Kirsten Nelson

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Enid, Oklahoma, USA, 1970-10-03

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1993	The Fugitive	Betty	75
2	1994	Baby's Day Out	Woman in Park	64
3	2004	LArceny	Della	75
4	2004	Stuck in the Suburbs	Susan Aarons	60
5	2005	War of the Worlds	Businesswoman	65
6	2006	Mrs. Harris	TV Interviewer	60
7	2017	Limelight	Liz Chance	0
8	2017	Psych: The Movie	Karen Vick	73
9	2020	Psych 2: Lassie Come Home	Karen Vick	71
10	2021	Psych 3: This Is Gus	Karen Vick	68

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1993	Frasier	Ellie	77
2	1993	Boy Meets World		82
3	1995	Ned and Stacey	Wife	72
4	1996	The Pretender	ATF Agent Beth Swik	74
5	1997	Chicago Sons		85
6	1997	The Practice		77
7	1997	Just Shoot Me!	Helen	66
8	1997	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Lorraine Ross	81
9	1997	Ally McBeal	Connie Dekumbis	66
10	1999	Providence	Kim	65
11	1999	Thanks		20
12	1999	The West Wing	Young Mrs. Dolores Landingham	82
13	2000	Malcolm in the Middle	Jeanie	85
14	2002	Everwood	Ellie Beals	75
15	2002	Without a Trace	Ms. McPherson	73
16	2003	The O'Keefes		20
17	2003	NCIS	Beth Banks	76
18	2005	Bones	Nina Slocum	82
19	2006	Psych	Karen Vick	79
20	2008	Eli Stone		68
21	2009	Warehouse 13	Judy Giltoy	77
22	2014	Saint George	Ms. Sloan	58
23	2016	This Is Us	Dr. Green	82