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Kirsten Nelson
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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
Bones
2005
NCIS
2003
Frasier
1993
This Is Us
2016
The West Wing
1999
Psych
2006
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
Without a Trace
2002
Everwood
2002
The Practice
1997
Warehouse 13
2009
Parenthood
2010
The Pretender
1996
Just Shoot Me!
1997
Boy Meets World
1993
Ally McBeal
1997
Eli Stone
2008
War of the Worlds
2005
The Fugitive
1993
Psych: The Movie
2017
Baby's Day Out
1994
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
2020
Stuck in the Suburbs
2004
Psych 3: This Is Gus
2021
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