Jennifer Runyon

Jennifer Runyon

1960-04-01 – 2026-03-06 (age 65) Chicago, Illinois, USA
View on IMDb ↗

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.

Photos

Known For

Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters

1984

as Female Student

Up the Creek
Up the Creek

1984

as Heather Merriweather

18 Again!
18 Again!

1988

as Robin Morrison

The Falcon and the Snowman
Carnosaur
Carnosaur

1993

as Ann 'Thrush'

Killing Streets
Killing Streets

1991

as Sandra Ross

Till Death Us Do Part
Till Death Us Do Part

1992

as Judy Davis

Blue De Ville
Blue De Ville

1986

as J.C. Swift

A Very Brady Christmas
A Very Brady Christmas

1988

as Cindy Brady

Master Ninja II
Master Ninja II

1984

as Alicia Clayton

The In Crowd
The In Crowd

1988

as Vicky

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story
A Man Called Sarge
A Man Called Sarge

1990

as Fifi LaRue

To All a Goodnight
To All a Goodnight

1980

as Nancy

Terror Tales
Terror Tales

2016

as Melanie (segment "Epidemic")

Flight of the Spruce Goose
Tagteam
Tagteam

1991

as Rita Valentine

Bloodsucka Jones vs. The Creeping Death
Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival