Trivia
- In 2008 Molly can be heard as the voice of the Brawny paper towel commercial.
- Molly married her daughter Mathilda's father, writer Panio Gianopoulos, in 2007.
- Starting in Fall 2006, Molly played Charity in the Sweet Charity tour, which extended across many venues including San Jose, Houston, and Denver.
- Molly began her theater career at 10 years old when she played Annie at the Curran Theater in San Francisco.
- Molly married her long time fiancé, Valery Lameignère, on July 28, 1999, but they have since divorced.
- Molly was romantically linked with Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz in the mid 1980s.
- Molly's trademark is her red hair.
- Molly stands at 5'8".
- In December 2004, Molly starred in Modern Orthodox at the Dodger Theatres in New York City.
- In August 2004, Molly appeared as Sally in "When Harry Met Sally" at the Haymarket Theatre, London.
- In April 2003, Molly starred in a Broadway production of Enchanted April as Rose.
- At the beginning of Molly's film collaboration with John Hughes, she was driving a silver VW Rabbit convertible. By the time it ended with Pretty in Pink, she was driving a white BMW.
- Molly is a book reviewer for the Hartford Courant newspaper in Connecticut, and writes entertainment profiles for the Westchester Journal News.
- Molly made the cover of Time magazine in 1986.
- Molly's measurements: 34C-24-35.
- Molly's parents owned a cafeteria in Downtown Los Angeles.
- Molly is a former Brat-packer.
- Molly studied at the Lycee Francaise School in Los Angeles.
- Molly is listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1984" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36.
- Molly's first acting break was as Kate in the West Coast production of "Annie".
- Molly's family, dad, Bob; mom, Adele; older sister, Beth; older brother, Kelly.
- Molly judged the Tropfest film festival 2000 in Australia.
- Molly nabbed the #1 spot on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars.
- Molly gave birth to first child with Panio Gianopoulos: Mathilda Ereni, born 22 October 2003 in New York City. "Ereni" (eeh-ree-nee) means "Peace" in Greek.
- Molly turned down the lead role in "Pretty Woman".
- Molly has said in the past that she was considering doing a sequel to Sixteen Candles.
- Molly is fluent in French.
- Molly released an album at the age of 6 entitled, "I Wanna Be Loved By You, Molly Sings.
- Molly turned down the Lea Thompson role in "Some Kind of Wonderful." This ended her working relationship with film producer John Hughes.
- Molly auditioned for one of the lead roles in "Ghost." The character she was tested for was ironically named Molly. (That part ultimately went to Demi Moore, a fellow member of the so-called Brat Pack).
Quotes
- Molly: "I just did in my early twenties what most did when they were teenagers, being free and exploring and making mistakes, but I did it in France. I did it privately."
- Molly: "You never know when you read a script how it's going to turn out because so much depends on the collaboration between people. If I'd been in some of the movies I turned down, maybe they wouldn't have been a success."
- Molly: "When I was a little kid I thought I would grow up to be black and sing jazz in nightclubs."
- Molly: "I've been called the Women's Auxiliary of the Brat Pack."
- Molly: "I don't really believe in regret. I think you can always learn from the past, but I wouldn't want a different life."
- Molly: "People forget the feeling of having to go to school on Monday and take a test in physics that you don't understand at all."
