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Kristy Swanson

1969 - Today

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Kristy Swanson (born December 19, 1969) is an American actress. She is best recognized for having played Buffy Summers in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer and appeared in the 1996 film The Phantom. Her first starring role was in Wes Craven's horror film Deadly Friend (1986), followed by her portrayal of Catherine "Cathy" Dollanganger in the 1987 film adaptation of V. C. Andrews's Flowers in the Attic (1987). Swanson also starred in several films, including Hot Shots! Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Kristy Swanson is the 6,395th most popular actor (up from 6,536th in 2024), the 9,913th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,634th in 2019) and the 2,947th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Kristy Swanson ranks 6,395 out of 13,578. Before her are Janice Rule, Jens Albinus, Lauren Ridloff, Troy Kotsur, Norman Pritchard, and Claire Windsor. After her are Seo Hyun-jin, Karra Elejalde, Hatice Aslan, Lloyd Nolan, Ge You, and Grethe Weiser.

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Among people born in 1969, Kristy Swanson ranks 355. Before her are Saša Obradović, Midori Ito, Gianluigi Lentini, Stephen Moyer, Andrei Okounkov, and David A. Sinclair. After her are Yoo Jun-sang, Fred Børre Lundberg, Jean-Michel Saive, Isabell Werth, Cédric Pioline, and MC Ren.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kristy Swanson ranks 9,915 out of 20,380. Before her are Mark Parkinson (1957), Danny Ongais (1942), Claire Windsor (1892), Michael Steele (1955), Jerome Biffle (1928), and Paul Drayton (1939). After her are Robert L. Stewart (1942), Walter Rauschenbusch (1861), Lawrence H. Aller (1913), Big Walter Horton (1921), Kid Rock (1971), and Lloyd Nolan (1902).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Kristy Swanson ranks 2,948. Before her are Ron Eldard (1965), Peggy Ann Garner (1932), Janice Rule (1931), Lauren Ridloff (1978), Troy Kotsur (1968), and Claire Windsor (1892). After her are Lloyd Nolan (1902), Eric Stonestreet (1971), Claire McDowell (1877), Susan Lucci (1946), Craig Bierko (1964), and AJ Michalka (1991).

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