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I used to sing with my father's jazz band and then when I was ten years old a musician friend of his suggested that I try out for the first west coast production of Annie.

Molly Ringwald

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Molly Ringwald
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: February 18
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Molly Kathleen Ringwald
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