
Jennifer Runyon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 1, 1960
- Died
- March 6, 2026 (aged 65)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jennifer Runyon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Movie · as Self

Reunited Apart
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Bloodsucka Jones vs. The Creeping Death
Movie · as Nurse Zarkov

Terror Tales
Movie · as Melanie (segment "Epidemic")

Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival
Movie · as Carol Brickmann

Carnosaur
Movie · as Ann 'Thrush'

Till Death Us Do Part
Movie · as Judy Davis

Vinnie & Bobby
TV · as Hillary · 1 ep

Tagteam
Movie · as Rita Valentine

Killing Streets
Movie · as Sandra Ross

A Man Called Sarge
Movie · as Fifi LaRue

Beverly Hills, 90210
TV · as Christine · 1 ep

Quantum Leap
TV · as Peggy Stratton · 1 ep

Booker
TV · as Linda Fowler · 1 ep

18 Again!
Movie · as Robin Morrison

A Very Brady Christmas
Movie · as Cindy Brady

The In Crowd
Movie · as Vicky

Dear John
TV · as Karen · 1 ep

The Highwayman
TV · as Amanda Merrick · 1 ep

Blue De Ville
Movie · as J.C. Swift

Flight of the Spruce Goose
Movie · as Terry

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
Movie · as Angel Fisher

The Falcon and the Snowman
Movie · as Carole

Ghostbusters
Movie · as Female Student

Up the Creek
Movie · as Heather Merriweather

Master Ninja II
Movie · as Alicia Clayton

Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Kelly Barrett, Rebecca Beiler · 1 ep

Who's the Boss?
TV · 1 ep

The Master
TV · as Alicia Clayton · 1 ep

Charles in Charge
TV · as Gwendolyn Pierce · 24 eps

The Fall Guy
TV · 1 ep

To All a Goodnight
Movie · as Nancy

Magnum, P.I.
TV · as Christine Maxfield Bentley · 1 ep

