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

Buffy Summers

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Natalie Voss

The Chase

Dr. Kelli Raymond

Red Water

Christie Boner

Dude, Where's My Car?

Vanessa

Big Daddy

Samantha

Deadly Friend

Laura Cross

Bound by Lies

Kowalski

Hot Shots!

Diana Palmer

The Phantom

Jessie

Mannequin Two: On the Move

Laurie

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

Wendy Walker

What if...

Cathy Dollanganger

Flowers in the Attic

Rachel Clark

Highway to Hell

Rachel McDaniel

Swamp Shark

Kristen Connor

Higher Learning

Camille Shafer

The Program

Elizabeth

Living Death

Dr. Julia Craig

The Only Witness

Martha Evans

A Christmas Wish

Shannon Muir

The Black Hole

Lilly Nelson

Marshal Law

Julie Albrecht

Ground Control

Louise Bauer

Zebra Lounge

Alexandra Kent Lambeth

Forbidden Secrets

Darlene Ferrari / 'Sherry'

Lover Girl

Lisa Page

FBI Lovebirds: UnderCovers

Terry Hopkins

Diving In

Janet Carson

Operation Cupcake

Laurel Lee

Meeting Daddy

Kirby Watts

Getting In

Terri Benton

The Bouquet

Stephanie Gamble

Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story

Jody Peterson

Storm Rider

Sue Halloran

Dream Trap

Self

The Phantom: The Man, the Myth, the Legend

Megan Mills

A Lesson in Romance

Francesca Wells

Bad to the Bone

Teenage Heidi Abromowitz (uncredited)

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

Duckette

Pretty in Pink

Anne Parker

Beethoven's Treasure Tail

Becky

Nightingales

Dani Downy

A Belle for Christmas

Jenna

Supreme Sanction

Marlowe Viccellio

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

Sarah Palmer

Driven Underground

Noëlle Rogers

Merry Ex-Mas

Tessa Jansen

Soul Assassin

Cathy Dodge

Juarez

Judith Montgomery

Angels in the Snow

Jennifer Davis

Mr. Boogedy

Economics Student - Simone Adamley

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Eron Jeffries

Not Quite Human

Kat

Winter's Dream

Louise

Bad Stepmother

Kathrin

A Mother's Sacrifice

Nikki Randall

Tinseltown

Victoria

Crowning Jules

Sarah

Killer Under The Bed

Latte (voice)

PawParazzi

Rocky

Little Women Big Cars

Kristy (uncredited)

Chick Magnet

Lisa Page

The ObamaGate Movie

Joanna Riley

Trafficked: A Parent's Worst Nightmare

Sarah Lambert

Courting Mom and Dad

Slayer

Trail Blazers

Cindy Miller

Just Another Dream

Samantha Pringle (archive footage)

The Green Ribbon

Ginger

Reapers Night

Rocky

Little Women Big Cars 2

The Chili Con Carne Club

Self

I Am Luke Perry

Max's Mother

Mimesis: Nosferatu

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

73

Gender

Female

Birthday

1969-12-19

Place of Birth

Mission Viejo, California, USA

Also Known As

Kristen Nöel "Kristy" Swanson