She reminds me more of Jennifer Jason Leigh.

She was a 100 times hotter than Jessica Simpson. She was closer to Elisabeth Shue/Farrah Fawcett as other posters have pointed out, but I still think she looked better than either of them too.
Very good. But brick not hit back!

No.
You're an idiot.
Stop posting.

To original poster - I hadn't noticed it before, but you hit the nail on the head. Good call.

They are both beautiful but Jennifer was my ultimate teen crush so she wins in looks I must have seen "Up the Creek" on HBO in the 80's like 50 times just to see her And that's saying a lot cause the movie was ok but not 50 times ok And yeah, she had the Farrah hair going I had a crush on Farrah too Hmmmm I can't decide between those two.. I think Jennifer wins

I always saw Farrah too, the hair, the shape of her mouth.

I don't see Jessica Simpson. I see a lot of Farrah Fawcett, though. The voice, the way she holds her head to the side, the smile it's Farrah (with a tiny bit of Juliette Lewis in there).
Jennifer Runyon Merv Griffin Interview (1984): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_k5tHM6-c0

I just saw the Hell on Wheels episode in the comedy Who's the Boss, and I actually thought it was a young Cameron Diaz. So I was searching on imdb, so I discovered I was wrong.

No, she looks exactly like Parker Posey!!!!
The only difference is the hair color!

damn straight!

Jennifer Runyon is a classic beauty from her days on soaps to Charles in Charge. No other actress could replace what Jennifer has.

No, she reminds me of the chick from Killer Klowns From Outer Space.

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I DO think she looks remarkably like Jessica Simpson. I remembered Jennifer from watching Murder She Wrote when I was a kid and have been trying for years to figure out who Jessica Simpson reminded me of!! In watching MSW last night I saw Jennifer & realized! I think they look amazingly alike - intellect and personalities aside.

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Yeah as I started watching the episode - I thought it was Elisabeth Shue tue

I don't know about that. She always reminded me of Kristy Swanson in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."

You`re an idiot LOL.The ONLY "actress" (and I use the quotations to reluctantly include Ms. Simpson) the beauteous Ms.Runyon rsembles is/was Elizabeth Shue.

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She is ten times hotter than Jessica Simpson will ever be. I wanted her badly
Jessica Simpson is dumber than beep dirt. If brains were a cadillac, she would be on roller skates. Jennifer Runyon was an awesome beauty. Jessica Simpson is just a plain disgrace.

If Jennifer Runyon had a body on her like Jessica SimpsonOH MY GOD! Anyways, now that you mention it, she does have a lot of mannerisms like Jessica, I think it may have a lot to do with the dumb look of innocence while looking as hot as she does (that really wasn't meant as an insultbut it's kinda true) Either way it's good to know that there are others out there that still appreciate her beauty, when many others can't even remember who she is (!?)