HOLLYWOOD - Buffy the Vampire
Slayer star Kristy Swanson is set to play Anna Nicole Smith in an
episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
The first fictionalized version of the tragic Playboy Playmate's
story will air on NBC in May.
Swanson portrayed Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the feature film
before Sarah Michelle Gellar starred in the TV series based on the
movie.
Sources tell Fox News Smith's lawyer and companion, Howard K Stern,
could be played by actor/comedian Jon Lovitz.
Writers from the show have not included Larry Birkhead, who claims
to be the father of Smith's baby daughter, Dannielynn, but are
considering writing a character based loosely based on Smith's
mother Virgie Arthur and her sister.
Smith died in a Florida hotel suite last month at the age of 39.
The cause of her death has still not been released, pending a
police investigation.
Swanson is no stranger to scandal herself: She had a baby last
month with Lloyd Eisler, her partner on reality TV series Skating
with Celebrities; Eisler is still married to the mother of his two
very young children.