Jennifer Runyon

Jennifer Runyon (April 1, 1960 – March 6, 2026) was an American actress. She made her feature-film debut in the slasher film To All a Goodnight, and had supporting roles in the comedies Up the Creek (1984) and Ghostbusters (1984). She played the role of Gwendolyn Pierce in the 1984 sitcom Charles in Charge on CBS during its first season. In 1988, she portrayed Cindy Brady in a CBS television film, A Very Brady Christmas.

Early life Runyon was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 1, 1960, the daughter of radio announcer and disc jockey Jim Runyon, and actress Jane Roberts. She had a half-brother, Scott, from her father's first marriage. Runyon's parents both worked for the radio station WCFL in Chicago. Runyon spent her childhood in Chicago, Cleveland, Ohio, and Boston, Massachusetts.

Career

Runyon made her feature-film debut in the slasher film To All a Goodnight (1980), about a group of school girls stalked by a killer in a Santa Claus costume. which she taped in New York from March 1981 until February 1983. She starred in the comedy 18 Again!. She appeared in Murder, She Wrote in an episode, "Seal of the Confessional" (1989) playing the character Kelly Barret alongside Angela Lansbury in the lead role. In 1990 she played a supporting role in the World War II parody A Man Called Sarge, produced by Gene Corman, her father-in-law. She also made a guest appearance on Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1991.

Personal life On March 9, 1991, Runyon married Todd Corman, a collegiate basketball coach with stints at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, Albertson College in Caldwell, Idaho, and Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon; he also worked in film and television production during breaks between sports seasons. The couple had a son, Wyatt, and a daughter, Bayley.

Death Runyon died of cancer on March 6, 2026, aged 65. Her friend Erin Murphy said that Runyon had a "brief battle" with the disease. Ghostbusters Female Student

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