Biography
In 1986, she made her feature debut in the John Hughes-produced "Pretty in Pink" and also appeared in Hughes' "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" before essaying her first lead as the girl next door brought back to life a la Frankenstein in Wes Craven's "Deadly Friend". After landing a key role in the film version of V C Andrews' classic horror novel "Flowers in the Attic" (1987), Swanson segued to TV, playing the recurring part of Jody Campbell on …
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Career Milestones
| Appeared in first commercial at the age of nine | ||
1983 | TV series debut, "Dreamfinders" (Disney) | |
1985 | Became emancipated from her parents at age 15 | |
1986 | First leading role in Wes Craven's "Deadly Friend" | |
1986 | Made feature debut in the John Hughes-produced, "Pretty in Pink"; also acted in Hughes' "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" | |
1987 | Had a recurring role as Jody Campbell in "Knots Landing" (CBS) | |
1987 | Played one of the teenage children in the disappointing adaptation of V.C. Andrews' novel, "Flowers in the Attic" | |
1989 | Appeared in the shortlived Burt Reynolds vehicle, "B.L. Stryker" (ABC) | |
1989 | First leading role in a series, "Nightingales" (NBC) | |
1991 | Cast opposite Charlie Sheen in the comedy spoof, "Hot Shots!" | |
1992 | Played the title role in the film, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" | |
1993 | Appeared as a calm, cool tennis star in "The Program" | |
1994 | Re-teamed with Sheen for "The Chase" | |
1995 | Portrayed a naive student discovering her sexuality in John Singleton's "Higher Learning" | |
1996 | Played plucky female lead Diana Palmer to Billy Zane's "The Phantom" | |
1997 | Starred as the devestatingly beautiful and seductive sociopath Francesca Wells in the ABC movie, "Bad to the Bone" | |
1998 | Played Erica Paget, a love interest of the main character for one season of the CBS series, "Early Edition" | |
1999 | Appeared as Adam Sandler's girlfriend Vanessa in the hit comedy "Big Daddy" | |
2000 | Co-starred as a match-making cruise-line executive in the CBS midseason comedy, "Grapevine" | |
2006 | Competed on the Fox reality series, "Skating with Celebrities" | |