Sarah Michelle Gellar was born April 14, 1977 in New York City and
coming from a poor background, it was unfortunate for her to have her
father walking out on her when she was a child. She was left to be
brought up by her mother Rosallen. "We could hardly pay the rent," smg
says, "So when i won a scholarship to a private school, the High School
for the Performing Arts, they made my life hell. They knew i had no
money and constantly reminded me of the fact."
Looking back about her father, smg says "He is nonexistent in my life
and I have nothing to say about him. We have not spoken since I was 11."
Her acting career more or less started in TV commercials. One of her
first roles was for an advertisement for Burger King, claiming that they
were bigger than McDonalds. As a child she made acting appearances in
films such as Over the Brooklyn Bridge, with Elliot Gould in 1984, and
with Chevy Chase in Funny Farm in 1988. They helped to get her noticed
for bigger TV roles. She won an Emmy award at 17 for the daytime drama,
All my children.
Her tough early days are over, she has struck success in the TV
series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Watch her in her Cruel Intentions. "Cruel Intentions is the film I
wanted to make, and it is providing the kind of personal impact I hoped
for. It is as if I've lit a fuse. I will now stand back and see what
happens."