SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR (Karen) began her career as a child actress and has remained on the road of success, recently starring as the lovable ‘Daphne’ in the hit Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.
Gellar is best known for her role as ‘Buffy Summers’ in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” She wrapped her seventh and final season of the critically acclaimed drama in May of 2003.
Gellar starred in Columbia Pictures’ hit thriller I Know What You Did Last Summer and the blockbuster hit Scream 2. She won a 1998 Blockbuster Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Summer and was nominated for a 1998 MTV Movie Award for her role in Scream 2. When Gellar starred opposite Ryan Phillippe in Cruel Intentions, she earned two MTV Awards: Best Actress, and Best On-Screen Kiss. Furthermore, Gellar co- hosted the 2002 MTV Movie Awards with Jack Black, garnering the highest ratings in the show’s history. Gellar also been seen on the big screen in James Toback’s Harvard Man, which premiered last year at the Cannes International Film Festival.
Gellar’s career in the world of entertainment has spanned nearly 23 years. She won an Emmy in 1994 for her role on the ABC daytime drama “All My Children” and completed classes at the High School for the Performing Arts in New York one year ahead of schedule. Her other credits include “An Invasion of Privacy” (CBS/MOW), “A Woman Named Jackie” (CBS/Mini-Series), Funny Farm, Over The Brooklyn Bridge and High Stakes. On stage, she starred opposite Matthew Broderick at Circle in the Square in “Jake’s Women” and “The Widow Claire” at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego.
Gellar has also participated in much off-screen work as a volunteer for many charitable organizations. She is an advocate for breast cancer awareness and participated in Ford’s 2003 ‘Tied to the Cause’ campaign benefiting the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Gellar was also an honoree at this year’s Young Survivors Coalition. She has donated her time and talent to the Make-a-Wish Foundation and has spent time in the Dominican Republic working as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. She helped those affected by the recent California fires by visiting shelters and handing out supplies to families who had lost everything. Additionally, she has been involved with Project Angel Food, The Starbright Foundation, Planned Parenthood and the Los Angeles Free Clinic.
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