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

Her family disclosed her March 6 passing on Facebook, prompting tributes from friends and her children.

Overview

  • Friends and her representative said she died following a cancer battle, though the family announcement did not name a cause.
  • Erin Murphy remembered her in posts saying the illness was brief, while other reports cited a six-month fight.
  • Runyon became widely known for a memorable Ghostbusters scene and for playing Gwendolyn Pierce in the first season of Charles in Charge.
  • She largely stepped away from acting by 2014 to teach, after decades of work including A Very Brady Christmas, Another World, Quantum Leap and Murder, She Wrote.
  • She is survived by her husband, Todd Corman, and their children, Bayley and Wyatt, who shared remembrances online.