Kristy Swanson
Known for Acting · 91 credits
- Born
- 1969-12-19 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Mission Viejo, California, USA
- Also known as
- Kristen Noel Swanson · Kristen Nöel 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
TV Shows (18)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Lorelei Mailer
CSI: Miami
2002
as Roxanne Price
One Tree Hill
2003
as Woman in Car
Psych
2006
as Marlowe Viccellio
Knots Landing
1979
as Jody Campbell
Hell's Kitchen
2005
as Self - Restaurant Patron
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Allison
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Early Edition
1996
as Erica Paget
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Female Student #2
Growing Pains
1985
as Rhonda
B.L. Stryker
1989
as Lynn Ellingsworth
It's Your Move
1984
as Laura
Call to Glory
1984
as Sally
Nightingales
1989
as Rebecca 'Becky' Granger
Skating with Celebrities
2006
as Self - Couple 4
Grapevine
2000
as Susan Crawford
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Movies (73)
Hot Shots!
1991
as Kowalski
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
as Economics Student - Simone Adamley
Big Daddy
1999
as Vanessa
Zebra Lounge
2001
as Louise Bauer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
as Buffy Summers
Dude, Where's My Car?
2000
as Christie Boner
Higher Learning
1995
as Kristen Connor
Pretty in Pink
1986
as Duckette
Mimesis: Nosferatu
2018
as Max's Mother
Mr. Boogedy
1986
as Jennifer Davis
Living Death
2006
as Elizabeth
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
2020
as Marlowe Viccellio
Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991
as Jessie
Storm Rider
2013
as Jody Peterson
Flowers in the Attic
1987
as Cathy Dollanganger
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
1997
as Laurie
Swamp Shark
2011
as Rachel McDaniel
The Only Witness
2003
as Dr. Julia Craig
Deadly Friend
1986
as Samantha
The Chase
1994
as Natalie Voss
Meeting Daddy
2000
as Laurel Lee
Highway to Hell
1991
as Rachel Clark
The Phantom
1996
as Diana Palmer
Ground Control
1998
as Julie Albrecht
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
2014
as Anne Parker
Dream Trap
1990
as Sue Halloran
A Christmas Wish
2011
as Martha Evans
Red Water
2003
as Dr. Kelli Raymond
I Am Luke Perry
2025
as Self
Bad Stepmother
2018
as Louise
The Program
1993
as Camille Shafer
The Black Hole
2006
as Shannon Muir
Winter's Dream
2018
as Kat
Nightingales
1988
as Becky
Courting Mom and Dad
2021
as Sarah Lambert
Killer Under The Bed
2018
as Sarah
Forbidden Secrets
2007
as Alexandra Kent Lambeth
Little Women Big Cars 2
2014
as Rocky
Soul Assassin
2001
as Tessa Jansen
A Lesson in Romance
2014
as Megan Mills
A Belle for Christmas
2014
as Dani Downy
Supreme Sanction
1999
as Jenna
Bound by Lies
2005
as Laura Cross
Marshal Law
1996
as Lilly Nelson
Operation Cupcake
2012
as Janet Carson
Getting In
1994
as Kirby Watts
Merry Ex-Mas
2014
as Noëlle Rogers
Chick Magnet
2011
as Kristy (uncredited)
Not Quite Human
1987
as Eron Jeffries
A Mother's Sacrifice
2017
as Kathrin
Bad to the Bone
1997
as Francesca Wells
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
as Teenage Heidi Abromowitz (uncredited)
What if...
2010
as Wendy Walker
Reapers Night
as Ginger
Lover Girl
1997
as Darlene Ferrari / 'Sherry'
The Bouquet
2013
as Terri Benton
Little Women Big Cars
2012
as Rocky
Driven Underground
2015
as Sarah Palmer
Angels in the Snow
2015
as Judith Montgomery
Trafficked: A Parent's Worst Nightmare
2021
as Joanna Riley
Diving In
1990
as Terry Hopkins
Crowning Jules
2017
as Victoria
Trail Blazers
2022
as Slayer
PawParazzi
2019
as Latte (voice)
Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story
1986
as Stephanie Gamble
The Chili Con Carne Club
1993
Tinseltown
1997
as Nikki Randall
Juarez
1988
as Cathy Dodge
Just Another Dream
2022
as Cindy Miller
The ObamaGate Movie
2020
as Lisa Page
The Green Ribbon
2019
as Samantha Pringle (archive footage)
FBI Lovebirds: UnderCovers
2019
as Lisa Page
The Phantom: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
1996
as Self
About Kristy Swanson
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). With 91 credits spanning from 1979 to 2025, Kristy Swanson has appeared in 73 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kristy Swanson Movies
- Hot Shots! (1991) — as Kowalski
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) — as Economics Student - Simone Adamley
- Big Daddy (1999) — as Vanessa
- Zebra Lounge (2001) — as Louise Bauer
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) — as Buffy Summers
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