The actress was a pop culture icon in the 90s, but then her name disappeared. She went through the cinema in front of and behind the screen and today she found her space in a place with much less exposure.
Sarah Michelle Gellar was the face of a generation and the symbol of one of the most important decades for television and pop culture in general, the 90s.
Although the young actress had been doing minor work on North American television, March 10, 1997 was the date that would be marked forever on her calendar, because that day, the world would know her for the first time as Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The strip that brought Sarah Michelle Gellar to stardom and put her name at the top of Hollywood, was created by Joss Whedon, who over the years would receive dozens of complaints from his co-workers and especially from the women who were at his side. orders, including the protagonist of Buffy and some companions.
Although the character turned the performer into a celebrity overnight, she would later have several prominent roles in what was her vain attempt to leave Buffy Summers behind, something that was always very difficult for her.
The strip lasted six years, during which Sarah Michelle Gellar was looking for her place in cinema, becoming one of the new queens of horror thanks to her leading role in I Know What They Did Last Summer. In addition, she made her followers fall in love with her even more with her role in Cruel Intentions.
The beginning of the 2000s came with a children's classic like Scooby Doo that was an overwhelming success at the box office and took her away from the type of characters that she had everyone used to. However, terror was not yet out of her life, as along with the end of Buffy the Vampire Slayer came The Scream, a terrifying adaptation of the Japanese original.
Despite the great popularity she gained, from one day to the next the performer's name disappeared and soon no one knew if she continued working or not. The truth is that she never stopped, she just decided to keep a lower profile and dedicate herself to a more family life, away from the paparazzi.
She is married to Freddie Prinze Jr., whom she met while filming I Know What They Did Last Summer, and with whom she has two children. She dedicates much of her time to getting involved in different charitable causes and even founded the natural food brand Foodstuffs. The actress has stated on more than one occasion that she lives better this way.
