Biography:

Sarah Michelle Gellar began her acting career at age 4 when she was discovered by an agent while eating in a local restaurant. Three weeks later she was on the set of her first film, An Invasion of Privacy. This chance discovery was to later boost her professional career which has lasted the vast majority of her life. In addition to having been one of the two regular hostesses of the TV talk show, "Girl Talk," Sarah is a veteran of TV, film, and stage.

In 1996, Sarah was picked as the lead of a new series called Buffy the Vampire Slayer, based on the movie by the same name. Warner Brothers bought 13 episodes of the show, and although ratings of the pilot were the highest ever of any of the WB lineup, it ranked 100th out of 107 programs in the Nielson ratings. Fox has recently picked up the 6th season of the popular TV series.

In June of 1997, Sarah finished shooting I Know What You Did Last Summer. It was released on October 17th and became number one that weekend, earning a profit in just two days. Shortly after filming IKWYDLS, Sarah flew down to Atlanta, GA, to film Scream 2, which had the largest December opening of a film and made more money in its first weekend than the other top 9 films combined. Next, Sarah took a break from the horror genre to film Cruel Intentions and Simply Irresistible.

On August 12th 1999, Sarah signed a contract with Maybelline to become the first celebrity spokeswoman since Linda Carter in the late 70's, and can be seen in television and print advertising for the makeup company.