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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

Gender

Female

Birthday

1969-12-19 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Mission Viejo, California, USA

Also Known As

Kristen Nöel "Kristy" Swanson

クリスティ・スワンソン

کریستی سوانسون

Kristy Swanson

Biography

Kristen Noel Swanson (born December 19, 1969) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Buffy Summers in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Catherine "Cathy" Dollanganger in the movie version of the V.C. Andrews book Flowers in the Attic. She starred in several films, including Hot Shots! (1991), The Program (1993), The Chase (1994), 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997), Big Daddy (1999), and Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), and appeared in Pretty in Pink (1986) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).

Known For

Acting

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1992

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as

Buffy Summers

The Chase

1994

The Chase

as

Natalie Voss

Red Water

2003

Red Water

as

Dr. Kelli Raymond

Dude, Where's My Car?

2000

Dude, Where's My Car?

as

Christie Boner

Big Daddy

1999

Big Daddy

as

Vanessa

Deadly Friend

1986

Deadly Friend

as

Samantha

Bound by Lies

2005

Bound by Lies

as

Laura Cross

Hot Shots!

1991

Hot Shots!

as

Kowalski

The Phantom

1996

The Phantom

as

Diana Palmer

What if...

2010

What if...

as

Wendy Walker

Flowers in the Attic

1987

Flowers in the Attic

as

Cathy Dollanganger

Highway to Hell

1991

Highway to Hell

as

Rachel Clark

Swamp Shark

2011

Swamp Shark

as

Rachel McDaniel

Higher Learning

1995

Higher Learning

as

Kristen Connor

The Program

1993

The Program

as

Camille Shafer

Living Death

2006

Living Death

as

Elizabeth

The Only Witness

2003

The Only Witness

as

Dr. Julia Craig

A Christmas Wish

2011

A Christmas Wish

as

Martha Evans

The Black Hole

2006

The Black Hole

as

Shannon Muir

Marshal Law

1996

Marshal Law

as

Lilly Nelson

Ground Control

1998

Ground Control

as

Julie Albrecht

Zebra Lounge

2001

Zebra Lounge

as

Louise Bauer

Forbidden Secrets

2007

Forbidden Secrets

as

Alexandra Kent Lambeth

Lover Girl

1997

Lover Girl

as

Darlene Ferrari / 'Sherry'

Diving In

1990

Diving In

as

Terry Hopkins

Operation Cupcake

2012

Operation Cupcake

as

Janet Carson

Meeting Daddy

2000

Meeting Daddy

as

Laurel Lee

Getting In

1994

Getting In

as

Kirby Watts

The Bouquet

2013

The Bouquet

as

Terri Benton

Storm Rider

2013

Storm Rider

as

Jody Peterson

Dream Trap

1990

Dream Trap

as

Sue Halloran

A Lesson in Romance

2014

A Lesson in Romance

as

Megan Mills

Bad to the Bone

1997

Bad to the Bone

as

Francesca Wells

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

1988

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

as

Teenage Heidi Abromowitz (uncredited)

Pretty in Pink

1986

Pretty in Pink

as

Duckette

Beethoven's Treasure Tail

2014

Beethoven's Treasure Tail

as

Anne Parker

Nightingales

1988

Nightingales

as

Becky

A Belle for Christmas

2014

A Belle for Christmas

as

Dani Downy

Supreme Sanction

1999

Supreme Sanction

as

Jenna

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

2020

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

as

Marlowe Viccellio

Driven Underground

2015

Driven Underground

as

Sarah Palmer

Merry Ex-Mas

2014

Merry Ex-Mas

as

Noëlle Rogers

Soul Assassin

2001

Soul Assassin

as

Tessa Jansen

Juarez

1988

Juarez

as

Cathy Dodge

Angels in the Snow

2015

Angels in the Snow

as

Judith Montgomery

Mr. Boogedy

1986

Mr. Boogedy

as

Jennifer Davis

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

as

Economics Student - Simone Adamley

Not Quite Human

1987

Not Quite Human

as

Eron Jeffries

Bad Stepmother

2018

Bad Stepmother

as

Louise

Tinseltown

1997

Tinseltown

as

Nikki Randall

Crowning Jules

2017

Crowning Jules

as

Victoria

PawParazzi

2019

PawParazzi

as

Latte (voice)

Chick Magnet

2011

Chick Magnet

as

Kristy (uncredited)

The ObamaGate Movie

2020

The ObamaGate Movie

as

Lisa Page

Courting Mom and Dad

2021

Courting Mom and Dad

as

Sarah Lambert

Trail Blazers

2022

Trail Blazers

as

Slayer

Just Another Dream

2022

Just Another Dream

as

Cindy Miller

The Green Ribbon

2019

The Green Ribbon

as

Samantha Pringle (archive footage)

I Am Luke Perry

2025

I Am Luke Perry

as

Self

Mimesis: Nosferatu

2018

Mimesis: Nosferatu

as

Max's Mother

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

as

Roxanne Price

Early Edition

Early Edition

as

Erica Paget

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as

Jody Campbell

Nightingales

Nightingales

as

Rebecca 'Becky' Granger

Grapevine

Grapevine

as

Susan Crawford

Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen

as

Self - Restaurant Patron

Psych

Psych

as

Marlowe Viccellio

One Tree Hill

One Tree Hill

as

Woman in Car

B.L. Stryker

B.L. Stryker

as

Lynn Ellingsworth

Skating with Celebrities

Skating with Celebrities

as

Self - Couple 4

Production

Crew

Directing