
Kirsten Nelson
ActingAlso Known As
کیرستن نلسون
Biography
Kirsten Nelson (born October 3, 1970) is an American actress and director. Born in Oklahoma, though raised in Chicago, Nelson attended Northwestern University and became a founding member of Chicago's Roadworks Theatre Ensemble before moving to Los Angeles. She starred in the USA Network dramedy Psych, where her character, Chief Karen Vick, is promoted to Chief of Police in Santa Barbara in Season 2. Nelson’s other roles include roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The O'Keefes (as Ellie O’Keefe), Baby's Day Out, The Fugitive, Frasier, Ally McBeal, The West Wing, Just Shoot Me! and Boy Meets World. Nelson is a Lutheran.
Movies
(10 total)
War of the Worlds
as Businesswoman

The Fugitive
as Betty

Baby's Day Out
as Woman in Park

Psych: The Movie
as Karen Vick

Stuck in the Suburbs
as Susan Aarons

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
as Karen Vick

Psych 3: This Is Gus
as Karen Vick

Mrs. Harris
as TV Interviewer

LArceny
as Della

Limelight
as Liz Chance
TV Shows
(24 total)
Malcolm in the Middle
as Jeanie

Bones
as Nina Slocum

NCIS
as Beth Banks

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Lorraine Ross

This Is Us
as Dr. Green

Psych
as Karen Vick

Frasier
as Ellie

Warehouse 13
as Judy Giltoy

The West Wing
as Young Mrs. Dolores Landingham

Boy Meets World
as Jessica

Ally McBeal
as Connie Dekumbis

Without a Trace
as Ms. McPherson

Everwood
as Ellie Beals

The Pretender
as ATF Agent Beth Swik

Parenthood
as Mrs. Ellis

Just Shoot Me!
as Helen

The Practice
as Judy Burke

Eli Stone
as Dana Asbury

Providence
as Kim

Ned & Stacey
as Wife