Sarah Michelle Gellar

Actor, Celebrity

1977 –

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Who is Sarah Michelle Gellar?

Sarah Michelle Prinze is an American actress and producer. In 1983, she made her acting debut in the made-for-TV movie An Invasion of Privacy and went on to appear in Spenser: For Hire and Crossbow. Gellar had her first lead part in 1992's mini-series Swans Crossing and originated the role of Kendall Hart on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children, winning the 1995 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series.

Gellar came to prominence in the late 1990s, landing roles in 1997's horror films I Know What You Did Last Summer and Scream 2. She portrayed Buffy Summers on the WB/UPN TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, for which she won six Teen Choice Awards, the Saturn Award for Best Genre TV Actress and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best ActressTelevision Series Drama. She also gained recognition for her performances as Kathryn Merteuil in Cruel Intentions and Daphne Blake in Scooby-Doo.

After Buffy ended, Gellar starred in the films Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, The Grudge, and The Grudge 2. She had the starring role in the television drama series Ringer, from 2011 to 2012.

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Born
Apr 14, 1977
New York City
Also known as
  • Sarah Michelle Prinze
  • Sassy
  • Sarah Gellar
Parents
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
    ( - 1995)
  • Professional Children's School
Lived in
  • New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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