Kristy Swanson

Acting

Kristy Swanson

Born December 19, 1969Mission Viejo, California, USA91 credits

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

I Am Luke Perry
7.2

I Am Luke Perry

Movie

2025

Trail Blazers
2.0

Trail Blazers

Movie

2022

Just Another Dream
5.5

Just Another Dream

Movie

2022

Courting Mom and Dad
4.0

Courting Mom and Dad

Movie

2021

Trafficked: A Parent's Worst Nightmare
6.2

Trafficked: A Parent's Worst Nightmare

Movie

2021

The ObamaGate Movie
4.0

The ObamaGate Movie

Movie

2020

Filmography

I Am Luke Perry
2025I Am Luke Perryas SelfMovie
Trail Blazers
2022Trail Blazersas SlayerMovie
Just Another Dream
2022Just Another Dreamas Cindy MillerMovie
Courting Mom and Dad
2021Courting Mom and Dadas Sarah LambertMovie
Trafficked: A Parent's Worst Nightmare
2021Trafficked: A Parent's Worst Nightmareas Joanna RileyMovie
The ObamaGate Movie
2020The ObamaGate Movieas Lisa PageMovie
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
2020Psych 2: Lassie Come Homeas Marlowe ViccellioMovie
F
2019FBI Lovebirds: UnderCoversas Lisa PageMovie
The Green Ribbon
2019The Green Ribbonas Samantha Pringle (archive footage)Movie
PawParazzi
2019PawParazzias Latte (voice)Movie
Killer Under The Bed
2018Killer Under The Bedas SarahMovie
Mimesis: Nosferatu
2018Mimesis: Nosferatuas Max's MotherMovie
Winter's Dream
2018Winter's Dreamas KatMovie
Bad Stepmother
2018Bad Stepmotheras LouiseMovie
A Mother's Sacrifice
2017A Mother's Sacrificeas KathrinMovie
Crowning Jules
2017Crowning Julesas VictoriaMovie
Angels in the Snow
2015Angels in the Snowas Judith MontgomeryMovie
Driven Underground
2015Driven Undergroundas Sarah PalmerMovie
Merry Ex-Mas
2014Merry Ex-Masas Noëlle RogersMovie
A Belle for Christmas
2014A Belle for Christmasas Dani DownyMovie
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
2014Beethoven's Treasure Tailas Anne ParkerMovie
A Lesson in Romance
2014A Lesson in Romanceas Megan MillsMovie
Little Women Big Cars 2
2014Little Women Big Cars 2as RockyMovie
Storm Rider
2013Storm Rideras Jody PetersonMovie
The Bouquet
2013The Bouquetas Terri BentonMovie
Operation Cupcake
2012Operation Cupcakeas Janet CarsonMovie
Little Women Big Cars
2012Little Women Big Carsas RockyMovie
A Christmas Wish
2011A Christmas Wishas Martha EvansMovie
Chick Magnet
2011Chick Magnetas Kristy (uncredited)Movie
Swamp Shark
2011Swamp Sharkas Rachel McDanielMovie
What if...
2010What if...as Wendy WalkerMovie
Forbidden Secrets
2007Forbidden Secretsas Alexandra Kent LambethMovie
Living Death
2006Living Deathas ElizabethMovie
Psych
2006Psychas Marlowe ViccellioTV
The Black Hole
2006The Black Holeas Shannon MuirMovie
S
2006Skating with Celebritiesas Self - Couple 4TV
Hell's Kitchen
2005Hell's Kitchenas Self - Restaurant PatronTV
Bound by Lies
2005Bound by Liesas Laura CrossMovie
One Tree Hill
2003One Tree Hillas Woman in CarTV
The Only Witness
2003The Only Witnessas Dr. Julia CraigMovie
Red Water
2003Red Wateras Dr. Kelli RaymondMovie
Celebrities Uncensored
2003Celebrities Uncensoredas SelfTV
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Roxanne PriceTV
Zebra Lounge
2001Zebra Loungeas Louise BauerMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Lorelei MailerTV
Soul Assassin
2001Soul Assassinas Tessa JansenMovie
Dude, Where's My Car?
2000Dude, Where's My Car?as Christie BonerMovie
Meeting Daddy
2000Meeting Daddyas Laurel LeeMovie
Grapevine
2000Grapevineas Susan CrawfordTV
Big Daddy
1999Big Daddyas VanessaMovie
Supreme Sanction
1999Supreme Sanctionas JennaMovie
Ground Control
1998Ground Controlas Julie AlbrechtMovie
Bad to the Bone
1997Bad to the Boneas Francesca WellsMovie
Lover Girl
1997Lover Girlas Darlene Ferrari / 'Sherry'Movie
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
19978 Heads in a Duffel Bagas LaurieMovie
Just Shoot Me!
1997Just Shoot Me!as AllisonTV
Tinseltown
1997Tinseltownas Nikki RandallMovie
Early Edition
1996Early Editionas Erica PagetTV
The Phantom
1996The Phantomas Diana PalmerMovie
Marshal Law
1996Marshal Lawas Lilly NelsonMovie
T
1996The Phantom: The Man, the Myth, the Legendas SelfMovie
Higher Learning
1995Higher Learningas Kristen ConnorMovie
Getting In
1994Getting Inas Kirby WattsMovie
The Chase
1994The Chaseas Natalie VossMovie
The Program
1993The Programas Camille ShaferMovie
The Chili Con Carne Club
1993The Chili Con Carne ClubMovie
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992Buffy the Vampire Slayeras Buffy SummersMovie
Highway to Hell
1991Highway to Hellas Rachel ClarkMovie
Hot Shots!
1991Hot Shots!as KowalskiMovie
Mannequin Two: On the Move
1991Mannequin Two: On the Moveas JessieMovie
Diving In
1990Diving Inas Terry HopkinsMovie
Dream Trap
1990Dream Trapas Sue HalloranMovie
B.L. Stryker
1989B.L. Strykeras Lynn EllingsworthTV
Nightingales
1989Nightingalesas Rebecca 'Becky' GrangerTV
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitzas Teenage Heidi Abromowitz (uncredited)Movie
Nightingales
1988Nightingalesas BeckyMovie
J
1988Juarezas Cathy DodgeMovie
Flowers in the Attic
1987Flowers in the Atticas Cathy DollangangerMovie
Not Quite Human
1987Not Quite Humanas Eron JeffriesMovie
Deadly Friend
1986Deadly Friendas SamanthaMovie
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986Ferris Bueller's Day Offas Economics Student - Simone AdamleyMovie
Mr. Boogedy
1986Mr. Boogedyas Jennifer DavisMovie
Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story
1986Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Storyas Stephanie GambleMovie
Pretty in Pink
1986Pretty in Pinkas DucketteMovie
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Female Student #2TV
Growing Pains
1985Growing Painsas RhondaTV
It's Your Move
1984It's Your Moveas LauraTV
Call to Glory
1984Call to Gloryas SallyTV
Cagney & Lacey
1982Cagney & LaceyTV
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landingas Jody CampbellTV
Reapers Night
—Reapers Nightas GingerMovie