The famous Christy Swanson, the star of the cult films Hotheads and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was thanks to these films that she became known to the Russian audience.
The actress was born on December 19, 1969 in California. Her parents were not related to the film industry, they were physical education teachers. But despite this, the mother of the future star took the girl to auditions, so already at the age of 9, Christie starred in an advertisement for a dollhouse.
At 13, Swanson dropped out of school to pursue an acting career. By this time, she and her parents moved to Los Angeles, starred in several dozen commercials and TV shows. The girl continued her education at home.
Best Movies
In 1986, Christie starred in the famous thriller Deadly Friend. She perfectly fit into the image of the heroine: a teenage girl obsessed with science fiction. The ambassador of this on the girl was showered with offers of the main roles. With Charlie Sheen, she starred in the super comedy Hotheads, where she played the blonde Kowalski.
Christy was the embodiment of the American Dream: a young, successful, sexy blonde with a doll-like unkindness that easily seduces men. The fame that fell on the actress led her to use alcohol and drugs. Swanson was detained more than once for driving while intoxicated.
At the age of 23, Christy Swanson fell wildly popular, this was due to the release of the movie "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", where the girl played the main role.
To destroy stereotypes and change the role of "sexy beauty", Christie began to appear in melodramas and action films. She especially succeeded in roles in comedies. In the cult movie Where's My Car, Dude? Swanson is once again transformed into the girl of dreams.
To whet the public's interest in her person, Christie posed nude for the famous Playboy magazine. At the time of the photo shoot, the actress was 33 years old, but she looked great and was in stunning shape.
An interesting fact of the biography of the actress is that in 2006 she took part in an American project, an analogue of "Stars on Ice". And then Christie was on top, she won this competition.
Personal life
In the movies, Christie often played windy beauties, but in life she turned out to be a homebody. In 2007, Swanson gave birth to a son, Magnus Hart, from her common-law husband, actor Lloyd Eisler. It was a very long-awaited child for the couple, so the star took a short break, in which she did not act at all.
Now for Christie Swanson, the family is in the first place, although the actress did not quit acting. Her filmography is annually replenished with interesting roles.