Original: Kristen NÃ el "Kristy" Swanson (born December 19, 1969) is an American actress best known for playing Buffy in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer, she also played Catherine "Cathy" Dollanganger in the movie version of the V.C. Andrews book Flowers in the Attic.
Simplified: Kristy Swanson (born Renee Kristen Swanson on December 19, 1969) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the title character in the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer and has also starred in the film Flowers in the Attic.