….and she has a VERY familiar face. Molly Ringwald (PRETTY IN PINK, SIXTEEN CANDLES, SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER, to name just a few) is joining the RIVERDALE cast in the recurring role of Mary Andrews. To Archie Comics fans, that’s certainly a familiar name: she’s none other than Archie’s mama! According to a description of her character Ringwald’s Mary “left Riverdale two years ago to follow her dreams,” and returns “to town in her family’s hour of need.