Ghostbusters, Kymberly Herrin dies at 65

Model Kymberly Herrin, the beautiful ghost of Ghostbusters, has died at the age of 65. The world of cinema bids him a final farewell.

It was 1984 when the whole world fell in love with Kymberly Herrin, the gorgeous ghost with whom Ray Stanz (Dan Aykroyd) has a fiery encounter in Ghostbusters. At that time, the girl was only 27 years old, but she was already establishing herself as a model and photo model. For many years, indeed, she was one of Playboy’s most beautiful models, appearing on many covers. Born in 1957, she died at the age of 65 at her home in Santa Barbara, California.

Kymberly Herrin – Solocine.it

The Playmate passed away on October 27, but the family decided to make the news public only today, via an obituary and via an Instagram post from granddaughter Theresa Ramirez. In the obituary, the cause of death is not specified, but a donation was invited in her memory to the American Cancer Society, which still donates work in breast cancer research.

Especially in the 80s, Kymberly Herrin was extremely popular and regularly appeared on the covers of Playboy. In March 1981 in particular, still very young, she was crowned Playmate of the month. Simultaneously, she had taken a liking to acting and had appeared in several films during the same period with small roles. The most famous is undoubtedly that of the ghost of dreams, with which the character played by Dan Aykroyd has sex, thus creating one of the most emblematic scenes of the Ghostbusters saga.

Ghostbusters, the last farewell to the “ghost of dreams” Kymberly Herrin

On October 27, Kymberly Herrin died at the age of 65. As a young man, she was a very famous model, but she also collaborated on several films in addition to the Bill Murray saga. For example, she also appeared in Romancing the Stone, Driving School, The Road House and Cops in Beverly Hills 2, also between the 80s and 90s.

Kymberly Herrin in the 80s – Solocine.it

In addition to posing for Playboy, she has also modeled for the world’s top designers (including Ralph Laurent) and starred in a few music videos, such as Z Top’s Legacy in 1983.

However, he will forever be famous for that very famous scene from Ghostbusters. Many years after the theatrical release, in a 2021 interview, actor Dan Aykroyd admitted he still remembers her vividly. “Yeah, I remember the woman who played her. Her name was Kym Herrin and she was a playmate. She was a ghost. I remember, I wish they’d made that scene last a little bit longer.” The model was childless and is survived by her mother Billie Dodson and brother Mark.

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