Sarah Michelle Gellar (born April 14, 1977) is an American actress, best known for her role in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Some of her most commercially successful films have been horror films such as The Grudge (2004), but she has also acted in a variety of other genres, from family films like Scooby-Doo (2002) to thrillers like Harvard Man (2001). Gellar was born in New York City to Jewish American parents Arthur and Rosellen. After her parents divorced in 1984, she was brought up by her mother. She refuses to acknowledge any relationship with her father saying "Just because you donate sperm does not make you a father". Arthur died on October 9, 2001 of unknown causes. In a famous appearance with Howard Stern on June 20, 2002, he grilled Sarah extensively about both her religion and her relationship with her (then deceased) father and she became very angry and defensive. |
