Kristy Swanson
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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
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Zebra Lounge (2001)
as Louise Bauer
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
as Economics Student - Simone Adamley
Hot Shots! (1991)
as Kowalski
Big Daddy (1999)
as Vanessa
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
as Christie Boner
Run Hide Fight: Infidels (2026)
as Deputy Director Teresa Quill
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
as Buffy Summers
Pretty in Pink (1986)
as Duckette
The Phantom (1996)
as Diana Palmer
The Chase (1994)
as Natalie Voss
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020)
as Marlowe Viccellio
Flowers in the Attic (1987)
as Cathy Dollanganger
Higher Learning (1995)
as Kristen Connor
Mannequin Two: On the Move (1991)
as Jessie
Deadly Friend (1986)
as Samantha
Highway to Hell (1991)
as Rachel Clark
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)
as Laurie
Beethoven's Treasure Tail (2014)
as Anne Parker
Mr. Boogedy (1986)
as Jennifer Davis
I Am Luke Perry (2025)
as Self
The Program (1993)
as Camille Shafer
Supreme Sanction (1999)
as Jenna
Killer Under The Bed (2018)
as Sarah
A Lesson in Romance (2014)
as Megan Mills
Living Death (2006)
as Elizabeth
A Christmas Wish (2011)
as Martha Evans
Angels in the Snow (2015)
as Judith Montgomery
Mimesis: Nosferatu (2018)
as Max's Mother
What if... (2010)
as Wendy Walker
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz (1988)
as Teenage Heidi Abromowitz (uncredited)
Ground Control (1998)
as Julie Albrecht
Meeting Daddy (2000)
as Laurel Lee
Swamp Shark (2011)
as Rachel McDaniel
Red Water (2003)
as Dr. Kelli Raymond
Bad to the Bone (1997)
as Francesca Wells
The Only Witness (2003)
as Dr. Julia Craig
Winter's Dream (2018)
as Kat
Little Women Big Cars (2012)
as Rocky
Courting Mom and Dad (2021)
as Sarah Lambert
Marshal Law (1996)
as Lilly Nelson
Nightingales (1988)
as Becky
Little Women Big Cars 2 (2014)
as Rocky
Bad Stepmother (2018)
as Louise
Forbidden Secrets (2007)
as Alexandra Kent Lambeth
A Mother's Sacrifice (2017)
as Kathrin
Trafficked: A Parent's Worst Nightmare (2021)
as Joanna Riley
Storm Rider (2013)
as Jody Peterson
Chick Magnet (2011)
as Kristy (uncredited)
Soul Assassin (2001)
as Tessa Jansen
Not Quite Human (1987)
as Eron Jeffries
The Black Hole (2006)
as Shannon Muir
A Belle for Christmas (2014)
as Dani Downy
Driven Underground (2015)
as Sarah Palmer
Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story (1986)
as Stephanie Gamble
Crowning Jules (2017)
as Victoria
Diving In (1990)
as Terry Hopkins
The Phantom: The Man, the Myth, the Legend (1996)
as Self
Operation Cupcake (2012)
as Janet Carson
Getting In (1994)
as Kirby Watts
Bound by Lies (2005)
as Laura Cross
The Green Ribbon (2019)
as Samantha Pringle (archive footage)
The Bouquet (2013)
as Terri Benton
Lover Girl (1997)
as Darlene Ferrari / 'Sherry'
The Chili Con Carne Club (1993)
Actor
Merry Ex-Mas (2014)
as Noëlle Rogers
Dream Trap (1990)
as Sue Halloran
Tinseltown (1997)
as Nikki Randall
PawParazzi (2019)
as Latte (voice)
Trail Blazers (2022)
as Slayer
Juarez (1988)
as Cathy Dodge
Reapers Night (—)
as Ginger
Just Another Dream (2022)
as Cindy Miller
The ObamaGate Movie (2020)
as Lisa Page
FBI Lovebirds: UnderCovers (2019)
as Lisa Page