Awww, look at that. Our sweet little Samantha Baker/Andie Walsh/Claire Standish is all grown up. Molly Ringwald is one of a kind. She has been giving red heads across America hope ever since she starred in Sixteen Candles in 1984. Today she hit a mile stone. Clearly from the Post’s headline, you know she turned 40. Most people consider that “over-the-hill,” but in my eyes, it’s only the beginning.

Here are some photos I found from her big screen debut in ‘84 to now. Enjoy and tell your mother happy late Valentine’s Day if you forgot.