Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sarah Michelle Gellar is an American actress, producer and entrepreneur. After being spotted by an agent at the age of four in New York City, she made her acting debut in the made-for-TV movie An Invasion of Privacy. Gellar made guest appearances in episodes of television series, and had small roles in films, such as Funny Farm. Her first leading part was in the 1992 miniseries Swans Crossing, for which she was nominated for two Young Artist Awards. Gellar's television...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth14 April 1977
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I'm always the one who gets killed. And I want it to be really gory. Body parts all over the place. Mangled!
It used to be only on TV that women could lead, that a show could be based on a woman
I was young. I was newly married. And I had worked like a dog. I just wanted to live and travel.
Being a teen idol is what I've waited for my whole life
I started to watch Damages and all of these amazing, female-driven shows, and it was something that was always in the back of my mind. Then, once I had my daughter, I realized that I was done living the romantic lifestyle, and nothing offers that more than television.
Ultimately, I want to have a good career and do interesting work
I think that's what growing up is all about. It's about taking on new responsibilities and learning what you can handle, and learning what you can't.
I think that this industry in particular is so fast-paced that you keep saying, 'I'll take vacation later.' Sometimes later never comes. I'm definitely leading a much slower life now that I'm not working every single day on a television series.
I'm from New York, I make kind of somewhat maybe lewd, at times - maybe some would say dirty - jokes. But in jest.
I clip coupons all the time. Why should you pay more for something that someone else is paying less for?
But there are still only certain film genres where a woman can stand out, be heroic, be the centerpiece.
When I got off the soap I got offered all these, you know, 'women in jeopardy' -- I call them 'disease of the week' movies.
I think actually what I'm going to do when I'm done and take my next vacation, is I'm going to go over and start unions in Japan. I'm going to unionize Japan. Because the way they work those crews is so criminal. There's no overtime, so they can just keep going.
My family comes first, and you have to be in charge to be able to protect that. You have to be the one who says no or you don't have a life, which is what I found out the first time.