: “It’s important to remember that Molly Ringwald used to be the iconic young star of John Hughes’ teen angst comedies, such as Sixteen Candles”, “Pretty in”. Pink’ and ‘The Breakfast Club’, she first starred in Paul Mazursky’s contemporary update of Shakespeare’s ‘Tempest’.
“This is important because the secret to Ringwald’s early success and the longevity of her career lies in the simple fact that she has always been one of the most gifted and versatile American film and television actresses .
“Her dazzling work this year as Joanna Carson in Ryan Murphy’s hit TV series ‘Feud’ is proof enough that Ringwald’s diversity and insight remain intact, and that audiences can continue to expect new and wonderful surprises from one of his favorite stars.”
Miami Film Festival Programming Director Lauren Cohen is also “thrilled to honor Molly Ringwald.”
She added, “Her iconic career in film and television is worth admiring, including my favorite ‘The Breakfast Club.’ We are honored to celebrate Molly Ringwald’s exceptional and enduring career.”
Molly first rose to fame as a child, starring in the sitcoms “Diff’rent Strokes” and “The Facts of Life.”
And Molly previously admitted to being “flattered” by her own popularity.
The award-winning actress told the Guardian newspaper: “I’m honored and flattered to mean so much to people.
“It’s a part of me, just like everyone’s adolescence is a part of it, but they don’t live there every day and I’m no different. Except for the fact that I’m somewhat of a cultural icon . “I know, I guess not everyone can say that.”
