Actress Jennifer Runyon, best known for her roles in “Ghostbusters” and “Charles in Charge,” has died. She was 65 years old.
Runyon’s death was confirmed in an Instagram post by his girlfriend, actress Erin Murphy, who played Tabitha in “Enchanted.”
“It is very sad to announce that my friend Jennifer Runyon Korman has passed away after a short battle with cancer,” she wrote in a post on Sunday. “Some people you just know you’ll be friends with before you even meet them. She was a special lady. I will miss you, Jane. My thoughts are with your family and your beautiful children.”
Runyon was born in Chicago, Illinois, and married college basketball coach Todd Corman. They had two children, a son named Wyatt and a daughter named Baylee. Bailey ended up following in her mother’s footsteps and becoming an actress in her own right. She appeared in “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” “9-1-1,” and “Jane the Virgin.”
She took to social media to write a heartfelt message about her mother.
“All the best parts of me came from you,” she wrote. Instagram. “I’d give anything for another day together.”
Various reports indicate that she died on March 6.
An actress and producer, Runyon’s first acting credit came from the 1980 film “To All a Goodnight.” She went on to appear in “Up the Creek,” “Ghostbusters,” “Charles in Charge,” “Magnum, P.I.,” and “Who’s the Boss?” “A Very Merry Christmas,” “Beverly Hills 90210,” and more.
Fellow “Charles in Charge” Willie Ames, who played Buddy Lembeck on the series, paid tribute to Runyon in Facebook.
“Jane was more than just a friend. She was my dear friend, my inspiration, and my cheerleader. We shared family Christmases together, holidays, weekends off, lunches and dinners together… We performed shows together, but most of all – we laughed. That was Jane – until her final weeks,” he revealed. “Jane: You have been my rock. Seeing you slip away these past few months has been one of the hardest times of my life… I can still hear your voice so clearly. No one will ever be able to fill the huge hole left in our hearts… ever. I know what you wanted most was for us to live as you and our dear Todd lived. With kindness. Your marriage was an inspiration to us.”
He continued: “The world has lost a truly beautiful soul…and it hurts. It’s hard.”
Her most recent project was the 2025 horror film “Spectral Squad: The Haunting of Sophie Lawson.”