Kristine Sutherland

Kristine Sutherland is an American stage and television actress born in Boise, Idaho on April 17th, 1955. She is best known for playing the role of Joyce Summers, mother to vampire slayer Buffy Summers, on the 1997-2003 television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She has appeared in fifty-eight episodes of the series, fifty-three of which were as a living character.

Notes & Trivia

 * Chose the stage name Kristine Sutherland after discovering that there was already an actress named Kristine Young. She took the last name Sutherland from her cat, Sutherland, which in turn was named after actor Donald Sutherland. Donald Sutherland played the role of Merrick in the 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie.