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

Her family announced her March 6 passing in a Facebook tribute, with friends attributing her death to cancer.

Overview

  • A statement shared on Runyon’s Facebook page said she died Friday, March 6, after “a long and arduous journey,” and that she was surrounded by family.
  • Her friend Erin Murphy posted that Runyon had a brief battle with cancer, a detail several outlets reported, though the family’s message did not specify a cause.
  • Runyon was best known for a memorable scene in 1984’s Ghostbusters and for playing Gwendolyn Pierce in the first season of Charles in Charge.
  • Her 1980s and early 1990s credits included A Very Brady Christmas, Up the Creek, 18 Again!, Another World, Quantum Leap and Murder, She Wrote.
  • She is survived by her husband, Todd Corman, and their two children, Wyatt and Bayley; in later years she stepped back from acting and described herself as semi‑retired and teaching.