She is best known for her role on the American sitcom Cheers as Kelly Gaines the rich, simple love interest of Woody Boyd[1] and as Amanda Hunsaker in the first Lethal Weapon movie.
In 1987, Swanson made her feature debut in the opening scene of Lethal Weapon.
She performed this free-fall stunt from 35 feet into an airbag under the training of stuntman Dar Robinson.
In 2002, she appeared in an automotive TV commercial in which she was seen driving a GM vehicle to pick up her husband, who emerged from a submarine that popped through thick ice.
Swanson also made a public service announcement for the Partnership for a Drug Free America/Anti-Meth Campaign (directed by Michael Patterson).