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Jennifer Runyon, ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Charles in Charge’ Actor, Dies at 65

Family statements cite a months-long cancer fight.

Overview

  • Runyon died on Friday, March 6, with her family announcing the news in a Facebook post saying she was surrounded by loved ones.
  • A representative told Us Weekly she had a six-month battle with cancer, and friend Erin Murphy shared a tribute noting the illness.
  • She was best known for a memorable early scene in the 1984 film Ghostbusters and for playing Gwendolyn Pierce in the first season of Charles in Charge.
  • She is survived by her husband, Todd Corman, and their children, Wyatt and Bayley, with Bayley posting an Instagram tribute to her mother.
  • In later years she stepped away from Hollywood, describing herself as semi-retired by 2014 and working as a teacher, as former co-stars shared remembrances.