The Shooting Star
Sarah Michelle Gellar

First Sightings: From 1993-1995, Gellar played Kendall Hart, Erica Kane's illegitimate daughter.
Zodiac Moments: Bad seed Kendall blew into Pine Valley in search of Erica, who had given her up for adoption. (As a teen, Erica had been raped by idol Richard Fields and ended up pregnant. She immediately gave the child away and blocked the sordid experience from her mind. Total recall came after Kendall, envious of the attention that Erica showered on her other daughter, Bianca, blurted our the truth.) The mother/daughter reunion was brief: During Kendall's reign of terror, she falsely accused Erica's husband, Dimitri,of rape and penned a trashy Mommy Dearest-style tell-all.
Current Constellation: Gellar's star is burning bright. In addition to starring in the teen show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gellar has a prime seat on the Kevin Williamson gravy train, hitting the silver screen with featured roles in two of his box office smashes: I Know What You Did Last Summer and Scream 2.
Eyewitness Reports: Like most newcomers to Pine Valley, Kendall passed through Myrtle's boarding house and had scenes with Eileen Herlie. The veteran actress spotted Gellar's star quality right from the start."I thought she was extremely talented. She was very young, and I thought she displayed extraordinary talent and self-confidence. As a matter of fact, she reminded me a bit of me," recalls Herlie. She was also impressed by Gellar's focus and determination. "Knowing where you're going when you're very young is quite something," the actress asserts. And she knew where she was going.