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2->''"Buffy's very similar to me to me when I was growing up. A child in an adult world, sort of trapped between the two. Does Buffy go to the prom or does she save the world from demons?"''
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4Sarah Michelle Prinze (neé Gellar, born April 14, 1977 in Long Island, New York) is a Daytime Emmy Award winning actress who is most famous for her role as the [[Characters/BuffyverseBuffySummers eponymous character]] in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. You may also know her as Daphne in ''Film/ScoobyDoo2002'' and ''Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed'', as well as starring in classic horror movies such as ''[[Film/TheGrudge The Grudge & The Grudge 2]]'', ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer'', and ''Film/{{Scream 2}}''. Gellar has six Teen Choice Awards and a People's Choice Award under her belt.
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6She's been married to Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr since 2002 and they have two children together.
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9!!!Notable roles:
10* Sydney Rutledge in ''Swans Crossing'' (1992)
11* Kendall Hart in ''Series/AllMyChildren'' (60 episodes, 1993-1995)
12* Buffy Summers in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' (144 episodes, 1997-2003) and ''Series/{{Angel}}'' (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
13* Helen Shivers in ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer'' (1997)
14* Casey "Cici" Cooper in ''Film/{{Scream 2}}'' (1997)
15* Marie (voice) in ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' ("They Call Me Bobby Love", 1998)
16* Kathryn Merteuil in ''Film/CruelIntentions'' (1999)
17* Debbie in ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' ("Escape From New York", 2000)
18* Daphne in ''Film/ScoobyDoo2002 and Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed'' (2002 and 2004)
19* Gina Vendetti (voice) in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' ("[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS15E16TheWanderingJuvie The Wandering Juvie]]", 2004)
20* Karen Davies in ''[[Film/TheGrudge The Grudge & The Grudge 2]]'' (2004 and 2006)
21* Krysta Now in ''Film/SouthlandTales'' (2006)
22* Ella in ''WesternAnimation/HappilyNEverAfter'' (2007)
23* April O'Neil (voice) in ''WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}}'' (2007)
24* Sorrow/Trista in ''Film/TheAirIBreathe'' (2008)
25* Bridget Cafferty and Siobhan Martin in ''Series/{{Ringer}}'' (2011-2012)
26* [[AsHimself Herself]] in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps'' (2011)
27* Veronika in ''Veronika Decides to Die'' (2012).
28* Sydney Roberts in ''Series/TheCrazyOnes'' (2013-2014)
29* The Seventh Sister in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' (5 episodes, 2015-2016)
30* Teela in ''WesternAnimation/MastersOfTheUniverseRevelation'' (2021)
31* The Headmaster in ''Film/DoRevenge'' (2022)
32* Kristin Ramsey in ''Series/WolfPack'' (2023, also serves as executive producer)
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34!!Tropes associated with Sarah Michelle Gellar’s roles:
35* DawsonCasting: She almost always played a teenager when she was in her mid- and late-20s, to the point that it was jarring when she ''didn't.'' For example, in the same year (1999) she played a high schooler in ''Film/CruelIntentions'' and a co-owner of a restaurant in ''Simply Irresistible.''
36* IAmNotLeonardNimoy: Although she's done other work, including situational comedy, she only really has a single character; a greater or less intense version of the ActionGirl she played in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. Also, people who know Gellar personally have said that when she acts, she's often just playing Sarah Michelle Gellar in a costume.
37* RealLifeWritesThePlot:
38** In the ''Buffy'' episode "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E16BewitchedBotheredAndBewildered}} Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered]]", her character is transformed into a rat by a witch's curse. This was due to Sarah being booked to host ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', leading to the writers turning Buffy into a rat so she could get some well-earned rest.
39** In the episode "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E11Gone}} Gone]]", Buffy gets an ImportantHaircut because Sarah had asked to cut her hair shorter in real life.

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