Molly Ringwald was joined by her daughter Mathilda Gianopoulos at Netflix‘s Monster: The Ed Gein Story world premiere held in New York on Tuesday evening.
The pair both opted for a white satin moment as they posed together in snaps at The Plaza Hotel.
Molly, 57, looked stylish in a white long-sleeved satin blouse and black leather midi skirt.
The actress completed the look with a pair of pointed gold slip ons as she joined her daughter who wowed in a plunging white satin dress.
Mathilda, 21, accessorised with a pair of baby pink ballet shoes and smoky eyeshadow look.
Their appearance together comes after Molly has in the past slammed ‘ridiculous’ nepo-baby criticism while addressing her daughter’s choice to pursue her own career as an actress.
Molly Ringwald cut a stylish figure as she joined her daughter Mathilda Gianopoulos at the premiere of Netflix’s Monster: The Ed Gein Storyin New York on Tuesday
Molly, 57, looked stylish in a white long-sleeved satin blouse and black leather midi skirt
Molly, who shares three children with her husband Panio Gianopoulos, became a household name in the 1980s after starring in coming-of-age films, Pretty In Pink, The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles.
And now her eldest daughter Mathilda has embarked on her own career in front of the camera.
Her mother has praised her for refusing to take her famous surname, opting instead for the less familiar Gianopoulos.
She told the Sunday Times magazine in 2024: ‘She and I are both emotional and headstrong. When she was learning to walk, if we helped her for a couple of steps she would stop and say, “Do myself lone” and go back and do it again.
‘That’s still her attitude today, including in her acting career. She took Gianopoulos, her father’s name, instead of Ringwald. I said, “Are you sure? Ringwald is so much easier to spell and it might open some doors.” But she was adamant.’
Molly is also critical of the condemnation heaped on children who choose to follow in a famous parent’s footsteps – notably those within the acting, modelling or music industries.
She added: ‘The nepo baby thing is ridiculous. Of course if you have a parent in the industry, it’s something that you’ve heard about and might be genetically predisposed to.
‘I’ve talked to Mathilda about navigating the spotlight but everyone experiences it differently. Some people don’t mind living completely out loud. I’m not one of those people and I don’t think she is either. We’re basically a family of introverts who have had to learn to be more extrovert because of what we do.’
Molly has in the past slammed ‘ridiculous’ nepo-baby criticism while addressing her daughter’s choice to pursue her own career as an actress
Mathilda wowed in a plunging white satin dress and accessorised with a pair of baby pink ballet shoes and smoky eyeshadow look
Suzanna Son, who stars in the new series as Adeline Watkins, put on a leggy display in a elaborate black lace dress
Tom Hollander plays Alfred Hitchcock, while Robin Weigert stars as Enid Watkins
Charlie Hunnam was joined by his partner Morgana McNelis who wowed in a plunging black dress with mesh panelling
Vicky Krieps made sure all eyes were on her in a bright neon green number
The whole cast posed for a snap (Hudson Oz, Tyler Jacob Moore, Robin Weigert, Joey Pollari, Vicky Krieps, Charlie Hunnam, Ryan Murphy, Suzanna Son, Tom Hollander, Laurie Metcalf, Ian Brennan and Charlie Hall, Max Winkler L-R)
Emma Myles wowed in a black lace dress with sheer sleeves
Mathilda made her acting debut in Michael Showalter’s film, The Idea of You, which which hit Prime Video in May 2024.
Molly has praised her eldest’s role and decision to follow in her footsteps. She told People last year: ‘It’s a hard job and I think she knows what she’s in for.’
Mathilda also praised her mother for teaching her ‘everything’ and to ‘be prepared to wait and be nice.’
Molly added that she always tells Mathilda to ‘remember people’s names.’
Meanwhile the star also previously revealed that Mathilda was conceived during her time starring as Sally Bowles in the Broadway production of Cabaret.
While reflecting on motherhood, the Pretty in Pink star, 56, told The Times that she believes her firstborn ‘was conceived in the dressing room at Studio 54’ back in 2003.
‘It’s so Mathilda to be conceived in such an iconic place,’ she mused.
Molly is also a parent to 16-year old twins Adele and Roman (pictured in April 2024)
The Golden Globe nominee went on to explain that she ‘always knew’ she ‘wanted to have children but it took’ her ‘awhile’ to start a family with her now-husband Panio Gianopoulos, who she met online in the early 2000s.
‘I was 36 when she was born. At that age the biological clock is a real thing and it had kind of become deafening,’ Molly reflected. ‘All I could think about was: must have kids.’
The mother-of-three, who also shares 16-year-old twins Adele and Roman, with her spouse, noted that ‘the hardest thing about motherhood was realizing that’ her ‘time was not’ her own.
‘As an actress, I’ve travelled a lot and learnt to live with instability, but that’s not great for kids,’ she said. ‘That’s something I am always looking to improve on and luckily I have a husband who is a planner and is very stable.’