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Kristy Swanson

Kristy Swanson

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 19, 1969 (55)
Birthplace Mission Viejo, California, USA
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Ho ... t 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).

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Filmography

Trail Blazers

Trail Blazers

2022

as Slayer

Just Another Dream

Just Another Dream

2022

as Cindy Miller

Courting Mom and Dad

Courting Mom and Dad

2021

as Sarah Lambert

The ObamaGate Movie

The ObamaGate Movie

2020

as Lisa Page

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

2020

as Marlowe Viccellio

PawParazzi

PawParazzi

2019

as Latte (voice)

The Green Ribbon

The Green Ribbon

2019

as Samantha Pringle (archive footage)

Killer Under The Bed

Killer Under The Bed

2018

as Sarah

Bad Stepmother

Bad Stepmother

2018

as Louise

Winter's Dream

Winter's Dream

2018

as Kat

A Mother's Sacrifice

A Mother's Sacrifice

2017

as Kathrin

Crowning Jules

Crowning Jules

2017

as Victoria

Driven Underground

Driven Underground

2015

as Sarah Palmer

Angels in the Snow

Angels in the Snow

2015

as Judith Montgomery

A Lesson in Romance

A Lesson in Romance

2014

as Megan Mills

Merry Ex-Mas

Merry Ex-Mas

2014

as Noëlle Rogers

Beethoven's Treasure Tail

Beethoven's Treasure Tail

2014

as Anne Parker

A Belle for Christmas

A Belle for Christmas

2014

as Dani Downy

The Bouquet

The Bouquet

2013

as Terri Benton

Storm Rider

Storm Rider

2013

as Jody Peterson

Operation Cupcake

Operation Cupcake

2012

as Janet Carson

Little Women Big Cars

Little Women Big Cars

2012

as Rocky

A Christmas Wish

A Christmas Wish

2011

as Martha Evans

Swamp Shark

Swamp Shark

2011

as Rachel McDaniel

Chick Magnet

Chick Magnet

2011

as Kristy (uncredited)

What if...

What if...

2010

as Wendy Walker

Forbidden Secrets

Forbidden Secrets

2007

as Alexandra Kent Lambeth

The Black Hole

The Black Hole

2006

as Shannon Muir

Living Death

Living Death

2006

as Elizabeth

Bound by Lies

Bound by Lies

2005

as Laura Cross

The Only Witness

The Only Witness

2003

as Dr. Julia Craig

Red Water

Red Water

2003

as Dr. Kelli Raymond

Zebra Lounge

Zebra Lounge

2001

as Louise Bauer

Soul Assassin

Soul Assassin

2001

as Tessa Jansen

Dude, Where's My Car?

Dude, Where's My Car?

2000

as Christie Boner

Meeting Daddy

Meeting Daddy

2000

as Laurel Lee

Supreme Sanction

Supreme Sanction

1999

as Jenna

Big Daddy

Big Daddy

1999

as Vanessa

Ground Control

Ground Control

1998

as Julie Albrecht

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

1997

as Laurie Bennett

Lover Girl

Lover Girl

1997

as Darlene Ferrari / 'Sherry'

Tinseltown

Tinseltown

1997

as Nikki Randall

The Phantom

The Phantom

1996

as Diana Palmer

Marshal Law

Marshal Law

1996

as Lilly Nelson

Higher Learning

Higher Learning

1995

as Kristen Connor

The Chase

The Chase

1994

as Natalie Voss

Getting In

Getting In

1994

as Kirby Watts

The Program

The Program

1993

as Camille Shafer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1992

as Buffy Summers

Highway to Hell

Highway to Hell

1991

as Rachel Clark

Hot Shots!

Hot Shots!

1991

as Kowalski

Dream Trap

Dream Trap

1990

as Sue Halloran

Diving In

Diving In

1990

as Terry Hopkins

Nightingales

Nightingales

1988

as Becky

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

1988

as Teenage Heidi Abromowitz (uncredited)

Flowers in the Attic

Flowers in the Attic

1987

as Cathy Dollanganger

Not Quite Human

Not Quite Human

1987

as Eron Jeffries

Deadly Friend

Deadly Friend

1986

as Samantha

Mr. Boogedy

Mr. Boogedy

1986

as Jennifer Davis

Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story

Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story

1986

as Stephanie Gamble

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986

as Economics Student - Simone Adamley

Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink

1986

as Duckette

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Bound by Lies

Bound by Lies

2005

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Early Edition

as Erica Paget

Episodes: 23

First Aired: Sep 28, 1996

Nightingales

as Rebecca 'Becky' Granger

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 21, 1989

Knots Landing

as Jody Campbell

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Dec 27, 1979

Grapevine

as Susan Crawford

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 28, 2000

Psych

as Marlowe Viccellio

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 07, 2006

Growing Pains

as Rhonda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1985

CSI: Miami

as Roxanne Price

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2002

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Female Student #2

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Lorelei Mailer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

One Tree Hill

as Woman in Car

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2003

B.L. Stryker

as Lynn Ellingsworth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 13, 1989

Just Shoot Me!

as Allison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 1997

Early Edition

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Sep 28, 1996

Skating with Celebrities

as Self - Couple 4

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jan 18, 2006

Cagney & Lacey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 25, 1982

Celebrities Uncensored

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 04, 2003

It's Your Move

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1984

B.L. Stryker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 13, 1989

Hell's Kitchen

as Self - Restaurant Patron

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 30, 2005

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