An American actress, born December 19, 1969 in Mission Viejo, California. Kristy started working in commercials at the age of nine. She participated in supporting roles in the series Cagney & Lacey, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. She participated in films such as Pretty in Pink, and then Ferris Bueller's Day Off opposite Matthew Broderick (1986). In the same year she played the role of Samanta in the romantic horror movie Deadly Friend, directed by Wes Craven. Throughout the nineties, she appeared in numerous notable films, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Higher Learning (1995), and The Phantom (1996). She continued to participate in films in the 2000s a s well, including Dude, Where's My Car?, and Forbidden Secrets.