Kristy Swanson
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
91
Gender
Female
Birthday
1969-12-19 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Mission Viejo, California, USA
Acting

2025

I Am Luke Perry as Self

2022

Just Another Dream as Cindy Miller

2022

Trail Blazers as Slayer

2021

Courting Mom and Dad as Sarah Lambert

2020

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home as Marlowe Viccellio

2020

The ObamaGate Movie as Lisa Page

2019

PawParazzi as Latte (voice)

2019

FBI Lovebirds: UnderCovers as Lisa Page

2019

The Green Ribbon as Samantha Pringle (archive footage)

2018

Killer Under The Bed as Sarah

2018

Bad Stepmother as Louise

2018

Winter's Dream as Kat

2018

Mimesis: Nosferatu as Max's Mother

2017

Crowning Jules as Victoria

2017

A Mother's Sacrifice as Kathrin

2015

Driven Underground as Sarah Palmer

2015

Angels in the Snow as Judith Montgomery

2014

Beethoven's Treasure Tail as Anne Parker

2014

A Lesson in Romance as Megan Mills

2014

Merry Ex-Mas as Noƫlle Rogers

2014

A Belle for Christmas as Dani Downy

2013

Storm Rider as Jody Peterson

2013

The Bouquet as Terri Benton

2012

Operation Cupcake as Janet Carson

2012

Little Women Big Cars as Rocky

2011

Swamp Shark as Rachel McDaniel

2011

A Christmas Wish as Martha Evans

2011

Chick Magnet as Kristy (uncredited)

2010

What if... as Wendy Walker

2007

Forbidden Secrets as Alexandra Kent Lambeth

2006

Psych as Marlowe Viccellio

2006

Skating with Celebrities as Self - Couple 4

2006

Living Death as Elizabeth

2006

The Black Hole as Shannon Muir

2005

Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron

2005

Bound by Lies as Laura Cross

2003

One Tree Hill as Woman in Car

2003

The Only Witness as Dr. Julia Craig

2003

Red Water as Dr. Kelli Raymond

2002

CSI: Miami as Roxanne Price

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Lorelei Mailer

2001

Zebra Lounge as Louise Bauer

2001

Soul Assassin as Tessa Jansen

2000

Dude, Where's My Car? as Christie Boner

2000

Grapevine as Susan Crawford

2000

Meeting Daddy as Laurel Lee

1999

Big Daddy as Vanessa

1999

Supreme Sanction as Jenna

1998

Ground Control as Julie Albrecht

1997

Just Shoot Me! as Allison

1997

Bad to the Bone as Francesca Wells

1997

Tinseltown as Nikki Randall

1997

Lover Girl as Darlene Ferrari / 'Sherry'

1996

Early Edition as Erica Paget

1996

The Phantom as Diana Palmer

1996

Marshal Law as Lilly Nelson

1995

Higher Learning as Kristen Connor

1994

The Chase as Natalie Voss

1994

Getting In as Kirby Watts

1993

The Program as Camille Shafer

1993

The Chili Con Carne Club as Not available

1992

Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Buffy Summers

1991

Hot Shots! as Kowalski

1991

Highway to Hell as Rachel Clark

1990

Diving In as Terry Hopkins

1990

Dream Trap as Sue Halloran

1989

B.L. Stryker as Lynn Ellingsworth

1989

Nightingales as Rebecca 'Becky' Granger

1988

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz as Teenage Heidi Abromowitz (uncredited)

1988

Juarez as Cathy Dodge

1988

Nightingales as Becky

1987

Flowers in the Attic as Cathy Dollanganger

1987

Not Quite Human as Eron Jeffries

1986

Ferris Bueller's Day Off as Economics Student - Simone Adamley

1986

Pretty in Pink as Duckette

1986

Deadly Friend as Samantha

1986

Mr. Boogedy as Jennifer Davis

1985

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Female Student #2

1985

Growing Pains as Rhonda

1984

It's Your Move as Not available

1982

Cagney & Lacey as Not available

NaN

Reapers Night as Ginger

1979

Knots Landing as Jody Campbell
Crew

2005

Bound by Lies Executive Producer