BIOGRAPHY
SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR
BORN: April 14th, 1977 in New York City, New York.
AT 9: Sarah started taking lessons in the martial arts, (tae kwon do), and kept going for 11 years.
"All the girls took ballet, but I wanted to do something different...I placed
fourth in the Madison Square Garden Karate Championships."
EDUCATION: At 12, she enrolled in private school LaGuardia junior high. Also, the exclusive private school Columbia Prepatory is in her past. She started her freshman year at the noted Fame school in Manhattan, which caters to performers,
but switched schools halfway through the year, going to New York City's Professional Children's School, graduating in 1994, after only 2 1/2 years.
"It's an amazing place. It's for anyone with irregular schedules...It's a place where your talent is special, but it doesn't affect your schoolwork. Everybody here has a talent, and everyone is respected...You really have that chance to find yourself, and I thank God for
that school. It was my lifeline."
ABOUT SCHOOL..."High school life was good, but junior high was my Buffy experience-I hated it. I was the girl nobody liked, who was weird and quirky..."
ON BEING A TEEN IDOL..."This is what I've waited for my whole life."
ABOUT BEING NUDE ON THE INTERNET..."I know it upsets some people, but what can you do? I just hope they're giving me a good body." (TV Guide '97, concerning fake pictures on the net)
PARENTS: Rosellen Gellar, schoolteacher (father, Steven, left them, divorced in 1984)
ABOUT HER MOM: "I love my mom for allowing me to follow my dreams. When I was discovered for a commercial at age 4, she let me do it. Since then, she's been very supportive, in good times and bad."
SIBLINGS: None.
HEIGHT: 5'3"
WEIGHT: 92 lbs.
EYES: Green.
HAIR: Dark brown.
ON HER YOUNGER DAYS..."I went through this really crazy phase when I was younger. I would dye my hair a different color every week."
NICKNAME: Spence (from her Spencer For Hire days)
HOME: Los Angeles, CA (Hollywood Hills)
PET: Sarah has a Maltese named Thor
CAR: Sarah bought her first car in '96, (along with her home in Hollywood Hills!)..."a big, red Land Rover..." that she owned for two days!! She is currently driving a red truck
FAVORITE FOOD: pasta and Chinese
LEAST FAVORITE FOODS: meatloaf & liver
FAVORITE DRINKS: water, iced tea, Starbucks decaf coffee
"In the November issue of Teen, it mistakenly said that I only drink water and tea.
Because I am very concerned about my nutrition, I want to make sure that your readers know that milk and other dairy products have a place in a healthy diet. I hope you will
pass this information on to your readers." - Sarah Michelle Gellar - Teen 2/99
FAVORITE SCENT: vanilla
"It's my absolute favorite scent. I have vanilla lip balm, vanilla hand lotion, and vanilla essential oil...I love any kind of vanilla body lotion. I always have candles in my trailer
and for my bath."
FAVORITE CLOTHING: motorcycle jacket
FAVORITE COLOR: red.
FAVORITE HOLIDAY: Halloween
ONE HALLOWEEN..."I forgot it was Halloween one year. So I took a brown paper bag, taped it to my stomach and said
I was a kangaroo."
LEAST FAVORITE HOLIDAY: Valentine's Day
"It's a miserable holiday. If you're in a relationship, then this is the one day you're
supposed to say I love you and send gifts to ensure it means more than the other 364
days of the year. And if you're single, you feel miserable. In school. I always got roses,
but gave them to someone who didn't get any."
FAVORITE ACTORS: Tom Cruise / Daniel-Day Lewis
FAVORITE ACTRESS: Stockard Channing
FAVORITE BOOK: "Gone With The Wind", Dr. Seuss's "There's a Wocket in my Pocket", which includes the line,
"There's a Gellar in the cellar"
FAVORITE MOVIE: "Heathers"
FAVORITE SINGERS: Phil Collins / Billy Joel
FAVORITE SONG: "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" (Air Supply)
FAVORITE SPORT: Figure skating
FAVORITE TV SHOWS: Murphy Brown / Seinfeld
FAVORITE PLACE: "Bermuda is my favorite place to relax, and Aruba is the best place to party."
FOR FUN: ice skating, rollerblading, and shopping
MOST OUTRAGEOUS DEED: cliffdiving
Sarah was a Wilhelmina Model. (I think, although I can't confirm this...I've searched everywhere, and can't confirm it for sure....can anyone prove this??) She was a competitive figure skater, and professionally competed for one year, ranking third in the New York State Regionals. She is also studying kickboxing, street fighting and gymnastics, and currently holds a brown belt. She spends 10 to 15 minutes per morning in her trailer doing Yoga meditation, and also has been reading about Buddism and Greek mythology. Sarah has a Tao symbol of patience tattoed on her inner right ankle.
"It's about life patience", she explains. "As in, if you follow the path you truly believe in, you'll be rewarded in the end."
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