Sarah Michelle Gellar (born April 14, 1977) is the leading actress in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, an American television series. She was born in New York City and has been acting since the age of 4, when she did a commercial for Burger King.
Gellar's major break was in 1992, in the teen soap opera Swan's Crossing. From there, she moved on to another soap opera, All My Children, for which, in 1995, at the age of eighteen, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series.
Gellar left All My Children in 1995, and landed the lead in the highly successful Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The role has made her a cult icon in the United States and elsewhere. While continuing in that role, she has continued to perform in other roles, including the steamy Cruel Intentions, a modern-day retelling of Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
During the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode "Once More, With Feeling," which spawned an original cast album, Gellar sang in several of the songs: "Going Through the Motions," "I've Got a Theory," "Walk Through the Fire," "Something to Sing About," and "Where Do We Go From Here?"
On September 1, 2002, Gellar and actor Freddie Prinze Jr. were married in Mexico.
Filmography
- Romantic Comedy (2004) (pre-production)... Kate Willous
- Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) (filming)... Daphne Blake
- Happily N'Ever After (2004)... (voice) Cinderella
- Scooby-Doo (2001)... Daphne Blake
- Harvard Man (2001)... Cindy Bandolini
- The It Girl (2001)
- Cruel Intentions (1999)... Kathryn Merteuil
- aka Sexual Provocation (1999) Belgium (English title)
- Simply Irresistible (1999)... Amanda Shelton
- aka Einfach unwiderstehlich (2002) Germany
- She's All That (1999)... (uncredited) Girl in Cafeteria
- Hercules: Zero to Hero (1998)
- Small Soldiers (1998)... (voice) Gwendy Doll
- Scream 2 (1997)... Casey "Cici" Cooper
- I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)... Helen Shivers
- High Stakes (1989)... (as Sarah Gellar) Karen Rose
- aka Melanie Rose
- Funny Farm (1988)... (uncredited) Elizabeth's student
- Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)... (uncredited) Phil's daughter
- aka Across the Brooklyn Bridge
- aka My Darling Shiksa
Television
- Hercules (1998)... (voice) Andromeda
- aka "Disney's Hercules"
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
- aka "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Series"
- aka "Buffy"
- Beverly Hills Family Robinson (1997)... Jane Robinson
- All About Erika (1994)... (archive foortage) Kendall Hart
- All My Children (1993-1995)... Kendall Hart #1
- Swan's Crossing (1992)... Sydney Orion Rutledge
- A Woman Named Jackie (1991)... teenage Jacqueline Bouvier
- Girl Talk (1989)
- Spenser: For Hire, episode: "Company Man" (#3.17) (1988)... Emily
- The Guiding Light (1986)... Flower Girl at Kurt and Mindy's Wedding
- An Invasion of Privacy (1983)... Jennifer Bianchi
Herself
- E! Entertainment Special: Who Let the Dogs Out? (2002)... Herself/Daphne Blake
- 2002 MTV Movie Awards (2002)... host
- TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002)
- Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards '02 (2002)...Presenter/Winner of "Best Butt Kicker"
- Cancun Capers (2002)
- Inside the Playboy Mansion (2002)
- 2001 Teen Choice Awards (2001)
- Scream: The E! True Hollywood Story (2001)
- Celebrity Profile: Jennifer Love Hewitt (2000)
- Christmas in Washington (2000)
- 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The (1999)... Presenter: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series/Presenter: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (2999)
- VH1 Divas Live 2 (1999)... Presenter
- MTV Video Music Awards 1998 (1998)... Presenter
- Seventeen: The Faces for the Fall (1998)
- MTV Presents: Videos That Don't Suck (1998)
- Girl Talk (1989)... (TV series) Herself
Notable TV Guest Appearances
- Saturday Night Live episode: #28.2 (2002) October 12,
- E! News Live (2002) August 5,
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2002) June 21,
- The Early Show (2002) June 14,
- Revealed with Jules Asner episode: "Sarah Michelle Gellar" (2002) June 12,
- Today (2002) June 12,
- Access Hollywood (2002) June 1,
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2001) November 5,
- Grosse Pointe, episode: "Passion Fish" (#1.16) (2001) February, 16
- E! Rank, episode: "25 Toughest Stars" (2001)
- Sex and the City, episode: "Escape from New York" (#3.13) (2000)... Debbie
- Saturday Night Live, episode: #25.20 (2000... (uncredited) Brandy Lane
- Angel, episode: "Sanctuary" (#1.19) (2000)... Buffy Summers
- God, the Devil and Bob, episode: "There's Too Much Sex on TV" (#1.10) (2000)... (voice) That Actress on That Show
- Angel, episode: "I Will Remember You" (#1.8) (1999)... Buffy Summers
- Angel, episode: "City of..." (#1.1) (1999)... (voice) Buffy Summers
- Saturday Night Live, episode #24.19 (1999) May 15,
- Celebrity Profile, episode: "Jennifer Love-Hewitt" (1998)
- King of the Hill, episode: "And They Call It Bobby Love (#3.2) (1998)... (voice) Marie
- The Howard Stern Show (1998) March 10,
- Saturday Night Live, episode: #23.11 (1998) January 17,
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1997) December 17,
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1997), September 8,
- Movie Watch (1997)... Herself/Helen Shivers