Kristine Sutherland Biography

Fast Facts

• Studied theatre at The Drama Studio in London and the University of Kentucky
• A college course at Santa Monica College allowed her to become a qualified photographer
• Made her big-screen debut in 1989 in "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids․"
• Went to provide moral support for a friend at an audition, but ended up auditioning for herself
• Quote: "(On wearing dead makeup on the show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") "It was one of the most difficult things emotionally I've ever had to do․ Particularly in the morgue scenes where I had been dead for some time․ It was very eerie, not only for me but the rest of the cast and crew too․ It was a very sombre time during the shooting of that episode․""
• In October of 2004, she appeared in an Advil commercial
• Moved to Italy in 1999 to allow her daughter Eleanore to experience a full duration school year and learn a language organically
• Since there was already an actress named Kristine Young, she changed her name to Sutherland, after her cat, whom she named Donald after actor Donald Sutherland