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Sarah Michelle Gellar (born April 14, 1977Sarah Michelle Gellar is an American actress, best known for her role in the television series

Early life

Gellar was born in New York City to Jewish American parents Arthur and Rosellen Gellar. After her parents divorced in 1984, she was brought up by her mother. She refuses to acknowledge any relationship with her father saying "Just because you donate sperm does not make you a father". Arthur died on October 9, 2001, of liver cancer.

She has been acting since the age of four, when she did a commercial for Burger King. Her best friend as a child was Melissa Joan Hart, who later was the star of the television series , where she played the conniving character Kendall Hart, the long-lost daughter of character Erica Kane (played by Susan Lucci). In 1995, at the age of 18, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series.

"James Marsters as Spike and Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy in season six of Buffy the Vampire Slayer" James Marsters as Spike and Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy in season six of Buffy the Vampire Slayer created by Joss Whedon, as a teenager burdened with the responsibility of fighting a number of mystical foes, with the aid of a group of friends and her Watcher (a teacher of sorts). The show was very well received by critics and audiences alike, and throughout its seven seasons, , and Gellar along with her, became cult icons in the United States and the UK. Gellar also sang several of the songs during the musical episode "Once More, with Feeling," which spawned an original cast album. While continuing in that role, she attempted to capitalize on her television fame in order to create a career for herself in motion pictures, with intermittent commercial success. After roles in the popular thrillers . This film, rumored to be the last film ever watched by critic Gene Siskel, featured a magical crab and borrowed heavily from ; this movie gained much exposure due to a famous girl on girl kissing scene between Sarah and Selma Blair. Also in 1999, she made an appearance in the Stone Temple Pilots music video

Personal life

On September 1, 2002, Gellar and actor Freddie Prinze, Jr. were married in Jalisco, Mexico.

, a live-action adaption of the cartoon series. Despite being universally panned by critics, the movie was highly popular with audiences. Gellar also appeared in the movie's sequel,

Movies

The year of 2004 was marked by a point of controversy in Gellar's career, as the president of the talent agency representing Gellar, David Wirtschafter, told the The New Yorker that the success of Gellar's low-budget film ) "takes our client Sarah Michelle Gellar, who now is nothing at all, and it makes her a star, potentially. Suddenly, the Sarah Michelle Gellar space is meaningful." The remark led to Gellar abandoning the agency. In January 2005 Gellar signed for the movie in October 2005. She is currently filming "The Air I Breathe" with co-stars Kevin Bacon, Brendan Fraser, Andy Garcia and Forest Whitaker in Mexico City. She will also be reprising her role as Karen Davis in a cameo for The Grudge 2 which is expected to begin filming after which release date has been delayed as a publicity stunt for Gellar. Also Gellar is expected to start filming , which she would have to begin shooting at the end of this year. This will be definitely a busy year for Gellar.