Christie Swanson is an American film and television actress, star of the youth horror Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the thriller Deadly Friend. Many viewers know the actress by the role of Erica Paget in the series Tomorrow Comes Today.
Biography
Kristy Swanson was born in the small town of Mission Viejo (California) in 1969. Parents of the future actress worked as physical education teachers. Swanson has German and Swedish roots.
At the age of nine, Christy showed interest in acting and began acting in small commercials.
Carier start
The first serious acting work for Christie was the role of Laura in the sitcom "Your Turn". This was followed by a cameo in the police series “Kagney and Lacy”.
In 1986, Swanson received the main female role in the thriller "Deadly Friend" by Wes Craven. Now the film is considered a classic of horrors, like other Craven films, and Swanson is very proud of his participation in it. However, in the year of release, the film failed at the box office, collecting less than $ 9 million.
A year later, Christy was selected for the role of Katie Dollanger in the psychological thriller "Flowers in the Attic," an adaptation of Virginia Andrews' novel of the same name. Although Christie was much older than her character, her film screenings impressed director Jeffrey Bloom. For this role, Swanson was awarded the Young Artist Award.
In 1989, Christy Swanson successfully passed the test for the role of Rebecca Granger in the medical series Nightingales.
In 1991, the actress starred in the comedy "Mannequin in Motion." She got the role of a dummy, which fell in love with a department store employee, a loser Jason Williamson.
Breakthrough
A real breakthrough for actress Christie Swanson was the role of Buffy in the full-length horror film Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The film went well at the box office - with a budget of $ 7 million, the box office was 16 million. Critics received mixed reviews from critics. It was the role of Buffy that brought actress Swanson real popularity.
Follow up projects
In 1994, Adam Rifkin's chase action movie was released, with Charlie Sheen and Christy Swanson playing the lead roles. Rifkin’s films had not had much success at the box office before, and even the participation of famous actors did not help to rectify the situation - “Chase” did not become a box office hit and was coldly received by critics.
In 1995, Swanson starred with Omar Epps and Michael Rapaport in the drama "Higher Education", which tells about the problems and fears of three freshmen.
A year later, the actress appeared in the fantasy action movie Phantom. Both from critics and from the audience, the picture received mixed reviews.
The next project in the filmography of Christie Swanson was the comedy Big Dad. The main role in the film was played by the then popular comedian Adam Sandler. The tape became a box office hit, collecting $ 234 million at the box office with a budget of 34 million.
Perhaps the most famous project in the actress’s television filmography is the science fiction series Tomorrow Comes Today, on which she worked from 1998 to 1999, playing the role of Erica Paget. The series has found many fans around the world - it was watched by more than 11 million viewers.
In 2000, Christie got a supporting role in the comedy "Where is my car, dude?". Despite the negative reviews of most critics, the film was liked by the audience and went well at the box office, collecting $ 73 million.
Modern period
In recent years, the career of the actress has not increased star roles. In 2010, Christy played the role of Wendy Walker in the drama "What If ...". The film failed at the box office, not even raising a million dollars.
For the past 8 years, the actress has been working mainly on television, regularly appearing in the films of the TV channels “Hallmark” and “Lifetime”. In full-length, Swanson gets more episodic roles.
In 2010, Christie played in one of the episodes of the teenage series "One Tree Hill". This was followed by the main role in the television thriller "Swamp Shark", which remained unknown to most viewers.
In 2018, the actress starred in the television thriller "Bad Stepmother" and the melodrama "Winter Dream". Like other television films with Christie Swanson, they did not gain much popularity.
Personal life
In 1988, Christy became engaged to actor Alan Thicke, whom she had previously met for 2 years. However, the actors never got married.
In 2009, the actress married Lloyd Aister, the famous Canadian skater. The couple have a son, Magnus Hart, Swanson Isler.