Kristy Swanson

Actress

Born: December 19, 1969 (56 years old)

Place of birth: Mission Viejo, California, USA

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).

Filmography (66)

• Hot Shots! (1991, ★ 6.6)
• What if... (2010, ★ 6.9)
• Storm Rider (2013, ★ 6.6)
• Pretty in Pink (1986, ★ 6.7)
• Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020, ★ 7)
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986, ★ 7.6)
• Angels in the Snow (2015, ★ 6.6)
• Crowning Jules (2017, ★ 7.3)
• I Am Luke Perry (2025, ★ 7)
• CSI: Miami (2002, ★ 7.7)
• Early Edition (1996, ★ 7.3)
• The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985, ★ 7.2)
• Cagney & Lacey (1982, ★ 7)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001, ★ 7.6)
• Psych (2006, ★ 7.9)
• One Tree Hill (2003, ★ 7.8)
• Just Shoot Me! (1997, ★ 6.6)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992, ★ 5.6)
• The Chase (1994, ★ 5.8)
• Big Daddy (1999, ★ 6.5)
• Dude, Where's My Car? (2000, ★ 5.5)
• Deadly Friend (1986, ★ 6.2)
• Flowers in the Attic (1987, ★ 6.3)
• Higher Learning (1995, ★ 6.3)
• The Program (1993, ★ 6.4)
• Mr. Boogedy (1986, ★ 6.3)
• Growing Pains (1985, ★ 6.5)
• The Phantom (1996, ★ 5.3)
• Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991, ★ 5.8)
• Highway to Hell (1991, ★ 5.8)