The Facts of Life (TV series)/Trivia


 * As Herself: In a roundabout way.  The producers visited a girls' school as preproduction research; there they came upon Mindy Cohn, who was a lynchpin around which spun a lot of the school's social activity.  Impressed, they they created the character of Natalie based on her.  Later, they encouraged Cohn -- who had never previously considered acting -- to audition for the show, and then essentially cast her as herself.
 * Retroactive Recognition: Molly Ringwald as Molly.