Sarah Michelle Prinze (née Gellar GHEL-ər; born April 14, 1977) is an American actress, producer, and entrepreneur. She is known for portraying strong female characters in film and television, and is regarded as a scream queen for her work in the horror genre. After being spotted by a talent agent as a child, Gellar began her career on television at age five. She obtained her first leading role in the syndicated teen drama series Swans Crossing (1992) and had her breakthrough as Kendall Hart on the ABC soap opera All My Children (1993–1995), for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award. She achieved international recognition for her portrayal of Buffy Summers on the WB/UPN supernatural series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003), which earned her a Saturn Award and a nomination for a Golden Globe. In film, Gellar has played leading and supporting roles in I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Scream 2 (1997), Cruel Intentions (1999), Scooby-Doo (2002), Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), The Grudge (2004), Southland Tales (2006), The Air I Breathe (2007), and Do Revenge (2022). Her other television credits include Ringer (2011–2012), The Crazy Ones (2013–2014), Wolf Pack (2023), and Dexter: Original Sin (2024–2025). As a voice actor, Gellar has appeared in the films Small Soldiers (1998) and TMNT (2007), the series Robot Chicken (2005–2018), Star Wars Rebels (2015–2016), and Masters of the Universe: Revelation (2021), and the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops (2011). In...