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Sarah Michelle Gellar

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Sarah Michelle Gellar at an event for The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2012)
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Emmy Award-winning Sarah Michelle Gellar was born on April 14, 1977 in New York City, the daughter of Rosellen (Greenfield), who taught at a nursery school, and Arthur Gellar, who worked in the garment industry. She is of Russian Jewish and Hungarian Jewish descent.

Eating in a local restaurant, Sarah was discovered by an agent when she was four years old. Soon after, she was making her first movie An Invasion of Privacy (1983). Besides a long list of movies, she has also appeared in many TV commercials and on the stage. Her breakthrough came with the television series Swans Crossing (1992). In 1997, she became known to the cinema audience when she appeared in two movies: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and Scream 2 (1997). But she is most commonly known for her title role in the long-running television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997). She also won an Emmy Award for her performance as Kendall Hart on the soap opera All My Children (1970).

Sarah has since starred in many films, including Simply Irresistible (1999), Cruel Intentions (1999), and the live-action Scooby-Doo (2002) movies as the lovable Daphne Blake. She also provided her voice to several movies, including Small Soldiers (1998), Happily N'Ever After (2006) and TMNT (2007), starred in the box office hit The Grudge (2004), and co-starred with Robin Williams and James Wolk in the television series The Crazy Ones (2013).

She resides in Los Angeles, California, with her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr.. They have been married since 2002, and have two children.
BornApril 14, 1977
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    • 22 wins & 35 nominations

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Sarah Michelle Gellar in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Sarah Michelle Gellar in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Sarah Michelle Gellar and James Marsters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2013)
Sarah Michelle Gellar and James Marsters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2013)
Sarah Michelle Gellar and James Marsters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Sarah Michelle Gellar in The Air I Breathe (2007)
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Nathan Fillion in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

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Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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TV Series
  • Buffy Summers
  • Buffy Bot
  • Faith
Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, and Sarah Michelle Gellar in Cruel Intentions (1999)
Cruel Intentions
6.8
  • Kathryn Merteuil
  • 1999
Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Neil Fanning in Scooby-Doo (2002)
Scooby-Doo
5.2
  • Daphne
  • 2002
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
I Know What You Did Last Summer
5.8
  • Helen Shivers
  • 1997

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Actress

  • Hot Pink
    • Completed
    • TV Series
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar in Wolf Pack (2023)
    Wolf Pack
    • Kristin Ramsey
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Maya Hawke, Alisha Boe, Austin Abrams, Paris Berelc, J.D., Camila Mendes, Ava Capri, Talia Ryder, Rish Shah, and Maia Reficco in Do Revenge (2022)
    Do Revenge
    • The Headmaster
    • 2022
  • Kevin Smith, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes, and Brian O'Halloran in Clerks III (2022)
    Clerks III
    • Auditioner 2
    • 2022
  • Mark Hamill, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Diedrich Bader, Kevin Conroy, Liam Cunningham, Susan Eisenberg, Lena Headey, Justin Long, Jason Mewes, Kevin Michael Richardson, Henry Rollins, Stephen Root, Tony Todd, Griffin Newman, Tiffany Smith, and Chris Wood in Masters of the Universe: Revelation (2021)
    Masters of the Universe: Revelation
    • Teela
    • Mercenary 2 (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Mayim Bialik, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons, Melissa Rauch, and Kunal Nayyar in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
    The Big Bang Theory
    • Sarah Michelle Gellar
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar in Killer Skin (2019)
    Killer Skin
    • Georgia Cunningham
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Robot Chicken (2001)
    Robot Chicken
    • Daphne Blake
    • Sarah Connor
    • Self (voice) ...
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2018
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar in Cruel Intentions (2016)
    Cruel Intentions
    • Kathryn Merteuil
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Freddie Prinze Jr., Steve Blum, Vanessa Marshall, Dave Filoni, Tiya Sircar, and Taylor Gray in Star Wars: Rebels (2014)
    Star Wars: Rebels
    • Seventh Sister (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2016
  • Those Who Can't (2016)
    Those Who Can't
    • Gwen Stephanie
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Whitney Avalon, Briana White, and Alice Prime in Princess Rap Battle (2014)
    Princess Rap Battle
    • Cinderella
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • The Crazy Ones (2013)
    The Crazy Ones
    • Sydney Roberts
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2014
  • American Dad! (2005)
    American Dad!
    • Jenny
    • Phyllis (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2012
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    • Gina Vendetti (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2012
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar in Ringer (2011)
    Ringer
    • Bridget Kelly
    • Siobhan Martin
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2012

Producer

  • Sarah Michelle Gellar in Wolf Pack (2023)
    Wolf Pack
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar in Killer Skin (2019)
    Killer Skin
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Attention Deficit Theater (2016)
    Attention Deficit Theater
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar in Ringer (2011)
    Ringer
    • co-executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2012
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar in The Wonderful Maladys (2010)
    The Wonderful Maladys
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2010

Editorial Department

  • Robot Chicken (2001)
    Robot Chicken
    • colorer (as Sarah Gellar)
    • TV Series
    • 2015
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Personal details

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    • Sarah Gellar
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • April 14, 1977
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Freddie Prinze Jr.September 1, 2002 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Charlotte Grace Prinze
  • Parents
      Rosellen Greenfield
  • Other works
    Sarah wrote an editorial to the New York Times Magazine in response to an article about young actresses in Hollywood.
  • Publicity listings
    • 20 Interviews
    • 39 Articles
    • 19 Pictorials
    • 136 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    She studied Tae Kwon Do for five years, and she's also studied kickboxing, boxing, street fighting and gymnastics.
  • Quotes
    [about her father] Just because you donate sperm does not make you a father. I don't have a father. I would never give him the credit or acknowledge him as my father.
  • Trademarks
      Frequently plays strong and independent women
  • Nicknames
    • Sassy
    • SMG
  • Salaries
      Ringer
      (2011)
      $90,000 per episode

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