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Trivia
Birth name: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Date of birth: 14 April 1977
Place of birth: New York, New York, USA
Nickname: Sassy
Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m)
Spouse: Freddie Prinze Jr. (1 September 2002 - present)
Gellar was born in New York City, the only child of Jewish American parents Arthur and Rosellen Gellar, a nursery school teacher.
At the age of four, she was spotted by an agent in a restaurant in Uptown Manhattan. Two weeks later, she auditioned for a part in An Invasion Of Privacy, a TV movie starring Valerie Harper, Carol Kane and Jeff Daniels.
At the audition, Gellar read both her own lines and those of Harper's, which impressed the directors enough to give her the role.
Gellar then continued to make commercials while having small parts in TV. In 1984, her parents divorced and she was brought up by her mother on the Upper East Side.
She was estranged from her father from this time until his death from liver cancer on October 9, 2001.
Pets: Maltese
terrier named Thor; Akita
named Tyson.
Big fan of Dr. Seuss. Hobbies: collects rare books, especially editions
of classic children's literature.
In 1995, at the age of 18, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series.
The Burger King commercial she did in 1982 was the first commercial to
ever mention a competitor by name. Consequently, McDonald's sued her as
well as Burger King.
She also couldn't enter a McDonald's unless she was in disguise due to
truth in advertising ("I only eat at Burger King" was one of
her lines in the commercial). Ironically, McDonald's was a sponsor of
the WB's hit TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997).
Gellar had a role in the movie High Stakes opposite Sally Kirkland. In 1991, she played a young Jacqueline Bouvier in A Woman Named Jackie.
Her ex-best friend was Melissa Joan Hart, who later was the star of the series Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
She studied Tae Kwon Do for five years, and now she's taking kickboxing,
boxing, street fighting and gymnastics.
One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. [1998]
Tattoos: Celtic symbol on her left hip, Chinese symbol for integrity on
her lower back and a heart with a dagger hanging over it tattooed on the
inside of her right ankle.
Voted by FHM readers the No 1 sexiest woman in the world (1999) and the
No 3 sexiest woman in the world (2000).
Collects rare editions of classic children's literature.
Won 4 online Tv Guide awards.
Was offered the role of Brittany Foster in the The In Crowd (2000) but
turned it down. The role went to Susan Ward.
Her high school classmates include: Tara
Reid, Jerry O'Connell, and Macaulay Culkin.
Her idol is Stockard Channing.
Attended the Professional Children's School in New York City; graduated
with a 4.0 Grade Average.
Her favorite movie is Heathers (1989).
Director Raja Gosnell wanted a real life Hollywood couple to play Fred
and Daphne in Scooby-Doo (2002) - Sarah and real life boyfriend Freddie
Prinze Jr. were his first choice.
Dated professional tennis player Jan-Michael Gambill. [1999]
Publicly announced that she is engaged to Freddie Prinze Jr. [14 April
2001]
Roles she turned down: was offered the role of Juliet in Romeo + Juliet (1996) but had to turn it down because of scheduling conflicts with "All My Children" (1970). Turned down a role in The Faculty (1998). Was offered the role of Brittany
Foster in the The In Crowd (2000) but turned it down. The role went to Susan Ward.
Roles considered for: Rogue in X-Men (2000), Was offered Portia de Rossi's role in Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001), Was James Toback's first choice to play Cindy Bandolini in Harvard Man (2001),
She beat out Rebecca
Gayheart for the role of Cici in Scream 2 (1997).
Turned down a role in The Faculty (1998).
Her biological father (Arthur Gellar, 60) was found dead from
unconfirmed circumstances in his Manhattan apartment. [9 October 2001]
#15 on the Maximum Hot 100 List
Her favourite food is sushi.
Has said that if she wasn't an actress she'd want to be a journalist or
a writer of childrens books.
On October 17 2002, her wax model, by Madame Tussaud, was unveiled at
the "Trail of Vampires" exhibition.
Voted 9th most beautiful person in the world in South Africa's People
magazine (2002)
#8 on Google.com's
most searched women in 2002.
Presented an award at the Glamour Awards 2003
Guests at Sarah and Freddie's wedding included actors Dulé Hill,
Shannen Doherty, Eva LaRue Callahan and close friend and bridesmaid to
Sarah, Lindsay Sloane.
In 1999, she signed a contract with Maybelline to become the company's
first celebrity spokeswoman since Lynda Carter in the late 1970s.
Was offered Portia de Rossi's role in Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)
Was James Toback's first choice to play Cindy Bandolini in Harvard Man
(2001).
During the 2001 Teen Choice Awards (August 20, 2001), "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) co-star Michelle Trachtenberg presented her with the Extraordinary Achievement Award for being a good role model and for her charity work (especially for Habitat for Humanity).
She auditioned first for the role of Buffy on "Buffy the Vampire
Slayer" (1997), but the producers thought she was better suited to
play Cordelia. She auditioned as Cordelia, but pursued the role of Buffy,
ultimately winning it over many other girls.
Her wedding gown was designed by Vera Wang.
She signed onto Scream 2 (1997) before even reading the script.
She toldWes Craven while filming Scream 2 (1997) that she does her own stunts all the time on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997),
but she was far too scared to be thrown off a balcony for her death
scene in the film.
She beat out Rebecca
Gayheart for the role of Cici in Scream 2 (1997).
Daughter-in-law of Freddie Prinze and Kathy Prinze.
Was once considered for the role of Wonder Woman in a proposed film by
Warner Brothers.
Is an avid fan of the New York Yankees and the New York Knicks.
Her favorite countries are Australia and Japan.
Is an only child; coincidentally, so is the original "Buffy
Summers," Kristy Swanson.
Her most frequent collaborator to date has been husband Freddie Prinze Jr., working with him six times: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997); She's All That (1999); Scooby-Doo (2002); Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) and; _Happily N'Ever After (2005). Incidentally, she has also worked with Freddie's frequent collaborator Matthew Lillard three times: She's All That (1999); Scooby-Doo (2002); and Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004).
Ever since playing the title role in "Buffy the Vampire
Slayer" (1997), she has had a reputation as a "stickler"
for on-the-set safety. This showed when Charles Cyphers guest-starred in
an episode of BTVS: while filming, he accidentally got hit on the head
with a piece of pipe. Although Cyphers was not seriously injured, Gellar
"snapped to it," and angrily lectured the BTVS crew about said
mishap.
Ranked #45 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the
World" (2002).
Is a natural brunette. Dyed her hair blonde for her role in "Buffy
the Vampire Slayer" (1997).
Her favorite singer is Mariah
Carey.
Was voted #26 on Maxim's Hot 100 list (2005)
Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 2002 along with Jack
Black
Shares her birthday with Adrien
Brody, and also with Brian Forster...who, like Gellar, is an only
child.
Is a fan of English soccer team Arsenal.
Was rated #5 of the top 5 sexiest female TV stars of all time.
In addition to liking the Yankees, Knicks and Giants she is also a fan
of the Dodgers.
Has spent a lot of time in Australia, filming, and on holiday visiting
friends. Attended New Years Eve celebrations on the shores of Sydney
Harbour, December 31, 1999.
Named #26 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Ranked #18 in the Top 100 TV Teen Stars.
Gellar is sometimes thought to be an atheist, but she has said in interviews that she believes in God but does not belong to an organized religion.
Ranked as #64 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005"
special supplement. (2005)
Was featured as #16 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002"
supplement. (2002)
Like her title character on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997),
Gellar has been an accomplished ice-skater since childhood...when she
skated competitively for some time, until her mom made her quit to focus
more on school and acting. Coincidentally, Sarah was born within 5
months of figure-skating legend Nicole Bobek, during the same year.
Gellar's most recent film role is in The Grudge 2, scheduled to open on October 13, 2006; in the film, Gellar has a minor role reprising her character from The Grudge.
Gellar has another thriller, The Return, scheduled for November 10, 2006; she has also starred in several films that have yet to be released, including Southland Tales, The Air I Breathe and A Girl's Guide to Hunting And Fishing.
Gellar will next star opposite Lee Pace in Addicted, a supernatural thriller based on the South Korean film
Jungdok.
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