About
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
CSI: MiamiSeries • 2002
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001
One Tree HillSeries • 2003
PsychSeries • 2006
Knots LandingSeries • 1979
Early EditionSeries • 1996
Cagney & LaceySeries • 1982
Just Shoot Me!Series • 1997
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1985
Growing PainsSeries • 1985
Dude, Where's My Car?Movie • 2000
Run Hide Fight: InfidelsMovie • 2026
Ferris Bueller's Day OffMovie • 1986
Zebra LoungeMovie • 2001
Big DaddyMovie • 1999
Hot Shots!Movie • 1991
Buffy the Vampire SlayerMovie • 1992
It's Your MoveSeries • 1984
Pretty in PinkMovie • 1986
Higher LearningMovie • 1995
The PhantomMovie • 1996
Mannequin Two: On the MoveMovie • 1991
Deadly FriendMovie • 1986
The ChaseMovie • 1994