Jennifer Runyon

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters poster

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

Movie · as Self

2020
Reunited Apart poster

Reunited Apart

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Bloodsucka Jones vs. The Creeping Death poster

Bloodsucka Jones vs. The Creeping Death

Movie · as Nurse Zarkov

2016
Terror Tales poster

Terror Tales

Movie · as Melanie (segment "Epidemic")

2015
Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival poster

Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival

Movie · as Carol Brickmann

1993
Carnosaur poster

Carnosaur

Movie · as Ann 'Thrush'

1992
Till Death Us Do Part poster

Till Death Us Do Part

Movie · as Judy Davis

1992
Vinnie & Bobby poster

Vinnie & Bobby

TV · as Hillary · 1 ep

1991
Tagteam poster

Tagteam

Movie · as Rita Valentine

1991
Killing Streets poster

Killing Streets

Movie · as Sandra Ross

1990
A Man Called Sarge poster

A Man Called Sarge

Movie · as Fifi LaRue

1990
Beverly Hills, 90210 poster

Beverly Hills, 90210

TV · as Christine · 1 ep

1989
Quantum Leap poster

Quantum Leap

TV · as Peggy Stratton · 1 ep

1989
Booker poster

Booker

TV · as Linda Fowler · 1 ep

1988
18 Again! poster

18 Again!

Movie · as Robin Morrison

1988
A Very Brady Christmas poster

A Very Brady Christmas

Movie · as Cindy Brady

1988
The In Crowd poster

The In Crowd

Movie · as Vicky

1988
Dear John poster

Dear John

TV · as Karen · 1 ep

1987
The Highwayman poster

The Highwayman

TV · as Amanda Merrick · 1 ep

1986
Blue De Ville poster

Blue De Ville

Movie · as J.C. Swift

1986
Flight of the Spruce Goose poster

Flight of the Spruce Goose

Movie · as Terry

1986
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story poster

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

Movie · as Angel Fisher

1985
The Falcon and the Snowman poster

The Falcon and the Snowman

Movie · as Carole

1984
Ghostbusters poster

Ghostbusters

Movie · as Female Student

1984
Up the Creek poster

Up the Creek

Movie · as Heather Merriweather

1984
Master Ninja II poster

Master Ninja II

Movie · as Alicia Clayton

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Kelly Barrett, Rebecca Beiler · 1 ep

1984
Who's the Boss? poster

Who's the Boss?

TV · 1 ep

1984
The Master poster

The Master

TV · as Alicia Clayton · 1 ep

1984
Charles in Charge poster

Charles in Charge

TV · as Gwendolyn Pierce · 24 eps

1981
The Fall Guy poster

The Fall Guy

TV · 1 ep

1980
To All a Goodnight poster

To All a Goodnight

Movie · as Nancy

1980
Magnum, P.I. poster

Magnum, P.I.

TV · as Christine Maxfield Bentley · 1 ep