Jennifer Runyon

Biography

Jennifer Runyon was an American actress whose first feature, the slasher movie To All a Goodnight (1980), came at the start of her screen career. She later took a supporting part as Sally Frame in Another World, recording the show in New York between 1981 and 1983. In 1984 she had a small role in Ghostbusters as a student tested for ESP by Peter Venkman, and she starred in the comedy Up the Creek. That year she also began playing Gwendolyn Pierce on the CBS sitcom Charles in Charge, a part she held during its first season. She took over as Cindy Brady in the CBS television film A Very Brady Christmas (1988) and starred in the comedy 18 Again!. Later credits included the lead in The In Crowd (1988), the pilot of Quantum Leap, an episode of Murder, She Wrote in 1989, and a 1991 appearance on Beverly Hills, 90210.

65years old at death

Born April 1, 1960Chicago
Died March 6, 2026New York City
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Also credited as Jennifer Victoria Runyon

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 39 years1980 to 2019

Genres

Comedy56%, 5 films
Horror44%, 4 films
Drama22%, 2 films
Fantasy22%, 2 films
Mystery22%, 2 films

First and latest

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First role
Runyon's first feature film was the 1980 slasher To All a Goodnight, in which a killer dressed as Santa Claus stalks a group of school girls.

Jennifer Runyon movies on Netflix

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
Bloodsucka Jones vs. The Creeping Death2017IMDb rating 6.2as Nurse Zarkov
Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival2015IMDb rating 2.4as Carol Brickman(Jennifer Runyon Corman)
Carnosaur1993IMDb rating 3.7as Ann 'Thrush'
18 Again!1988IMDb rating 5.8as Robin Morrison
A Very Brady Christmas1988IMDb rating 6.0as Cindy Brady
Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8as Female Student
Up the Creek1984IMDb rating 5.5as Heather Merriweather
To All a Goodnight1980IMDb rating 4.6as Nancy

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Ghostbusters1984 Comedy, Fantasyas Female Student
IMDb rating 7.8491K votes
To All a Goodnight1980 Horror, Mystery, Thrilleras Nancy
IMDb rating 4.62.9K votes
Carnosaur1993as Ann 'Thrush'
IMDb rating 3.74.8K votes
18 Again!1988as Robin Morrison
IMDb rating 5.85.6K votes
A Very Brady Christmas1988as Cindy Brady
IMDb rating 6.02.5K votes
Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival2015as Carol Brickman(Jennifer Runyon Corman)
IMDb rating 2.4265 votes
Up the Creek1984as Heather Merriweather
IMDb rating 5.54.6K votes
Bloodsucka Jones vs. The Creeping Death2017as Nurse Zarkov
IMDb rating 6.285 votes

Most often with

Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Dan Aykroyd

Sigourney Weaver

Ernie Hudson

William Atherton

Alice Drummond

Annie Potts

Films together

Dan Aykroyd2 films together, 1984 to 2019
Dan Aykroyd's page
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4Runyon as HimselfAykroyd as Himself
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Runyon as Female StudentAykroyd as Dr. Raymond Stantz
Sigourney Weaver2 films together, 1984 to 2019
Sigourney Weaver's page
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4Runyon as HimselfWeaver as Himself
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Runyon as Female StudentWeaver as Dana Barrett
Ernie Hudson2 films together, 1984 to 2019
Ernie Hudson's page
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4Runyon as HimselfHudson as Himself
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Runyon as Female StudentHudson as Winston Zeddemore
William Atherton2 films together, 1984 to 2019
William Atherton's page
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4Runyon as HimselfAtherton as Himself
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Runyon as Female StudentAtherton as Walter Peck
Alice Drummond2 films together, 1984 to 2019
Alice Drummond's page
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4Runyon as HimselfDrummond as Himself
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Runyon as Female StudentDrummond as Librarian
Annie Potts2 films together, 1984 to 2019
Annie Potts's page
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4Runyon as HimselfPotts as Himself
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Runyon as Female StudentPotts as Janine Melnitz
Also two films together4 more actors
- Michael EnsignCleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019) and Ghostbusters (1984)
- David MarguliesCleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019) and Ghostbusters (1984)
- Harold RamisCleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019) and Ghostbusters (1984)
- Steven TashCleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019) and Ghostbusters (1984)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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