‘Ghostbusters’ actor Jennifer Runyon dies at 65 – NBC Los Angeles

Actor Jennifer Runyon, who had roles within the Nineteen Eighties film ‘Ghostbusters’ and sitcom ‘Charles in Cost” has died at 65, her household stated.

In an announcement, members of the family stated Runyon died Friday.

“This previous Friday night time our beloved Jennifer handed away,” the household stated. “It was a protracted and arduous journey that ended along with her surrounded by her household. She is going to at all times be remembered for her love of life and her devotion to her household and buddies. I do know from above she’s trying down on all of us along with her stunning smile Relaxation in peace, our Jenn.”

Particulars a few explanation for dying weren’t accessible.

Born in Chicago, Runyon’s movie debut got here in 1980 with the vacation horror movie “To All a Goodnight.” Within the 1984 hit “Ghostbusters,” Runyon performed a scholar quizzed in a psychokinesis experiment by Dr. Peter Venkman, portrayed by actor Invoice Murray.

She went on to play Gwendolyn Pierce in “Charles in Cost.” The Nineteen Eighties sitcom featured actor Scott Baio as a school scholar who accepts a job as a pair’s live-in housekeeper and caretaker for 3 kids. Charles additionally pursued a relationship with fellow scholar Gwendolyn Pierce.

Runyon performed Cindy Brady within the movie “A Very Brady Christmas” and appeared on the daytime cleaning soap opera “One other World” from 1981-83. She had visitor appearances on “Quantum Leap” and “Homicide, She Wrote.”

Runyon married school basketball coach Todd Corman in 1991. The couple had two kids.

In a 2024 interview for a podcast, Runyon talked about her work with at-risk highschool youth.

Daughter Bayley Corman shared a tribute to her mom with pictures on Instagram.

“The entire greatest elements of me got here from you. I’d give something for yet another day collectively,” Corman wrote.