Kristy Swanson is worth $5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, with most of her earnings coming from her career as an actress. She made a name for herself at a young age in the late '80s with roles in the iconic John Hughes films she mentioned above: Pretty in Pink and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. But that's not all: She also made appearances in sitcoms like Growing Pains and Knots Landing, as per IMDb.
Then of course, there's Swanson's role as the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Though the comedy film wasn't a wild success like the TV series of the same name starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, it's likely Swanson made a lot of money for her lead role. After the film, she also went on to land parts in Adam Sander's Big Daddy and Dude, Where's My Car?, as well as a recurring role on Psych.
These days, Swanson still works in show business earning money from made-for-television movies.
