‘Pretty In Pink’: Here’s What The Cast Looks Like 30 Years Later

5. KATE VERNON — BENNY

As Benny, the typical mean girl who belittles Andie in Pretty in Pink, Kate Vernon didn’t make a huge impression, but that hasn’t stopped her from being a prolific film and television actress. After Pretty in Pink, Vernon appeared on countless television shows, including Murder, She Wrote and Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

Probably her best-known television appearance was a four-episode stint on Who’s The Boss? in 1990, during which she played Kathleen Sawyer. In the ’90s, Vernon continued her successful television career with roles on L.A. Law and Nash Bridges. Most recently, Vernon starred as Ellen Tigh on SyFy’s hit show Battlestar Galactica, earning her some serious science-fiction/fantasy cred. She still pops up on television now and again, but fans might also recognize her as Liam Hemsworth’s mom in The Last Song.

6. ANNIE POTTS — IONA

Annie Potts has had more than her fair share of memorable roles. Not only did she play the charming, quirky record-store owner Iona in Pretty in Pink, she is also known as Janine Melnitz from Ghostbusters II, Mary Jo Shively in Designing Women and M.E. Sims from Any Day Now. It’s no surprise she ended up starring in one of the television’s hottest soaps about women in a design firm — Potts has said that she signed on to do Pretty in Pink because of all the crazy clothes she got to wear for the part. “I love to dress up in other people’s clothes. Iona’s clothes were so foreign to me that they were very appealing,” she said in an interview with the Chicago Tribune.

Potts is also the voice of Bo Peep in the Toy Story movies — yes, she’s coming back for Toy Story 4— and she recently has enjoyed a few guest stints on The Fosters and Chicago Med. Though the exact nature of her role is unknown, Potts is said to be making a cameo in the new Ghostbusters reboot.

7. HARRY DEAN STANTON — JACK

Harry Dean Stanton had a career long before Pretty in Pink and continued to have one long after. Stanton had a very eclectic career, starring in David Lynch projects like Wild at Heart and Twin Peaks, as well as mainstream films like Twister. Stanton also appeared in various television shows, including, funnily enough, an episode of Two and a Half Men in which he played himself. HBO fans might know him as the creepy prophet, Roman Grant, from Big Love, and some might recognize him from his Avengers (2012) cameo.

Though Stanton didn’t do interviews often, he did tell Vulture a few years ago that he had fond memories of his time working on Pretty in Pink. “That was a good one. Molly Ringwald, she’s a natural talent. Every girl in this country related to that girl,” he said. Amen to that.

Sadly, Stanton passed away on September 15, 2017, at age 91.

8. ANDREW MCCARTHY — BLAINE

Andrew McCarthy was a hot commodity in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, following up Pretty in Pink with other leading heartthrob roles in Mannequin (1987), which also co-starred James Spader, and the beloved cult classic, Weekend at Bernie’s. McCarthy has been in and out of the spotlight ever since, consistently working in Hollywood, though not appearing in anything particularly notable. In the early 2000s, McCarthy began doing a string of guest spots on television shows. To date, he has appeared on three Law & Order series, and he starred in a few one-season television shows.

During his time as a regular on Lipstick Jungle, McCarthy transitioned behind the camera, kick-starting a successful career directing television. He has directed episodes of Hart of Dixie, White Collar, Gossip Girl, Alpha House, The Blacklist, Orange Is the New Black and more. But, don’t worry, McCarthy hasn’t quit acting quite yet. Fans can still see him play a friendly neighborhood sex offender on ABC’s The Family.