Biography
American actress Kristy Swanson has been in films since 1986's
Deadly Friend, but cemented her reputation on TV with recurring roles in Knot's Landing (1987) and
Nightingales (1988). Her forte has been the portrayal of young ladies with prom-queen looks and room-temperature I.Q.s. Among her leading roles in films have been the title characters in
Mannequin 2 (1991) and
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). The failure of the highly touted
Buffy has resulted in a number of negligible career moves for Kristy Swanson, most recently the role of a Beverly Hills princess accidentally kidnapped by fugitive
Charlie Sheen in the doomed-from-the-start
The Chase (1994). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide