Sarah Michelle Gellar
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Gender: Female
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Biography:
Born in New York City on April 14, 1977, Sarah Michelle Prinze, now known as Sarah Michelle Gellar, started her acting career at a very young age. At just four years old, she was spotted and made her screen debut in the television film An Invasion of Privacy in 1983. This early start led to a leading role in the teen drama series Swans Crossing in 1992. However, it was her breakthrough role as Kendall Hart on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children from 1993-1995 that truly catapulted Gellar into the limelight. This performance earned her a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series.
Gellar's portrayal of Buffy Summers on the WB/UPN television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer from 1997-2003 is what brought her international recognition. This iconic role earned her five Teen Choice Awards, a Saturn Award, and even a Golden Globe Award nomination, solidifying her status as a leading actress in Hollywood.
In the film world, Gellar has had immense commercial success with movies such as I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Scream 2 (1997), Cruel Intentions (1999), Scooby-Doo (2002) and its sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), The Grudge (2004), and TMNT (2007). She has also appeared in several independent films, including Southland Tales (2006), The Air I Breathe (2007), and Veronika Decides to Die (2009).
Since becoming a mother, Gellar has chosen to reduce her acting workload significantly. However, she still makes occasional appearances on television, such as headlining the CW drama thriller series Ringer from 2011-2012 and the CBS comedy The Crazy Ones from 2013-2014. She has also lent her voice to the Netflix animated series Masters of the Universe: Revelation since 2021.
Gellar's entrepreneurial spirit led her to found Foodstirs, an e-commerce startup that sells baking kits, alongside Galit Laibow and Greg Fleishman in 2015. In 2017, she released her own cookbook titled Stirring Up Fun with Food, further showcasing her diverse talents and passions.
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