Kristine Sutherland

Birth Name:

Kristine Sutherland

Birth Place:

Boise, Idaho, United States

Profession

Actress

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
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
Moved to Italy in 1999 to allow her daughter Eleanore to experience a full duration school year and learn a language organically

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