Mini Biography

Eating in a local restaurant, she was discovered by an agent when she was 4 years old. Soon after she was making her first movie, Invasion of Privacy, An (1983) (TV). Besides a long list of movies, she has also appeared in many TV commercials and on the stage. Her breakthrough came with TV-series "Swans Crossing" (1992).

During 1997 she became known to the cinema audience when she appeared in two movies at the cinema I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and Scream 2 (1997). But she is arguably still most associated with her title role in the long-running TV series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997).

Trivia

• Pets: Maltese terrier named Thor; Akita named Tyson.
• Big fan of Dr. Seuss. Hobbies: collects rare books, platinum and diamond jewelry.
• The Burger King commercial she did in 1982 was the first commercial to ever mention a competitor by name. Consequently, McDonald's sued her as well as Burger King. She also couldn't enter a McDonald's unless she was in disguise due to truth in advertising ("I only eat at Burger King" was one of her lines in the commercial). Ironically, McDonald's is now a sponsor of the WB's hit TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997).
• She studied Tae Kwon Do for five years, and now she's taking kickboxing, boxing, street fighting and gymnastics.
• One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. [1998]
• Has a tattoo of a Celtic symbol on her left hip. Has a tattoo of a Chinese symbol for integrity on her lower back.
• Voted by FHM (a leading UK mens magazine) readers the No 3 sexiest woman in the world. [2000] Voted by FHM (a leading UK mens magazine) readers the No 1 sexiest woman in the world. [1999] Has a heart with a dagger hanging over it tattooed on the inside of her right ankle.
• Collects rare editions of classic children's literature. Won 4 online Tv Guide awards.
• Was offered the role of Brittany Foster in the In Crowd, The (2000) but turned it down. The role went to Susan Ward.
• Dated Jerry O'Connell. [1998-1999]
• Her high school classmates include: Tara Reid, Jerry O'Connell, and Macaulay Culkin. Her idol is Stockard Channing.
• Attended the Professional Children's School in New York City; graduated with a 4.0 Grade Average.
• Her favorite movie is Heathers (1989).
• Director Raja Gosnell wanted a real life Hollywood couple to play Fred and Daphne in Scooby-Doo (2002) - Sarah and real life boyfriend Freddie Prinze Jr. were his first choice.
• Dated professional tennis player Jan-Michael Gambill. [1999]
• Publicly announced that she is engaged to Freddie Prinze Jr. [14 April 2001] Was offered the role of Juliet in Romeo + Juliet (1996) but had to turn it down because of scheduling conflicts with "All My Children" (1970).
• Was considered for the role of Rogue in X-Men (2000).
• Turned down a role in Faculty, The (1998).
• Her biological father (Arthur Gellar, 60) was found dead from unconfirmed circumstances in his Manhattan apartment. [9 October 2001]
• Has a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do. #15 on the Maximum Hot 100 List
• Her favourite food is sushi.
• Has said that if she wasn't an actress she'd want to be a journalist or a writer of childrens books.
• On October 17 2002, her wax model, by Madame Tussaud, was unveiled at the "Trail of Vampires" exhibition.
• Voted 9th most beautiful person in the world in South Africa's People magazine (2002) #8 on Google.com's most searched women in 2002.
• Presented an award at the Glamour Awards 2003
• Guests at Sarah and Freddie's wedding included actors Dulé Hill, Shannen Doherty, Eva LaRue Callahan and close friend and bridesmaid to Sarah, Lindsay Sloane.
• In 1999, she signed a contract with Maybelline to become the company's first celebrity spokeswoman since Lynda Carter in the late 1970s.
• Was offered Portia de Rossi's role in Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)
• Was James Toback's first choice to play Cindy Bandolini in Harvard Man (2001).
• During the 2001 Teen Choice Awards (August 20, 2001), "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) co-star Michelle Trachtenberg presented her with the Extraordinary Achievement Award for being a good role model and for her charity work (especially for Habitat for Humanity).
• She auditioned first for the role of Buffy on _"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)_ , but the producers thought she was better suited to play Cordelia. She auditioned as Cordelia, but pursued the role of Buffy, ultimately winning it over many other girls.
• Her wedding gown was designed by Vera Wang.
• Leaving "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) at the end of the current and more than likely final season.
• She signed onto Scream 2 (1997) before even reading the script.
• She told Wes Craven while filming Scream 2 (1997) that she does her own stunts all the time on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997), but she was just far to scared about being thrown off a balcony for her death scene in the film.
• She beat out Rebecca Gayheart for the role of Cici in Scream 2 (1997).
• Daughter-in-law of Freddie Prinze and Kathy Prinze.
• Was once considered for the role of Wonder Woman in a proposed film by Warner Brothers.

Personal Quotes

(about her father) - "Just because you donate sperm does not make you a father. I don't have a father. I would never give him the credit or acknowledge him as my father."

[On Being A Teen Idol] "This is what I've waited for my whole life."

(High school) "My biggest complaint is school when it's Send-the-roses day, somebody's always left out. I always got roses, but I would give them to someone who hadn't gotten any."

(Horror Movies) "I'm always the one who gets killed. And I want it to be really gory. Body parts all over the place. Mangled! "

[on Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon]: "They're unbelievable. They're an inspiration to young love."

[on job pressures] "There's so much pressure on all of us right now. On Katie [Holmes], on James [Van Der Beek], and myself, to do these movies, and do as much as you can because there is the slight feeling that one day your phone will stop ringing. It's not about the craft, per se. It's so easy to fall for it all because people remind you constantly that as fast as it comes, it can go. And I think there is this sort of paranoia, this need to keep working.

And I know that I felt it, and for the first three years of the show, I never had more than a week off, except for Christmas. That was it."

(On being 'skinny') "How can women be as thin as we are? We have personal trainers to work us out. We have specially prepared meals."

[on the Internet] "I got a computer and I'm learning how to use it. I collect antique books, so I used it to get my copy of 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses,' and I use it for travel, to look up customs. I went to Fiji, and I looked up all this stuff before I went, like 'Don't wear a hat in someone's house because it's rude, and don't wear shoes.' You've got to think there's something better I can do with my time than log on to the Internet and say, 'Ooo, let's find out about me!' I think that would frighten me a little bit."

"It makes me think of women who don't shave their legs." - on what the word "feminist" means [On her kissing scene with Selma Blair in Cruel Intentions (1999)]: "It was a great kiss. It even had a saliva trail."

"One of the greatest gifts my job has given me is that my mother, who gave up her entire life for me, doesn't have to work any more. I'm now in a position to repay her for her devotion."

"I am militant about drugs. You want to do 'em? You're out of my life."

[on posing nude] "Right now I can't picture posing, but I don't believe in saying never... There might be a time when I got pregnant and felt really beautiful and wanted to have a nude picture."

"I would go to college to be a journalist. I always wanted to write for Time or Newsweek." (On what she would do if she wasn't acting.)

"You'll never know what you're capable of if you don't try."

"I don't understand why James Bond has to be a man all the time. When Pierce Brosnan retires, why not one of us?"

[on why she was happy to get married:] "I'm so grateful I don't have to go looking for a man on a Saturday night. I was always terrible at chatting up men." [December 10, 2003]

Scooby-Doo (2002)$4,000,000 - 6,000,000
Cruel Intentions (1999) $500,000
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) $350,000 per episode (7th Season)