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Kirsten Nelson

Actress / Film Director | * 10/03/1970 (53) | Enid, Oklahoma (United States of America (USA))
Kirsten Nelson (born October 3, 1970) is an American actress and director best known for her role as police chief Karen Vick on the TV series Psych. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Movies with Kirsten Nelson as Actress(9)

as Karen Vick2021 Psych 3: This Is Gus
as Karen Vick2020 Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
as Karen Vick2017 Psych: The Movie
as TV Interviewer2006 Mrs. Harris
as Businesswoman2005 War of the Worlds
as Susan Aarons2004 Stuck in the Suburbs
as Della2004 Larceny
as Woman in Park1994 Baby's Day Out
as Betty1993 The Fugitive

TV Shows/Series with Kirsten Nelson as Actress(20)

as Dr. Green2016 This Is Us
as Ms. Sloan2014 Saint George
as Judy Giltoy2009 Warehouse 13
as Karen Vick2006 Psych
as Nina Slocum2005 Bones
as Beth Banks2003 NCIS
as Ms. McPherson2002 Without a Trace
as Ellie Beals2002 Everwood
as Jeanie2000 Malcolm in the Middle
as Young Mrs. Dolores Landingham1999 The West Wing
as Kim1999 Providence
1999 Thanks
as Lorraine Ross1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as ATF Agent Beth Swik1996 The Pretender
as Ellie1993 Frasier

TV Shows/Series with Kirsten Nelson as Crew(1)

Directing/Director2006 Psych

Additional Information

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Full Name: Kirsten Nelson
Born: Saturday, 10/03 1970 (October) in Enid, Oklahoma (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 53 years + 178 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Northwestern University
Kirsten Nelson frequently works together with these people:
Kurt Fuller (13x, Actor)
Isabella Rose Landau (11x, Actress)
Kathryn Joosten (10x, Actress)
Clyde Kusatsu (9x, Actor)
Lawrence Pressman (9x, Actor)
David E. Kelley (9x, Crew)
Jack McGee (9x, Actor)
Steve Franks (9x, Crew)
John Billingsley (8x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:26973, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024