Jennifer Runyon
Actor
- Born
- April 1, 1960 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- March 6, 2026 (age 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).
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).
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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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Known for
Ghostbusters
June 8, 1984
The Falcon and the Snowman
January 25, 1985
Carnosaur
May 21, 1993
18 Again!
April 8, 1988
Up the Creek
April 6, 1984
To All a Goodnight
January 30, 1980
A Very Brady Christmas
December 18, 1988
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
January 7, 2020
The In Crowd
February 1, 1988
Killing Streets
October 23, 1991
A Man Called Sarge
February 2, 1990
Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival
March 15, 2015
Acting20
- 2020Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self
- 2017Bloodsucka Jones vs. The Creeping Death as Nurse Zarkov
- 2016Terror Tales as Melanie (segment "Epidemic")
- 2015Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival as Carol Brickmann
- 1993Carnosaur as Ann 'Thrush'
- 1992Till Death Us Do Part as Judy Davis
- 1991Killing Streets as Sandra Ross
- 1991Tagteam as Rita Valentine
- 1990A Man Called Sarge as Fifi LaRue
- 1988