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Mini biography
Eating in a local restaurant, she was discovered by an agent when she was 4 years old. Soon after she was making her first movie, An Invasion of Privacy (1983) (TV). Besides a long list of movies, she has also appeared in many TV commercials and on the stage. Her breakthrough came with TV-series "Swans Crossing" (1992). During 1997 she became known to the cinema audience when she appeared in two movies at the cinema I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and Scream 2 (1997). But she is arguably still most associated with her title role in the long-running TV series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997).
Biography
Sarah Michelle Gellar has created a television icon with her portrayal of Buffy Summers. After rising from the dead, Buffy has had to assume new adult responsibilities along with saving the world. The Slayer is also a single, working woman trying to raise her sister. She will be facing new challenges and threats, including a romantically rebuffed Spike, which promise the battle against evil is far from over.
Emmy Award-winning actress Gellar is a veteran of television, theater and the big screen, having worked for nearly 19 of her 25 years. She is best known for playing the title role in the hit series BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination in 2001. She is also a spokesperson for Maybelline.
Gellar was recently seen in the Warner Bros. blockbuster film "Scooby Doo," co-starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini, which premiered with the second highest-grossing June weekend opening in history. She also co-hosted "The 2002 MTV Movie Awards" with Jack Black, which garnered the award show's highest ratings in the network's history.
In 1997, Gellar starred in "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Scream 2." She won a 1998 Blockbuster Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "I Know What You Did Last Summer." In 2000, she won the MTV Movie Award for her role in "Cruel Intentions." Her additional film credits include "Simply Irresistible," "Harvard Man," "Funny Farm" and "Over the Brooklyn Bridge."
Gellar won an Emmy Award in 1994 for her role on the daytime drama "All My Children." She also starred in the made-for-television movie "An Invasion of Privacy" and the mini-series "A Woman Named Jackie," in which she played a young Jackie Kennedy.
Her theater credits include "The Widow Claire" at the Old Globe Theatre and "Jake's Women," opposite Matthew Broderick, at Circle in the Square.
A New York native, Gellar resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr.
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SMG FACTS!
Pets: Maltese terrier named Thor; Akita named Tyson.Big fan of Dr. Seuss. Hobbies: collects rare books, especially editions of classic children's literature.
She studied Tae Kwon Do for five years, and now she's taking kickboxing, boxing, street fighting and gymnastics.
Voted by FHM readers the No 1 sexiest woman in the world (1999) and the No 3 sexiest woman in the world (2000).
Collects rare editions of classic children's literature.
Her high school classmates include: Tara Reid, Jerry O'Connell, and Macaulay Culkin.
Her idol is Stockard Channing.
Attended the Professional Children's School in New York City; graduated with a 4.0 Grade Average.
Her favorite movie is Heathers (1989).
Publicly announced that she is engaged to Freddie Prinze Jr. [14 April 2001]
Her favourite food is sushi.
Has said that if she wasn't an actress she'd want to be a journalist or a writer of childrens books.
On October 17 2002, her wax model, by Madame Tussaud, was unveiled at the "Trail of Vampires" exhibition.
#8 on Google.com's most searched women in 2002.
Guests at Sarah and Freddie's wedding included actors Dulé Hill, Shannen Doherty, Eva LaRue Callahan and close friend and bridesmaid to Sarah, Lindsay Sloane.
She auditioned first for the role of Buffy on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997), but the producers thought she was better suited to play Cordelia. She auditioned as Cordelia, but pursued the role of Buffy, ultimately winning it over many other girls.
Her wedding gown was designed by Vera Wang.
Was once considered for the role of Wonder Woman in a proposed film by Warner Brothers.
Is an avid fan of the New York Yankees and the New York Knicks.
Her favorite countries are Australia and Japan.