Kristen Noel Swanson (born December 19, 1969) is an American actress and conservative Republican. She is best recognized for having played Buffy Summers in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer and appeared in the 1996 film The Phantom.
In 2019, Swanson alongside fellow actor Dean Cain produced a pro-Trump stage play called Obamagate.