Jennifer Runyon

Known for

Acting

Born

April 1, 1960

Died

March 6, 2026

Birthplace

Chicago, Illinois, USA

​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.