Biography
At the age of four, her photographs graced the covers of children's magazines, and at the age of five, Sarah Michelle was already well known in America. Sarah starred in a sensational Burger King commercial. The girl, appetizingly devouring the burger, assured customers that it was tastier and cooler than at McDonald's. The ad ended with a trial in which Sarah was a witness. After this story, advertising directors bombarded the girl with offers - Sarah starred in almost a hundred commercials.
Sarah Michelle Gellar was born on April 14, 1977 in New York in the family of teacher Roselina Greenfield and weaver Arthur Gellar. The parents divorced when the girl was seven years old. The family lived modestly - my mother’s salary was barely enough to pay for a rented apartment.
Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar
After Sarah Michelle became popular, relations with her classmates deteriorated sharply. Mom transferred her daughter to another school, where the children of wealthy parents studied. The new girl was neglected by her classmates because Sarah appeared in dresses from previous seasons; her mother did not have money for clothes from the new collections.
A month later, Sarah left this school and began studying at the Professional Children's School. There, the girl quickly made new friends, became interested in taekwondo, and by the time she graduated, she received a brown belt. Gellar also attended diving and water skiing training. Sarah Michelle Gellar enjoyed figure skating and won a bronze medal at a competition in New York. The girl graduated from school a year earlier than her peers.
Sarah Michelle Gellar in her youth
The actress recalls that her mother constantly took her daughter to castings and auditions, sent photos of the girl to studios, for which Sarah is grateful to her. Thanks to my mother, I decided on a profession.
Sarah Michelle's childhood
She grew up in New York in a Jewish family. Jewish, but not Jewish - Gellar likes to remember that the family even decorated the Christmas tree every year. JoeInfoMedia journalist Diana Lynn recalls that Buffy’s best friend, also Jewish in the story, had a similar situation in the series, but she could only celebrate Christmas with friends - and here comes civilization and America! Already at the age of four, progressive parents brought their Sarochka to television. By the way, they divorced when she was seven years old, and her mother began raising her daughter on her own.
Movies
Sarah Gellar played her first significant role in her creative biography at the age of seven. It was the movie "Across the Brooklyn Bridge." Then the young actress starred in the TV series “Spencer” and “Crossbow”. At the age of 11 she appeared in the comedy film A Funny Farm.
Sarah Michelle Gellar in the series "All My Children"
In 1993, the actress appeared on the big screen in the TV series All My Children, and two years later she received an award for best young leading actress. The rating of the soap opera turned out to be high; in the 90s, the tape was among the top ten best American TV series. The broadcast was carried out on the ABC television channel. The young performer appeared on screen in the company of Susan Lucci and Cameron Mathison, which influenced the development of Sarah Michelle Gellar's film career.
The girl was invited to play a key role in the comedy “The Robinsons of Beverly Hills” about the sea voyage of the family of TV presenter Marsha Robinson (Dyan Cannon), during which a yacht washes up on the shore of a desert island.
Sarah Michelle Gellar in the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Then Sarah Michelle got an audition for the TV series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Gellar auditioned for the role of Cordelia, but instead the actress was cast in the lead role. After filming this project, the whole world recognized the actress. For her work on the role, Sarah Michelle received $75 thousand. The popularity of the mystical series turned out to be high, so the film was extended for 7 seasons.
The actress gave her all on the work site. Sometimes Sarah had to work 22 hours a day. One day a girl arrived at the studio in a nightgown - she forgot to change in the morning.
Sarah Michelle Gellar in the movie "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
Sarah Michelle Gellar was popular among young people, the artist's filmography grew steadily, but attempts to win over an adult audience were unsuccessful. Sarah coped with the role of Helen in the thriller “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and received two prestigious awards. But the following films turned out to be failures.
Then the actress was invited to star in the film “Cruel Intentions,” the plot of which tells about the “golden youth” driving luxury cars and snorting cocaine. When filming ended, Sarah Gellar went on a promotional tour and gave 40-60 interviews every day. The actress achieved her goal: several prestigious awards, the success of the film and the love of the audience. Sarah Michelle was named the sexiest actress.
An indicator of the actress’s success was her participation in the TV series “Sex and the City,” which burst onto television screens in the late 90s and captivated the public. These years included Gellar's work in the slasher film Scream 2, starring David Arquette, Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox. A cameo role went to Sarah Michelle in the romantic melodrama “She’s All That.”
And on the eve of the new millennium, the comedy “Simply Irresistible” was released, where Gellar played the role of Amanda Shelton, the heiress of a profitable restaurant, but who is far from cooking. Sean Patrick Flanery appeared on screen alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Sarah Michelle Gellar in the movie "The Double"
In the early 2000s, work followed in the projects “The Harvard Man,” “The Grudge,” “The Grudge 2,” “Revenge” and “Southern Tales.” The latter film opened the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. In 2009, Sarah Michelle starred in the drama film Veronica Decides to Die, and two years later she launched her own project, The Double. The girl produced this series and played two twin sisters. An interesting project of this time was the psychological thriller “Fake,” in which Sarah Michelle appeared in the company of Lee Pace.
In 2013, Sarah Michelle Gellar again produced a television project. And this time - the sitcom “Crazy”, where she played in a creative duet with Robin Williams the daughter and father working in the advertising business. The film was liked by television viewers and critics, and Sarah received another People's Choice Award in the category "Best Actress in a New Series."
True popularity
Sarah Michelle Gellar (the actress's photo is given in the article) gained real fame by playing her role in the teen television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” In the production, the actress played the main character, Anne Buffy Summers.
Back in 1996, the actress went to audition for a television series in order to try her hand at the role of the beautiful Cordelia. However, the creators of the series invited Sarah Michelle Gellar to play the role of Buffy, and Karizma Carpenter, who was in contention for the main role, was offered to play the fashionista Cordelia. At the age of 24, the actress was awarded the Golden Globe Award in the category “Best Actress” for her participation in the television series.
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In between filming the series, the girl appeared in such films as “Cruel Intentions,” “The Air I Breathe” and “Scream 2.”
Personal life
Sarah Michelle Gellar is a happy wife and mother. Sarah met her future husband Freddie Prinze Jr. on the set of I Know What You Did Last Summer. This was in 1997. Then the young people became friends, but there was no talk of a serious relationship. Freddie had another girlfriend at the time. Filming ended, Sarah Michelle and Freddie never saw each other again. But in 2000, when Freddie broke up with his lover, he resumed contact with the actress. A romantic relationship began between the young people, and two years later the couple celebrated their wedding.
Freddie Prinze Jr and Sarah Michelle Gellar
The newlyweds settled in their own mansion. Soon a daughter, Charlotte, was born, and three years later, a son, Rocky.
Sarah Michelle says that their personal life is an eternal honeymoon. The couple spend the evenings together, Freddie invites his wife on romantic dates. The acting couple rarely goes out into the world - they prefer quiet family comfort.
Actor career
After a series of commercials, Sarah Michelle Gellar was offered her first role in the film - Invasion of Privacy. Later, the mother began taking the girl to auditions with a vengeance. Thus, the young actress found herself on the set of the films and TV series “Across the Brooklyn Bridge”, “High Stakes”, “Funny Farm”, “Spencer: For Rent”, “A Woman Called Jackie” and “Widow Blair”.
Already in 1993, Sarah played Kendall Hart in the TV series All My Children. The heroine of the young actress is a girl who cannot get along with her own mother. Sarah coped brilliantly with the role, but did not play well with her on-screen mother Susan Lucci. Therefore, Gellar had to leave the series. True, a year later the girl was nominated for an Emmy for her role, and she received the prestigious award in 1995 as “best emerging actress.”
Nineteen-year-old Sarah came to audition for the series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” in 1996. First, the actress tried her hand at the role of fashionista Cordelia. The current performer of the role came with hopes of playing Buffy. As a result, the creator of the picture decided to switch the girls' places.
With her husband One way or another, Buffy made a star out of Sarah Michelle Gellar. The actress herself was delighted with the script in which she kills non-humans. Later, on every TV show, the girl delighted viewers with her stories about the progress of the filming process. The funniest thing that came up was when fellow actress Alyson Hannigan and Sarah pulled down Nicholas Brendon's pants. The latter stood and shouted that it was incredibly cold on the site. Sarah herself admitted that she was very tired while working. The actress, by her admission, worked 22 hours a day. One day she was in such a hurry to go to filming that she even forgot to get dressed and went in her pajamas.
Sarah did not fail to take advantage of her popularity. In between work, she still found time for other youth films.
In mid-1997, filming of the film “I Know What You Did Last Summer” ended. There, the actress played with her colleague Jennifer Love Hewitt. In one weekend the film became number one, the budget was recouped in just two days. The film itself has become a cult among young people.
Here Sarah put her wrestling skills to good use. The director told the actress to fight off the killer the way she would do it in real life. Gellar won two awards for her believable work. First, she won Best Supporting Actress in a horror film competition, and then she was awarded an MTV award for Best Breakthrough Actor of the Year. It is worth noting that it was on the set of this film that Michelle met her future husband Freddie Prinze Jr.
Sarah Michelle Gellar on video Immediately after the set of this film, Sarah went to work in the film “Scream 2” in Atlanta. This was the big discovery of 1997. During its first weekend, the film received much more money than the rest combined. By the way, the actress admitted then that she couldn’t stand horror films as a child.
Two years later, another hit for young people appeared - “Cruel Intentions” with Sarah and Michelle Gellar in the title role. This is a remake of the novel "Dangerous Liaisons" by Choderlos de Laclos. For her game, the girl was given two MTV awards at once - one for best actress, the other for best kiss (it’s worth noting, with a girl).
Various titles fell on the actress. Sarah became one of the best young actresses, and was also named the sexiest and best woman.
Sarah's next work is a romantic comedy called Simply Irresistible. True, it was not as successful from a commercial point of view as the previous ones.
In 2001, a new film with the actress was presented - this is “The Man from Harvard”. This time Sarah played the daughter of a mafioso who lent her boyfriend 50 thousand dollars. As a result, the mafia and the FBI became interested in the young man. The plot of the film is based on a true story from the life of Harvard. By the way, the film talks about drug addiction, but the actress and her husband admit that they can’t even stand cigarette smoke.
A year later, the film “Scooby-Doo” appeared on the screens. It was the commercially successful film event of the year. The film follows the adventures of 4 friends and their dog Scooby-Doo.
Another step on the path to the height of fame was overcome two years later, when the sequel “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” was released. Buffy In 2006, viewers saw three films at once with the participation of actress Sarah Michelle Gellar. These are "Southern Tales", "The Grudge 2" and "Revenge". The same number of roles followed a year later. The actress’s collection has been replenished with the films “A Girl’s Guide to Hunting and Fishing,” “The Air I Breathe,” and “Girl from the Suburbs.” In addition, later work followed on the films “Fake” and “Veronica Decides to Die.”
Sarah Michelle Gellar now
Sarah Michelle Gellar took a break from her professional career. Her latest films, “Teachers” and “Cruel Intentions,” were released on television in 2020. Now the artist communicates with fans through social networks, including Instagram.
Together with her friend, PR specialist Galit Leibow, the actress founded the culinary brand Foodstirs in 2020. The company produces flour mixtures, confectionery coatings, cookie molds, popsicle sticks, and tools for creating culinary masterpieces. Manufacturers position the brand's products as healthy food, free of harmful additives and GMOs. In 2020, the actress continued developing Foodstirs products.
Also, a girl from her official Instagram page, six years after the birth of her second child, talked about how she overcame postpartum depression.
Filmography
- 1984 – “Under the Brooklyn Bridge”
- 1988 – “Funny Farm”
- 1993-1995, 2011 - “All My Children”
- 1997 – “The Robinsons of Beverly Hills”
- 1997 – “I Know What You Did Last Summer”
- 1997 – “Scream 2”
- 1997–2003 – “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
- 1999 – “She’s All That”
- 1999 – “Cruel Intentions”
- 2000 – “Sex and the City”
- 2001 – “Harvard Party”
- 2004 – “Curse”
- 2009 – “Veronica Decides to Die”
- 2009 – “Fake”
- 2011-2012 – “Double”
- 2013-2014 – “Crazy”
