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