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Sarah Michelle Gellar
From Extraordinary Achievement Award Recipient to one of People Magazine 50 Most Beautiful People, Sarah Michelle Gellar has proven that she is here to stay. She has also recently gotten engaged to I Know What You Did Last Summer co-star Freddie Prinze Jr and has Buffy The Vampire Slayer in its sixth season. But it hasnt always been easy for this slayer, she has had to stake through some pretty rough times.
Sarah Michelle Gellar was born April 14th, 1977 to mother Rosalyn, and father Arthur in New York City. Several years later Sarah and her mother were dining in a restaurant when a casting director spotted Sarah and weeks later she was casted in a commercial.
At the age of four Gellar was making her first commercial for fast food chain, Burger King. One of those commercials is the infamous one that blurted something about McDonalds burgers and suddenly her employers were in the middle of The Battle of The Burgers lawsuit. The suit was settled in 1982. This incident did not make Sarah lose hope but gave her a better prospective of the real acting environment. Sarah has been in more than a 150 commercials since then.
Little Gellar lands her first role. She is six now and acting in the 1983 Television Movie, An Invasion of Privacy. In 1984, Sarahs mother divorced her father. This does not affect her career though.
Gellar attended the Columbia Grammar School, 5 West 93rd Street. She lived across Central Park with her mother. Her mother gave her daughter such great support. Sarah calls her mom, The most amazing woman she has ever meet in her entire life. The schools principal called Sarahs mom Super supportive and how she emphasized Sarahs education. Sarah was going to school, ice skating, acting, and taking Tae Kwan Do all at once. Her mother had a rule though, if Gellars grades were less than an A- then she was to stop working. She had to pick two things to do since all were overwhelming, so she chose acting and of course education.
Along with acting and going to school, she still managed to find time to ice skate and take Tae Kwan Do. Sarah ranked 3rd in a New York State competition and received a brown belt in Tae Kwan Do.
Now here comes the downside of acting and going to school. Sarah was torn between going to a sleep-over or auditioning and now she was moving to another school. Life was becoming a little more difficult. When she switch schools to, New Yorks Professional Childrens School. She still was torn between the prom or the Emmys. Her peers had similar decisions to make as well, career or education.
Here comes the good and busy years. The mid eighties, she landed roles in the TV series, Spence for Hire (1986), Funny Farm (1988), and a theatrical role in The Widow Claire, along with Mathew Broderick and Eric Stoltz. Sarah was now 14 and landed another role as teenage Jacqueline Bouvier in NBCs TV Mini Series, A Woman Named Jackie. It doesnt stop there, Sarahs career is getting better and better. Another role she landed in the TV Show, Swans Crossing in 1992.
Here is were she would start to be noticed. Her first major television role as Kendall Hart on the long-running soap opera, All My Children. In this role she got some good acting experience such as seducing her stepfather, shooting someone, and finally going into a coma. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 1994, but lost. 1995 came and Sarah won the Daytime Emmy that she had lost the year before. Sarah graduated two years early from the Professional School with a 4.0. After her graduating she moved from the Big Apple to Hollywood were she would take off in her career.
Her next role was to play Jane Robinson, in the TV- Movie Beverly Hills, Family Robinson. In 1996, Gellar audition for the role of Cordelia Chase for Buffy The Vampire Slayer. The producers saw more than just an evil popular high school student, they saw her as the slayer and thats how she got the role of Buffy. She went on to star in the horror films, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Scream 2, and the romantic films, Cruel Intentions, and Simply Irresistible. On the sad note, Arthur, Sarah's father died recently in New York City of unconfirmed circumstances. Sarah does not seem moved by what happens and she says, "A sperm donor is not considered a father." and I have to agree with her on that one. Sarah had Blockbuster success this year with the release of Scooby-Doo, the live action movie. The movie grossed over 150 Million in the states, and over 240 Million Internationally. A sequel is set to be filmed in 2003/2004. Gellar also starred in Harvard Man, an independent film directed by the legendary James Toback. The film was released in various US cities, and was featured at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Both titles are available on DVD and Video.
Buffy, the cult classic ended on May 20th, 2003 in the United States, airing the final episode "Chosen." It was a milestone in Sarah's career as the show came to an end and Gellar continues to peruse new things along with possibly beginning a family in the near future.
Sarah is currently filming the sequel to the blockbuster success, Scooby Doo, Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed in Vancouver, Canada and is slated for a March 26, 2003 theatrical release. Romantic Comedy another movie Sarah is set to star in is rumored to begin filming in August. Stay tuned, Sarah will be back on the big screen soon!
Sarah's Favorites
Food: Pasta, Veggie Burgers, and sushi.
Color: Red
Disliked Food: Liver & Meatloaf
Drinks: Water, Coffee, and Ice Blendeds.
Holiday: Halloween
Movie: The Princess Bride and Heathers
Television Show: Party Of Five
Actors: Tom Cruise and John Cusack.
Actresses: Stockard Channing, Sandra Bullock, and Nicole Kidman.
Season: Summer
Book: Gone With The Wind
Vacation Spot: Bermuda
Pets: Maltese Terrier named Thor, also has a cat, and Akita pooch named Tyson
Hobbies: Ice Skating, Scuba Diving, Rollerblading, Water Skiing
Sports: Ice Skating and Football
Sports Team: New York Giants
Singers: Billy Joel, Phil Collins, Sarah McLachlan, etc.
Clothing: Motorcycle Jacket
Tattoos: Chinese Symbol For Integrity (back), Heart & Dagger (ankle), Two Dragonflies (back)
Interesting Facts
Nickname is Spence or Sassy.
Resides in Los Angeles.
Is 5'2".
Natural Hair Color is dark brown but died for film and television roles.
Was one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 1998.
Has several tattoos.
Collects rare editions of vintage children literature.
Dated Jerry O'Connell in 1998, broke up in 1999.
Was engaged to Freddie Prinze, Jr. in April 2001.
Also dated, professional tennis player, Jan-Michael Gambill.
Went to school with people such as Tara Reid, Jerry O'Connell, Holly Marie Combs, and Macaulay Culkin.
Married Freddie Prinze, Jr. in September 1st, 2002 in Mexico.
Sarah was voted Number 1 for FHM Magazine in 1999.
In 2001, was voted the third sexiest woman in the world, by FHM readers.
A wax model of Sarah's character, Buffy, was unveiled in October 2002 at London's Madame Tussauds's.
Has been the spokeswoman for Maybelline cosmetics since 1999.
Buffy contract expires this year.
Hosted the 2002 MTV Movie Awards with co-host, Jack Black.
Has hosted Saturday Night Live (SNL), on few occasions.
Helped with Habitat for Humanity in South America to build a home, this was featured in a 1999 issue of People Magazine.
Sarah's Achievements
Awards Won
Saturn Awards - Best Genre TV Actress - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1999)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Supporting Actress- Horror - I Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Daytime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Young Leading Actress In a Drama Series- All My Children (1995)
MTV Movie Awards - Best Female Performance - Cruel Intentions (1999)
MTV Movie Awards - Best Kiss - Cruel Intentions - Award Shared with Selma Blair (1999)
Teen Choice Awards - Choice TV Actress (Drama) - Buffy The Vampire Slayer won in 1999 + 2000
Teen Choice Awards - Extraordinary Achievement Award (2001)
Kids Choice Awards - Favorite Female Butt Kicker - Buffy The Vampire Slayer (2002)
Teen Choice Awards - Choice TV Actress (Drama) - Buffy The Vampire Slayer (2002)
Teen Choice Awards - Choice Film Actress (Comedy) - Scooby-Doo (2002)
Glamour Magazine's Annual Woman Awards - Success in Films (2002)
Awards Nominated
Saturn Awards - Best Actress on TV - Buffy The Vampire Slayer (2001)
Saturn Awards - Best Genre TV Actress - Buffy The Vampire Slayer (2000)
Csapnivalo Awards - Golden Slate Best Actress in a Leading Role - Cruel Intentions (1999)
Daytime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Young Leading Actess in a Drama Series - All My Children (1994)
Golden Globes - Best Performance in a TV Series - Actress- Drama - Buffy The Vampire Slayer
MTV Movie Awards - Best Villain - Cruel Intentions (2000)
MTV Movie Awards - Best Breakthrough Performance - I Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Young Artist Awards - Best Performance in a TV Series - Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1999)
Young Artist Awards - Best Youth Actress in a Soap Opera - All My Children (1994)
Young Artist Awards - Best Actress in a New Series - Swans Crossing (1993)
Young Artist Awards - Best Young Actress in an Off-Primetime Series - Swans Crossing (1992) |
