
Jennifer Runyon
Born April 1, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois, USA · Died March 6, 2026 (aged 65)
Jennifer Runyon was an American actress. She made her feature-film debut in the slasher film To All a Goodnight (1980), and went on to have supporting roles in the comedies Up the Creek (1984) and Ghostbusters (1984).
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She was further known for guest appearances or secondary characters in various television series, as well as a couple of made-for-TV movies. Among these roles are Sally Frame on Another World (1981–1983), Gwendolyn Pierce on Charles in Charge (1984–1985), and replacing Susan Olsen as Cindy Brady in A Very Brady Christmas (1988).
Runyon also had a small part in Ghostbusters (1984), alongside Bill Murray and she starred in Up the Creek that same year. She was a guest on Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1991. In 1988, Jennifer played the lead in The In Crowd and was in the pilot of the TV series Quantum Leap. She also starred in the comedy 18 Again!. In 1990 she played a supporting role in the World War II parody A Man Called Sarge, produced by Gene Corman, brother of Roger Corman and father to her husband Todd Corman.
Her last role was in Carnosaur (1993). Residing in San Clemente, California.
In a 2014 interview, Runyon stated she was semiretired from acting, and instead working as a teacher; she also stated that she co-hosted her own cooking podcast.
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LearningCleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2020
Dracula 30002004
Bridget Jones's Diary2001
LearningOtto - The Disaster Movie2000
Carnosaur1993
LearningThis Is My Life1992
LearningTill Death Us Do Part1992
LearningKilling Streets1991
LearningTagteam1991
LearningA Man Called Sarge1990
LearningA Very Brady Christmas1988
LearningA Few Days with Me1988
18 Again!1988
LearningThe In Crowd1988
LearningDreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story1986
LearningFlight of the Spruce Goose1986
The Falcon and the Snowman1985
Ghostbusters1984
LearningUp the Creek1984
LearningTo All a Goodnight1980