Kymberly Herrin, an actress who brought the Dream Ghost to life in ‘Ghostbusters’ and was a model for magazines such as Playboy, died at the age of 65 on October 28, but the news was recently published by American newspapers. The first channel to publicize his death was the local newspaper of his hometown, Santa Barbara News-Presswho released his obituary on Tuesday, November 15.
According to the obituary, the model died peacefully in Santa Barbara, California. It was her niece, Theresa Ramírez, who confirmed her death through her Facebook profile. Neither the local newspaper nor Herrin’s niece have confirmed the cause of her death, but her mother, Billie Dodson, her brother, Mark Herrin, and their nephews, have asked through their social networks that Anyone wishing to pay homage to the actress could do so by donating to the American Cancer Society, to promote research, prevention and treatment of breast cancer.
“They’re all together now. Aunt Kymberly Herrin, I love you.”
Herrin was a well-known magazine model, of Filipino, Swedish and French ancestry, who rose to fame in early 1981 by appearing on the March cover of Playboy magazine. She had many modeling jobs before appearing in her first music video in 1984’s ZZ Top’s ‘Legs’. This was the third video clip in a trilogy that included “Gimme All Your Lovin” and “Sharp Dressed Man”, and made this Texan band one of the most popular of the time. The song “Legs” became ZZ Top’s biggest hit, reaching the Top 10 in the US and other countries. Herrin She said who was chosen for the video clip to replace one of the three models who had appeared in the first two videos.
Additionally, the model appeared in another ZZ Top video clip, “Sleeping Bag,” in 1985, and two years later in a Kiss video, “Exposed,” as well as a David Lee Roth video clip in the mid-1985s. 80s. During this period she started her career in cinema and her first film role was in the film “Finding the Lost Emerald” directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.
Film and television tours
Herrin was not only a model, she also appeared in video clips and landed small roles in a few films. One of the most remembered was her appearance in the unforgettable classic ‘Ghostbusters’, from 1984. The model was cast as the dream ghost, a floating apparition that appeared above the bed of Dan Aykroyd’s character. In addition, years later he played small roles in ‘Hollywood Super Detective II’, ‘El duro’ and ‘Loca academy of drivers’. Herrin has also participated in some television series such as “Matt Houston”, with Lee Horsley, and “Hospital”.
