Kirsten Nelson
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Fugitive
as Betty 1993
Baby's Day Out
as Woman in Park 1994
Psych: The Movie
as Karen Vick 2017
Stuck in the Suburbs
as Susan Aarons 2004
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
as Karen Vick 2020
Psych 3: This Is Gus
as Karen Vick 2021
Mrs. Harris
as TV Interviewer 2006
LArceny
as Della 2004