Sarah Michelle Gellar Biography (1977-)

Born April 14, 1977, in New York, NY; daughter of Arthur (a garment worker) and Rosellen Gellar; married Freddie Prinze, Jr. (an actor), September 1, 2002. Addresses: Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Baker/Winokur/Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Fl., West Tower, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: April 14, 1977; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Phil's daughter, Over the Brooklyn Bridge (also knownas Across the Brooklyn Bridge and My Darling Shiksa), Cannon Films, 1983
(Uncredited) Madolyn Smith's student, Funny Farm, Warner Bros., 1988
(As Sarah Gellar) Karen Rose, High Stakes (also known as Melanie Rose), Vidmark, 1989
Helen Shivers, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Columbia, 1997
Casey "Cici" Cooper, Scream II: Scream Again (also known as Scream 2), Dimension Films, 1997
Voice of Gwendy Doll, Small Soldiers, DreamWorks, 1998
Kathryn Merteuil, Cruel Intentions, Columbia, 1999
(Uncredited) Girl in cafeteria, She's All That, Miramax, 1999
Amanda Shelton, Simply Irresistible (also known as Einfach unwiderstehlich), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Herself, Behind the "Scream" (documentary short), Dimension Home Video, 2000
Cindy Bandolini, Harvard Man, Cowboy Pictures, 2001
Daphne Blake, Scooby-Doo, Warner Bros., 2002
Daphne Blake, Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Warner Bros., 2004
Karen Davis, The Grudge (also known as The Juon), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2004
(Uncredited) Buffy Summers, Nochnoy dozor, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2004
Herself, A Powerful Rage: Behind "The Grudge" (documentary), SonyPictures Home Entertainment, 2005
Voice of Ella, Happily N'Ever After (animated), 2005
Krysta Kapowsky/Krysta Now, Southland Tales, Universal, 2006
Joanna Mills, The Return, Focus Features, 2006
Alice, Alice, Universal, 2006
The Air I Breathe, 2006
Television Appearances
Series
Host, Girl Talk, 1989
Sydney Orion Rutledge, Swans Crossing, syndicated, 1991-92
Kendall Hart Lang Henry, All My Children, ABC, 1993-95
Buffy Anne Summers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (also known as Buffy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Series), The WB, 1997-2001, UPN, 2001-2003
Voice of Andromeda, Hercules (animated; also known as Disney's"Hercules"), 1998
Voice, Robot Chicken (animated), Cartoon Network, 2005
Miniseries
Young Jacqueline Bouvier, A Woman Named Jackie (also known as AWoman Called Jackie), NBC, 1991
Movies
Jennifer Bianchi, An Invasion of Privacy, CBS, 1983
Jane Robinson, Beverly Hills Family Robinson, ABC, 1997
Specials
Seventeen: The Faces for Fall, The WB, 1998
MTV Presents: Videos That Don't Suck, MTV, 1998
VH1 Divas Live 2 (also known as VH1 Divas Live '99), VH1, 1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1999
Celebrity Profile: Jennifer Love Hewitt (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Christmas in Washington, TNT, 2000
Scream: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2001
(Uncredited) Buffy Summers, The 100 Greatest TV Characters, Channel 4, 2001
Buffy's Back (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2001
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell, NBC, 2002
Inside the Playboy Mansion (documentary), Arts and Entertainment,2002
Cancun Capers, MTV, 2002
TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2002
Herself and Daphne Blake, E! Entertainment Special: Who Let the Dog Out? (documentary), 2002
Arwen, Lord of the Piercing, MTV, 2002
Mary Jane Watson, Jack Black: Spider-Man, MTV, 2002
All My Children (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2003
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (documentary; also known as A&E Biography: Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Arts and Entertainment, 2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri, NBC, 2004
Scream Queens: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks, NBC, 2004
Ultimate Super Heroes, Ultimate Super Villains, Ultimate Super Vixens (documentary), Bravo, 2005
Ranger, 2004: A Light Knight's Odyssey (animated), Sci-Fi Channel,2005
Awards Presentations

Presenter, The 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1998
Presenter, The 50th Emmy Awards, 1998
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1998
The 1999 Teen Choice Awards, 1999
Presenter, The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1999
Presenter, The 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
The Teen Choice Awards 2001, Fox, 2001
Presenter, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '02, Nickelodeon, 2002
Host, The 2002 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2002
The Teen Choice Awards 2002, Fox, 2002
The Teen Choice Awards 2003, Fox, 2003
Host, Glamour's Women of the Year Awards, syndicated, 2004
Presenter, The 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV, 2004
Episodic
Gail Hunnicut, Love, Sidney, NBC, 1981
Flower girl at Kurt and Mindy's wedding, Guiding Light, CBS, 1986
Sara Guidotti, Crossbow, 1986
Emily, "The Company Man," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1988
Guest, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (later known as Live withRegis and Kelly), syndicated, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005
Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Herself, Vibe, syndicated, 1997
Herself and Helen Shivers, The Movie Watch, 1997
Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1997, 2002, 2004
Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1998, 1999, 2002
Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1998, 1999, 2002
Guest, Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 1998, 2002
Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002,2004
Voice of Marie, "They Call It Bobby Love," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1998
Voice of Andromeda, "Hercules and the Falling Stars," Hercules (animated), syndicated, 1998
Herself, "Jennifer Love Hewitt," Celebrity Profile, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Herself and Kathryn Merteuil, The Big Breakfast, 1999
(Uncredited; archive footage) Voice of Buffy Summers, "City Of," Angel, The WB, 1999
Buffy Summers, "I Will Remember You," Angel, The WB, 1999
(Archive footage) Buffy Summers, "The Bachelor Party," Angel, TheWB, 1999
Guest, The View, ABC, 1999, 2002
Guest, The Daily Show, Comedy Central, 1999
Faith, "Who Are You?" Buffy the Vampire Slayer (also known as Buffy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Series), The WB, 2000
Buffy Summers, "Sanctuary," Angel, 2000
Voice of That Actress on That Show, "There's Too Much Sex on TV," God,the Devil and Bob (animated), NBC, 2000
(Uncredited) Brandi Lane, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 2000
Debbie, "Escape from New York," Sex and the City, HBO, 2000
Herself, "Passion Fish," Grosse Pointe, The WB, 2001
Herself, "25 Sexiest Men in Entertainment," Rank, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 2001
Herself, "Scooby-Doo," HBO First Look, HBO, 2002
Herself, "25 Toughest Stars," Rank, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Herself, "25 Sexiest Movie Moments," Rank, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Access Hollywood, syndicated, 2002, 2003, 2004
(Uncredited) Herself, Extra, syndicated, 2002, 2003, 2004
E! News Daily, E! Entertainment Television, 2002, 2003, 2004
Today, NBC, 2002
Herself, "Sarah Michelle Gellar," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
The Early Show, CBS, 2002
Herself, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2003
(Uncredited; archive footage) Buffy Summers, "Just Rewards," Angel, The WB, 2003
Entertainment Tonight, syndicated, 2003, 2004
Tinseltown TV, International Channel, 2003
(Uncredited; archive footage) Buffy Summers, "Soul Purpose," Angel, The WB, 2003
Herself, "Sarah Michelle Gellar," Style Star, Style Network, 2004
Herself, "Scooby-Doo 2," HBO First Look, HBO, 2004
Guest, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2004
Ministry of Mayhem, ITV, 2004
Voice of Gina, "The Wandering Juvie," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 2004
GMTV, ITV, 2004
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV, 2004
Herself, "Shrek 2: Premiere," Hollywood HD, HD Net, 2004
(Archive footage) Kendall Hart, "Alicia Minshew," Soapography, SoapNet, 2004
Total Request Live, MTV, 2004
Good Morning America, ABC, 2004
Guest, The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2004
Guest, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC, 2004
Film '72, BBC, 2004
Loops!, TV3, 2005
Stage Appearances
Molly, The Widow Claire, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1986
Mollie/13, Jake's Women, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1989
RECORDINGS
Music Videos
Marcy Playground, "Comin' Up from Behind," 1999
Placebo, "Every You, Every Me," 1999
Hepburn, "I Quit," 1999
Stone Temple Pilots, "Sour Girl," 2000
Outkast, "Land of a Million Drums," 2002
Simple Plan, "Don't Wanna Think About You," 2004
Also appeared in Bree Sharp, "David Duchovny"; Green Apple Quick Step, "Kid."
Videos
Kendall Hart, All My Children: Daytime's Greatest Weddings (documentary), ABC Video Publishing, 1993
Herself/Kendall Hart, All My Children: Behind the Scenes, 1994
Kendall Hart, All About Erica (documentary), Capital Cities, 1994
Helen Shivers (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Boogeyman: TheKiller Compilation (documentary), Flixmix, 2001
Kendall Hart, Daytime's Greatest Weddings, Buena Vista Home Video,2004

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Laslo, Cynthia, Sarah Michelle Gellar, 2000
Newsmakers 1999, Issue 3, Gale Group, 1999
Powell, Phelan, and Rose Mary Powell, Sarah Michelle Gellar: A Real-Life Reader Biography, 2000

Periodicals

Parade, July 6, 1997, p. 18
People Weekly, May 23, 1994, p. 83; September 16, 2002, p. 76
Teen People, October 1, 2002, p. 113; June 1, 2003, p. 194
TV Guide, July 1, 1995, p. 32; August 2, 1997, pp. 16-21

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