Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah Michelle Gellar (born 14 April 1977) is an American actress and producer.

She plays Tanya Martin, the CSI Chief at the Miami Metro Police Department and Dexter Morgan’s new boss in the Showtime series Dexter: Original Sin.

Appearances[]

Career[]

Film

Her film credits include roles in Do Revenge (2022); Clerks III (2022); The Illusionauts (2012, voice); Possession (2009); Veronika Decides to Die (2009); The Air I Breathe (2007); Suburban Girl (2007); TMNT (2007, voice); Happily N'Ever After (2006, voice); The Grudge 2 (2006); Southland Tales (2006); The Return (2005); The Grudge: Deleted Scenes (2005); The Grudge (2004); Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004); Scooby-Doo (2002); Harvard Man (2001); Cruel Intentions (1999); Simply Irresistible (1999); She's All That (1999, uncredited); Small Soldiers (1998, voice); Scream 2 (1997); I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997); High Stakes (1989); Funny Farm (1988, scenes deleted); Kids-Sing-a-Long: U.S.S. Songboat (1986), uncredited); and Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984, uncredited)

TV Movies

Her TV movies credits include roles in Cruel Intentions (2016); The Wonderful Maladys (2010); Beverly Hills Family Robinson (1997); and An Invasion of Privacy (1983).

Shorts

Her shorts include Killer Skin (2019); The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001); and Jack Black: Spider-Man (2002).

Television

Her credits for series include roles/appearances in Wolf Pack (2023); Masters of the Universe: Revelation (voice); The Big Bang Theory; Robot Chicken; Star Wars: Rebels (voice); Those Who Can't; Princess Rap Battle; The Crazy Ones; American Dad! (voice); The Simpsons (voice); Ringer; All My Children; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Grosse Pointe; Sex and the City; God, the Devil and Bob (voice); Saturday Night Live (uncredited); Angel; Hercules (voice); King of the Hill (voice); Swans Crossing; A Woman Named Jackie (Mini Series); Crossbow; Spenser: For Hire; and Late Night with David Letterman (uncredited).

Commercials

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 1-800 Collect 'A Buffy Christmas' Commercial (1998)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 1-800 Collect Commercial (1997)
1982 Burger King Christmas Commercial with Lea Thompson, Elisabeth Shue and Sarah Michelle Gellar (1983)
1982 Burger King Christmas Commercial with Lea Thompson, Elisabeth Shue and Sarah Michelle Gellar
Burger King Commercial with Sarah Michelle Gellar 2 (1983)
Burger King Commercial with Sarah Michelle Gellar (1981)

Music Videos

Simple Plan: Don't Wanna Think About You (2004)
Stone Temple Pilots: Sour Girl (2000)

Video Games

2011: Call of the Dead (voice)
2010: Call of Duty: Black Ops (voice uncredited)

Personal Life[]

Sarah Michelle Gellar was born in New York City, the daughter of Rosellen (Greenfield), who taught at a nursery school, and Arthur Gellar, who worked in the garment industry. She is of Russian Jewish and Hungarian Jewish descent.

She attended the Professional Children's School in New York City; graduated with a 4.0 grade average.

Her biological father (Arthur Gellar, 60), with whom she had long-since been estranged, was found dead from unconfirmed circumstances in his Manhattan apartment.

She studied Tae Kwon Do for five years, and she's also studied kickboxing, boxing, street fighting and gymnastics.

She currently resides in Los Angeles, California, with her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr. They have been married since 2002, and have two children.

Trivia[]

Nicknames: Sassy and SMG
Height: 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
Is a natural brunette. Dyed her hair blonde for her role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).
For her and Freddie's fifth anniversary, she changed her last name to Prinze. On their anniversary, she showed [Freddie] her new driver's license.
Had an allergic reaction to the Japanese water while filming The Grudge (2004). They had to put garbage bags over her legs for her shower scene in the movie due to this allergic reaction.
Is allergic to cats and has a phobia about broken glass.
On October 17, 2002, her wax model, by Madame Tussaud, was unveiled at the "Trail of Vampires" exhibition.
Tattoos: Celtic symbol on her left hip, the 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.
In 1999, she signed a contract with Maybelline to become the company's first celebrity spokeswoman since Lynda Carter in the late 1970s.
Big fan of Dr. Seuss.
Hobbies: collects rare books, especially editions of classic children's literature.
She has played the same character (Buffy Summers) on three different television series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), Angel (1999) and Robot Chicken (2001).
Has said that if she weren't an actress, she'd want to be a journalist or a writer of children's books.
Co-Founded Foodstirs Modern Baking with Galit Laibow, Greg Fleishman, and Gia Russo in 2015. She sold off her remaining stake in 2022.
Ranked #1 on Maxim magazine's "Hottest Women of Horror Movies" list.