A veteran of television,
theater and film, SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR is perhaps best known
for her Golden Globe-nominated lead role in the popular and
critically acclaimed television series,
"Buffy the Vampire
Slayer."
Gellar started acting in television commercials from early
childhood and went on to appear in films, made-for-television
movies and a number of short-lived television programs. As a
child, her impressive list of starring roles on television
include the CBS telefilm "An Invasion to Privacy" and the CBS
miniseries "A Woman Named Jackie," in which she played
a young Jackie Kennedy. In 1994, she received an Emmy Award for
her portrayal of 'Kendall Hart' on the ABC daytime drama "All
My Children." Three years later, Gellar began what would become
her most recognizable role, portraying the title character on
the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," a spinoff of the 1992
film.
Early in her career, Gellar had small parts in such films as
"High Stakes," "Funny Farm" and "Over the Brooklyn Bridge."
After her overnight success with "Buffy the Vampire Slayer,"
Gellar scored roles in two successful high-profile horror films
written by Kevin Williamson: as an ill-fated small town beauty
queen with a dark secret in
"I Know What You Did Last Summer" with
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze, Jr. and as a chatty
sorority sister who meets a grisly end in the highly
anticipated "Scream 2" starring Neve Campbell and David
Arquette and directed by Wes Craven. She won a Blockbuster
Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "I
Know What You Did Last Summer" and was also nominated for an
MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Performance.
After her success in the horror genre, Gellar voiced one of the
Gwendy Dolls in the children's action film "Small Soldiers."
She then followed that film with the romatic comedy "Simply
Irresistable," which failed to impress both critics and
audiences. Her next film,
"Cruel Intentions," a modern-day retelling of
"Dangerous Liaisons" set in Manhattan, was well-received and
her performance in the film earned her a Best Female
Performance award at the 2000 MTV Movie Awards.
In the independent feature "Harvard Man" for director James
Toback, Gellar plays a mischievous and criminally inclined
Boston College cheerleader whose life becomes complicated when
her Harvard basketball star boyfriend gets mixed up with her
mobster father. She played Daphne in the film adaptation of
the cartoon classic "Scooby-Doo" which was a big success, and
was next seen in "The It Girl." She reprised her role in the
"Scooby-Doo" sequel and has the lead role in the American
remake of the Japanese cult hit "The Grudge," in which she
plays an American nurse in Tokyo who becomes afflicted
with a mystery virus, one that locks a person in a powerful
rage before claiming their life and spreading to another
victim.
On stage, she has appeared in "Jake's Women" and "The Widow
Claire."
In between her "Buffy" and film schedules, Gellar was able
to squeeze in guest appearances on the celebrated shows
"Sex and the City" in 2000 and "Grosse Pointe" in 2001.
Born in New York, on April 14, 1977, Gellar has been acting
since the age of five. She currently resides in Los Angeles
with husband Freddie Prinze, Jr. whom she married in 2002.
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