Kirsten Nelson

Kirsten Nelson (born October 3, 1970) is an American actress and director.
Born in Enid, Oklahoma, though raised in Chicago. Nelson grew up playing the piano and singing, and has said "I wanted to be a concert pianist at Carnegie Hall. That is what I wanted to do from really early on."[1] Nelson graduated from Northwestern University[2] and became a founding member of Chicago's Roadworks Theatre Ensemble before moving to Los Angeles in 1995.[3][1]
She is known for her starring role as Police Chief Karen Vick on Psych.[4]
Nelson's career includes roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (as Lorraine),[5] The O'Keefes (as Ellie O'Keefe),[6] Baby's Day Out,[7] The Fugitive,[8] Frasier,[9] Ally McBeal,[9]The West Wing,[10] Just Shoot Me![9] and Boy Meets World.[9] Most recently, she played Danielle Bishop on K.C. Undercover.
She is an ELCA Lutheran.[11] She married on August 5, 1995, and has a son and daughter.[12]
== Filmography ==
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1993 	The Fugitive 	Betty 	
1994 	The Untouchables 	Daisy 	
1994 	Baby's Day Out 	Woman in Park 	
1996 	Ned and Stacey 	Wife 	
1997 	Three Women of Pain 	Lani 	
1997 	Chicago Sons 	Lisa 	
1997 	The Practice 	Judy Burke 	
1997 	Temporarily Yours 	Chrystle 	
1999 	Smut 	Mrs. Maplethorpe 	
1999 	The Pretender 	ATF Agent Beth Swik 	
1999 	Boy Meets World 	Jessica 	
1999 	Thanks 	Polly Winthrop 	
2000 	Pensacola: Wings of Gold	Sgt. CarolDavis/Davidson 	
2001 	Just Shoot Me! 	Helen 	
2001 	The West Wing 	Young Dolores Landingham 	
2002 	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Lorraine Ross, second manager of Doublemeat Palace	
2002 	Providence 	Kim 	
2002 	Ally McBeal 	Connie Dekumbis 	
2003 	The O'Keefes 	Ellie O'Keefe 	
2004 	Larceny 	Della 	
2004 	Frasier 	Ellie 	
2004 	Stuck in the Suburbs 	Susan Aarons 	
2005 	Without a Trace 	Ms. MacPherson 	Episode 3.15 "Party Girl"
2005 	Malcolm in the Middle 	Jeanie 	Episode 6.22: "Mrs. Tri-County"
2005 	Everwood 	Ellie Beals 	
2005 	War of the Worlds 	Businesswoman 	
2005 	Mrs. Harris 	TV Interviewer 	
2006–2014	Psych 	Chief Karen Vick 	
2008 	Eli Stone 	Dana Asbury 	
2010 	Ghost Whisperer 	Sarah Davidson 	
2012 	Parenthood 	Mrs. Gilroy 	
2012 	NCIS 	Beth Banks 	Episode 9.16: "Psych Out"
2012 	Warehouse 13 	Judy Giltoy 	
2014 	Saint George 	Headmistress Sloan 	
2015 	NCIS: New Orleans 	Vivienne Lambert 	
2015 	Bones 	Nina Slocum 	
2017 	Limelight 	Liz Chance 	
2017 	Psych: The Movie 	Chief Karen Vick 	
2017 	Versus 	Paige 	
2018 	K.C. Undercover 	Danielle Bishop