Biography
An icon of the new breed of young, empowered females of the 1990s, actress Sarah Michelle Gellar earned her reputation over six years as the star of the cheeky action/fantasy series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (The WB, 1997-2001; UPN, 2001-03). With the exception of the well-received "Cruel Intentions" (1999), a modern, teen-centered adaptation of the French classic Les Liaisons Dangereuse, Gellar's feature film work stuck close to "Buffy" …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Played a dual role as twins on The CW drama series "Ringer" |
2008 | Cast in the drama feature "The Air I Breathe" |
2007 | Voiced the character of April O'Neil in the animated feature "TMNT" |
2007 | Co-starred in Richard Kelly's ensemble film, "Southland Tales" |
2006 | Starred in "The Grudge 2" a sequel to the 2004 American horror film remake; again directed by Takashi Shimizu |
2004 | Starred in Takashi Shimizu's thriller "The Grudge" |
2004 | Once again played Daphne in "Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed" |
2003 | Left the cult classic series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" to pursue a full time film career |
2002 | Played Daphne in the live-action version of "Scooby Doo" |
2001 | Starred in "Harvard Man," directed by James Toback |
1999 | Co-starred with Ryan Phillippe in "Cruel Intentions," a contemporary version of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" |
1997 | Played supporting role as a sorority sister in "Scream 2" |
1997 | Had first screen lead in "I Know What You Did Last Summer" |
1997 | Starred in title role of the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (The WB, 1997-2001; UPN, 2001-2003) |
1993 | Played Kendall Hart on "All My Children" (ABC); nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress (1993) |
1992 | Cast in a regular role on syndicated serial "Swan's Crossing" |
1992 | Was in pre-Broadway cast of Neil Simon's "Jake's Women" |
1991 | Played the young Jacqueline Bouvier in "A Woman Named Jackie" (NBC) |
1986 | Co-starred opposite Matthew Broderick (and later Eric Stoltz) in Horton Foote's play "The Widow Claire" |
1984 | Landed a small role in feature film "Over the Brooklyn Bridge" |
1983 | Made her small screen acting debut on the CBS TV-movie "An Invasion of Privacy" |
1981 | Began career in commercials for Burger King at age four |
Awards
2005 | MTV Movie Award for Best Frightened Performance in The Grudge |
2000 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama in Buffy, the Vampire Slayer |
2000 | MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance in Cruel Intentions |
2000 | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain in Cruel Intentions |
1998 | MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance in I Know What You Did Last Summer |
1994 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in All My Children |
1993 | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in All My Children |