Claire Standish — The Breakfast Club Character Profile

About Claire Standish

A slightly aloof popular girl who endures early harassment from Bender. She opens up during the detention and ends up together with Bender at the conclusion.

Character Facts

Played by

Molly Ringwald

Appears in

The Breakfast Club (1985)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Claire Standish — father — Claire's Father (Tim Gamble)
• Claire Standish — Conflict Verbal Harassment — John Bender (Judd Nelson)

  Initial antagonistic dynamic driven by Bender's brash behavior toward Claire.

• Claire Standish — Power Authority Vs Popular — Richard Vernon (Paul Gleason)

  Principal imposes detention on the school's most socially prominent student.

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More characters from The Breakfast Club

• Andrew Clark (Emilio Estevez)
• John Bender (Judd Nelson)
• Brian Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall)
• Claire's Father (Tim Gamble)
• Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy)
• Richard Vernon (Paul Gleason)
• Brian’s Father (uncredited) (John Hughes)
• Janitor (uncredited) (Jonathan Chapin)
• Allison's Mom (Fran Gargano)
• Brian's Mom (Mercedes Hall)
• Carl (John Kapelos)
• Allison's Father (Perry Crawford)