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