Molly Ringwald, the actress who once graced our screens in films like “16 Candles” and “The Breakfast Club,” has all grown up and is now handing the reins to her 20-year-old daughter Matilda, who is making her acting debut. .
In an interview with The Times, Ringwald, 56, explained that he was hesitant to let Matilda pursue a career too similar to his own.
“We didn’t want Matilda to pursue an acting career as a child because we wanted her to focus on being a child. She fought with us about it. She still feels a little bit about it. “I’m angry, but it was the right decision,” she said.
“I don’t think professional acting is a good way for kids to grow up. It’s too stressful and it’s very important that the kids get through. I started my first professional acting career when I was 10 years old. job. It wasn’t easy.”
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Molly Ringwald said in a recent interview that her daughter Matilda was likely born at Studio 54. (Getty Images)
However, Matilda is now a young woman and lives apart from her parents.She gets her first acting credit in her new romance film The Ide of You starring Anne Hathaway,” Ringwald implied that based on where Matilda was born, he knew she was destined for greatness.
“I think Matilda was conceived backstage at Studio 54 right at the end of playing Sally Bowles in Cabaret in 2003,” she said of the famous club-turned-Broadway theater. . “It’s very Matilda to be conceived in such an iconic location.”
Music icon Diana Ross is photographed in the old Studio 54 from the ’80s. (Richard Corkery/New York Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
At the time, she and her current husband, Panio Gianopoulos, were not married.
“My husband Panio, a writer and book editor, and I were fascinated by Matilda from the moment she was born. Matilda was born five weeks early, so she was small, but she had very big, beautiful eyes. Matilda “Even before she was born. She could talk, she had a great sense of humor and the best belly laugh,” she said. She said: “She has a recording of her laughing so she listens to it when she needs a little pick-me-up.”
Molly Ringwald and Panio Gianopoulos are pictured with their daughter Matilda in 2005. (Gregory Pace/Film Magic/Getty Images)
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“She and I are both emotional and stubborn people,” Ringwald added. “When she learned how to walk, we would help her with a few steps, then she would stop and say, ‘Do it on your own,’ and then come back and do it again.” It’s her attitude.” She chose Gianopulos, her father’s name, instead of Ringwald, and I said, “Really? Ringwald is much easier to spell, and it might open some doors.” No,” he said. But she remained resolute. ”
Panio Gianopoulos and Molly Ringwald attend the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 26, 2023 in New York City. (Taylor Hill/Film Magic/Getty Images)
“The Nepo baby thing is ridiculous,” Ringwald said of the Hollywood hot topic. “Of course, if your parents are in the industry, you’ve probably heard of this, and you may be genetically predisposed to it.”
“I talked with Matilda about being in the spotlight, but everyone experiences it differently. Some people don’t mind living completely out loud. I’m not one of those people. No, and I don’t think she is either. We’re basically an introverted family, but because of what we’re doing, we’ve had to learn to be more extroverted. ” she said.
Molly Ringwald says she and her daughter Matilda are both “stubborn.” (Nina Westervelt/WWD via Getty Images)
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Matilda, who was also interviewed, echoed her mother’s sentiments, saying that she and her mother were “both very passionate”.
“We may have had some conflicts when we were little, but we overcame them and bonded. We’ve always felt like sisters, and we’ve gotten closer and closer as we’ve gotten older.”
Matilda Gianopoulos said she and her mother always felt like friends. (Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for American Ballet Theater)
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