Kymberly Herrin dead at 65: Ex-Playboy playmate & Ghostbusters actress known for infamous 'sex scene

Publish date: 2024-05-22

FORMER Playboy playmate and Ghostbusters actress Kymberly Herrin has died at the age of 65.

Herrin died peacefully at her home in Santa Barbara, California, on October 28, according to the Santa Barbara News-Press.

The ex-Playboy model's niece, Theresa Ramirez, shared a photo of Herrin and her two late sisters, saying: "They are all together now. 💔 Aunt Kymberly Herrin. I love you ❤️."

A cause of death was not immediately disclosed.

Herrin established her career in the modeling industry, appearing in several magazines and gracing the cover of Playboy three separate times, including the publications September 1982 and '83 editions.

The stunning blonde was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for their March 1981 edition.

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In addition, she modeled for other clients, such as Ralph Lauren and FIT magazine, while making an appearance for ZZ Top's 1983 Legs music video.

Herrin played the role of Angelina in 1984's Romancing the Stone, however, she was widely recognized for her memorable sex scene in the '84 blockbuster film Ghostbusters.

Herrin - who played the role of a ghost who had been dead for 150 years - appears in the Firehouse to a sleeping Ray Stantz as the Dream Ghost in an erotic dream.

While Stanz dreamed, the alluring ghost was seen hovering above his bed before undoing his belt buckle.

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The scene suggested that the ghost had performed a sex act on Stantz.

During an interview with Polygon in 2021, actor Dan Aykroyd recounted the steamy scene, saying, "Yes, I remember the woman who played that. Her name was Kym Herrin, and she was a Playboy Playmate.

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"She played the ghost. Like, I wish they'd let that scene go a little longer," he joked.

Herrin is survived by her mother Billie Dodson and brother Mark Herrin.

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