Born in Manhattan in 1977 and discovered by an agent in a Manhattan restaurant at the age of four, Gellar signed for her first role in the 1983 telemovie An Invasion of Privacy not one week later. She starred in television series Spenser: For Hire and theatrical films Over the Brooklyn Bridge, 1984; Funny Farm, 1988; High Stakes, 1989. Next followed, Gellar landed a recurring role, in the early ’90s, on the decades-long daytime soap opera All My Children. During 1997, she became known to the cinema audience when she appeared in two movies: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and Scream 2. But she is most commonly known for her title role in the long-running television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997). She also won an Emmy Award for her performance as Kendall Hart on the soap opera All My Children. Sarah has since appeared in several movies, including Simply Irresistible (1999), Cruel Intentions (1999) and the live-action Scooby-Doo (2002).
Body Stats:
Height: 5 ft 4 in /163 cm
Weight: 55 kg /121 pounds
Shoe size: 6
Dress size: 6
Bra size: 32B
Measurements: 34-24-34 in /86-61-86 cm
Ethnicity: White
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Green
Bio:
Name: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Nickname: Sassy
Date of Birth: April 14, 1977
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Place of Residence: Los Angeles, California
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Education: Professional Children’s School
Social Networks:
- Twitter: sarahmgellar
- Facebook: sarahmichellegellar
- Instagram: sarahmgellar
Fun Facts:
Relationships:
- David Boreanaz (1998-1999)
- Jerry O’Connell (1999)
- Freddie Prinze Jr. (2000-Present)
Children: 2
Awards and Honors:
- 1995 Won Daytime Emmy, Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series
- 1998 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award, Favorite Supporting Actress – Horror
- 1999 Won Saturn Award, Best Genre TV Actress
- 2000 Won MTV Movie Award, Best Female Performance
- 2000 Won Teen Choice Award, TV – Choice Actress
- 2002 Won Blimp Award, Favorite Female Action Hero
- 2002 Won Young Hollywood Award, Hottest, Coolest Young Veteran – Female
- 2003 Won Teen Choice Award, Choice TV Actress – Drama/Action Adventure
- 2004 Won SFX Award, Best TV Actress
- 2014 Won People’s Choice Award, Favorite Actress in a New TV Series
Hobbies and Interests: Jogging
Favorite Color: Red, pink
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Music: Mariah Carey
Favorite Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Tom Cruise
Favorite Actress: Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock
Favorite Perfume: Dior
Favorite Book: The Princess Bride
Favorite Movie: Heathers, The Princess Bride
Favorite TV Show: Showgirls
Interesting Facts:
- Actresses Shannen Doherty and Lindsay Sloane are her close friends.
- She has a phobia of broken glass.
- Won 4 online TV Guide awards.
- 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
- Sarah is allergic to cats.
- Sarah has a body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).
- Her wedding gown was designed by Vera Wang.
- On her vacation to Hawaii with her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., she took surfing lessons.
- She broke a bone in her hand while filming the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) episode “Homecoming”.
- Her maternal grandparents were Hungarian Jewish immigrants, and her father was also from a Jewish family.
- Sarah has always remained alienated from her dad until he died in 2001.
- While young, she was active as a figure skater and even competed at New York State regional competition where she came third.
- She has a black belt in Korean martial art Tae Kwon Do.
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