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->''"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?"''

Sarah 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.

She's been married to Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr since 2002 and they have two children together.
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!!!Notable roles:
* Sydney Rutledge in ''Swans Crossing'' (1992)
* Kendall Hart in ''Series/AllMyChildren'' (60 episodes, 1993-1995)
* Buffy Summers in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' (144 episodes, 1997-2003) and ''Series/{{Angel}}'' (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
* Helen Shivers in ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer'' (1997)
* Casey "Cici" Cooper in ''Film/{{Scream 2}}'' (1997)
* Marie (voice) in ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' ("They Call Me Bobby Love", 1998)
* Kathryn Merteuil in ''Film/CruelIntentions'' (1999)
* Debbie in ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' ("Escape From New York", 2000)
* Daphne in ''Film/ScoobyDoo2002 and Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed'' (2002 and 2004)
* Gina Vendetti (voice) in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' ("[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS15E16TheWanderingJuvie The Wandering Juvie]]", 2004)
* Karen Davies in ''[[Film/TheGrudge The Grudge & The Grudge 2]]'' (2004 and 2006)
* Krysta Now in ''Film/SouthlandTales'' (2006)
* Ella in ''WesternAnimation/HappilyNEverAfter'' (2007)
* April O'Neil (voice) in ''WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}}'' (2007)
* Sorrow/Trista in ''Film/TheAirIBreathe'' (2008)
* Bridget Cafferty and Siobhan Martin in ''Series/{{Ringer}}'' (2011-2012)
* [[AsHimself Herself]] in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps'' (2011)
* Veronika in ''Veronika Decides to Die'' (2012).
* Sydney Roberts in ''Series/TheCrazyOnes'' (2013-2014)
* The Seventh Sister in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' (5 episodes, 2015-2016)
* Teela in ''WesternAnimation/MastersOfTheUniverseRevelation'' (2021)
* The Headmaster in ''Film/DoRevenge'' (2022)
* Kristin Ramsey in ''Series/WolfPack'' (2023, also serves as executive producer)

!!Tropes associated with Sarah Michelle Gellar’s roles:
* 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.''
* 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.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot:
** 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.
** 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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