Sarah Michelle Gellar: 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).
Mini Biography
Emmy Award winning Sarah Michelle Gellar, now known as Sarah Michelle Prinze was born on the 14th of April, 1977.
She is one of Hollywood's most versatile actresses, most commonly known for her role as Buffy in the Golden Globe nominated show, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". She also won an Emmy award for her fantastic performance as Kendall Hart in "All my Children".
Sarah has since been in several movies including, the romantic comedy "Simply Irresistable", the thrilling "Cruel Intentions" and the "Scooby Doo" movies as the lovable Daphne Blake. She has also provided her voice to several movies, including the new "TMNT", "Happily N' Ever After" and "Small Soldiers".
She currently resides in Los Angeles, with her husband Freddie Prinze Jr - they have been married 5 years this year (2007).
Spouse
Freddie Prinze Jr. (1 September 2002 - present)
Trivia
Pets: Maltese terrier named Thor; Akita named Tyson.
Big fan of Dr. Seuss. Hobbies: collects rare books, especially editions of classic children's literature.
The Burger King commercial she did in 1982 was the first commercial to ever mention a competitor by name. Consequently, McDonald's sued her as well as Burger King. She also couldn't enter a McDonald's unless she was in disguise due to truth in advertising ("I only eat at Burger King" was one of her lines in the commercial). Ironically, McDonald's was a sponsor of the WB's hit TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997).
She studied Tae Kwon Do for five years, and now she's taking kickboxing, boxing, street fighting and gymnastics.
One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. [1998]
Tattoos: Celtic symbol on her left hip, Chinese symbol for integrity on her lower back and a heart with a dagger hanging over it tattooed on the inside of her right ankle.
Voted by FHM readers the No 1 sexiest woman in the world (1999) and the No 3 sexiest woman in the world (2000).
Won 4 online Tv Guide awards.
Was offered the role of Brittany Foster in the The In Crowd (2000) but turned it down. The role went to Susan Ward.
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).
Director Raja Gosnell wanted a real life Hollywood couple to play Fred and Daphne in Scooby-Doo (2002) - Sarah and real life boyfriend Freddie Prinze Jr. were his first choice.
Publicly announced that she is engaged to Freddie Prinze Jr.. [14 April 2001]
Roles she turned down: was offered the role of Juliet in Romeo + Juliet (1996) but had to turn it down because of scheduling conflicts with "All My Children" (1970). Also due to "All My Children", she was forced to give up a role in Clueless (1995), which she had really wanted. Turned down a role in The Faculty (1998). Was offered the role of Brittany Foster in the The In Crowd (2000) but turned it down. The role went to Susan Ward.
Roles considered for: Rogue in X-Men (2000), Was offered Portia de Rossi's role in Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001), Was James Toback's first choice to play Cindy Bandolini in Harvard Man (2001), She beat out Rebecca Gayheart for the role of Cici in Scream 2 (1997).
Her biological father (Arthur Gellar, 60) was found dead from unconfirmed circumstances in his Manhattan apartment. [9 October 2001]
#15 on the Maximum Hot 100 List.
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.
Voted 9th most beautiful person in the world in South Africa's People magazine (2002).
#8 on Google.com's most searched women in 2002.
Presented an award at the Glamour Awards 2003.
Guests at Sarah and Freddie's wedding included actors Dulé Hill, Shannen Doherty, Eva La Rue and close friend and bridesmaid to Sarah, Lindsay Sloane.
In 1999, she signed a contract with Maybelline to become the company's first celebrity spokeswoman since Lynda Carter in the late 1970s.
Was offered Portia de Rossi's role in Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001).
Was James Toback's first choice to play Cindy Bandolini in Harvard Man (2001).
During the 2001 Teen Choice Awards (August 20, 2001), "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) co-star Michelle Trachtenberg presented her with the Extraordinary Achievement Award for being a good role model and for her charity work (especially for Habitat for Humanity).
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.
She signed onto Scream 2 (1997) before even reading the script.
She told Wes Craven while filming Scream 2 (1997) that she does her own stunts all the time on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997), but she was far too scared to be thrown off a balcony for her death scene in the film.
She beat out Rebecca Gayheart for the role of Cici in Scream 2 (1997).
Daughter-in-law of the late Freddie Prinze and Kathy Prinze.
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.
Is an only child; coincidentally, so is the original "Buffy Summers," Kristy Swanson.
Her most frequent collaborator to date has been husband Freddie Prinze Jr., working with him six times: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997); She's All That (1999); Scooby-Doo (2002); Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) and; _Happily N'Ever After (2005). Incidentally, she has also worked with Freddie's frequent collaborator Matthew Lillard three times: She's All That (1999); Scooby-Doo (2002); and Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004).
Ever since playing the title role in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997), she has had a reputation as a "stickler" for on-the-set safety. This showed when Charles Cyphers guest-starred in an episode of BTVS: while filming, he accidentally got hit on the head with a piece of pipe. Although Cyphers was not seriously injured, Gellar "snapped to it," and angrily lectured the BTVS crew about said mishap.
Ranked #45 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
Is a natural brunette. Dyed her hair blonde for her role in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997).
Her favorite singer is Mariah Carey.
Was voted #26 on Maxim's Hot 100 list (2005).
Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 2002 along with Jack Black.
Shares her birthday with Adrien Brody, and also with Brian Forster...who, like Gellar, is an only child.
Is a fan of English soccer team Arsenal.
Was rated #5 of the top 5 sexiest female TV stars of all time.
In addition to liking the Yankees, Knicks and Giants she is also a fan of the Dodgers.
Has spent a lot of time in Australia, filming, and on holiday visiting friends. Attended New Years Eve celebrations on the shores of Sydney Harbour, December 31, 1999.
Named #26 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Ranked #18 in the Top 100 TV Teen Stars.
Ranked as #64 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement (2005).
Was featured as #16 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement (2002).
Like her title character on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997), Gellar has been an accomplished ice-skater since childhood...when she skated competitively for some time, until her mom made her quit to focus more on school and acting. Coincidentally, Sarah was born within 5 months of figure-skating legend Nicole Bobek, during the same year.
Named #94 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement (2006).
Was invited to reprise the role of "Buffy Summers" in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002) (VG), and also in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (2003) (VG). Turned down both jobs because she had insisted on seeing their scripts, and never did.
Is a longtime friend of Britney Spears.
For her and Freddie's fifth anniversary, she changed her last name to Prinze. "On their anniversary, she showed [Freddie] her new driver's license,".
Was named Maxim magazine's woman of the year 2008.
Ranked #1 on Maxim's "Hottest Women of Horror Movies" list.
On her recent vacation to Hawaii with her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., she took surfing lessons [January 21, 2008].
Friend of Mädchen Amick (the actresses became pals when Amick costarred with Gellar's husband Freddie Prinze Jr. in his ABC sitcom "Freddie" (2005)).
Had an allergic reaction to the Japanese water while filming The Grudge (2004). They had to put garbage bags over her legs for her shower scene in the movie due to this allergic reaction.
Her favorite books are "The Princess Bride" and "Gone with the Wind". The Princess Bride (1987) is also one of her favourite movies.
She broke a bone in her hand while filming the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) episode "Homecoming".
Signed onto Southland Tales before even reading the script, she thought the director presented a world and an idea and a concept to her so thoroughly that she couldn't say no.
Replaced Kate Bosworth, in Veronika Decides to Die (2009).
Ranked #18 on Wizard magazine's Sexiest Women of TV list (March 2008).
Was ranked #5 on Maxim Magazine's Hot 100 of 2008.
She has been long time friends with Seth Green and has collaborated with him quite a few times. They can be found together in Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) and "Robot Chicken" (2005).
Ranked #32 on FHM magazine's 100 sexiest women of 2008, which earned her the title of Comback Queen because she wasn't even on the list last year and she had 4 movie screen outings.
Resides in New York City with husband Freddie Prinze Jr..
Is best friends with actress Lindsay Sloane.
Close friend of actress Shannen Doherty.
Turned down a role in both Stardust (2007) and Romeo + Juliet (1996). Both roles later went to Claire Danes.

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