Nationality: American

Height: 5'3"

Hair: Dark Blonde

Eyes: Blue / Green

Born: April 14th 1977 in New York, New York.

Discovered: Her nickname might be "Sassy" but she has come to be known as a starlight and an international success.

She was discovered eating in a local restaurant, she was discovered by an agent when she was 4 years old.

After being seen in a commercial for Burger King, she subsequently landed her first role as Valerie Harper's daughter in the made-for-TV movie An Invasion of Privacy (1983, also starring Jerry Orbach), when she was just 6 years old.

Besides a long list of movies, she has also appeared in many TV commercials and on the stage.

Her breakthrough came with TV-series "Swans Crossing" (1992). During 1997 she became known to the cinema audience when she appeared in two movies at the cinema I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and Scream 2 (1997).

She also found a new teen audience and embodied a character she had never tackled before in the breakout hit "Cruel Intentions" for which she played a spioled rich girl that always got her way. The film was also a jaw-dropper when she kissed Selma Blair in the film, on how to give a french kiss!

But she is arguably still most associated with her title role in the long-running TV series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997).

Resume: Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)

The Grudge (2004)

Scooby-Doo (2002)

Harvard Man

Cruel Intentions

Simply Irresistible

Scream 2 (1997)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) TV Series

All My Children (1993-96)

Home: Los Angeles

Known For: Acting in TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and her role as Kendall Hart on ABC's All My Children (1993-96)

Romance: Currently married to fellow actor Freddie Prince Junior whom she co-stared with in "I Know What You Did Last Summer."

She was also formerly speculated as dating her co-star on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," David Borreanaz although both had denied the allegation.

Quotes: "Just because you donate sperm does not make you a father. I don't have a father. I would never give him the credit or acknowledge him as my father." - Sarah Michelle Gellar

"Being a teen idol is what I've waited for my whole life." - Sarah Michelle Gellar

"How can women be as thin as we are? We have personal trainers to work us out. We have specially prepared meals." - Sarah Michelle Gellar

"It's been hard to be a show in L.A. and be trendsetting, because the fashions are in New York... Not to mention that most actresses are all, give or take, the same size, between five-two and five-five, and 95 to 125 pounds." - Sarah Michelle Gellar

"People tell me not to do a soap, but it was a great learning experience because I became familiar with the technical aspects of the business. Besides, look who came out of soaps - Julianne Moore, Demi Moore, Tommy Lee Jones, Parker Posey, Kathleen Turner. All amazing people." - Sarah Michelle Gellar

Family: The only daughter to Arthur (salesman, died in 2001) and Rosellen (nursery school teacher). After the divorce of her parents in 1984, Sarah grew up under the guidance of her single mother.

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