Sarah Michelle Gellar was born on the 14th April 1977, in New York City USA, of Jewish descent. She is a TV and movie actress, probably best known for her role in the TV series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”. More, Sarah Michelle Gellar has added to her net worth as a producer. Sarah Michelle has been active in the entertainment industry since the age of four.
So how rich is Sarah Michelle Gellar? Reportedly, the outright size of Sarah Michelle’s net worth stands at $15 million. She is known to have earned up to $150,000 per episode of the television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”(1997–2003). One of the highest salaries she received for starring in a feature film was $4.5 million for her role in the comedy horror adventure film “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” (2004).
Sarah Michelle Gellar Net Worth $15 Million
Sarah Michelle was raised in New York City by her mother, as her parents divorced in 1984. Despite the fact that she was working as an actress, Sarah Michelle was also a figure skater ranked third in the competition of New York State region. More, she reached fourth position in the competition of Tae Kwon Do at Madison Square Garden, a sport in which she holds a black belt. She was educated at the Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, but dropped out from both as she was busy with acting and missed most of the classes, though her grades were high. She was a graduate from the Professional Children’s School in 1994.
Talking about her professional career, she debuted as an actress with a small role in the television film “An Invasion of Privacy” (1983), which was followed by other minor roles on television, “Spenser: For Hire” (1988) and “Crossbow” (1988) as well as on the big screen in “Over the Brooklyn Bridge” (1984), “Funny Farm” (1988) and “High Stakes” (1989). She landed her first major role in the teen drama series “Swans Crossing” (1992) created by Ned Kandel and Mardee Kravit for which she was nominated for two Young Artist Awards. However, her huge step towards fame and fortune Gellar made when landing a role in the soap opera “All My Children” (1993–1995, 2011) which has brought her the Daytime Emmy Award.
Worldwide fame and critical acclaim came after the role of Buffy Summers in the cult television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1997–2003) created by Joss Whedon. Among many nominations and awards, Sarah Michelle won the Saturn Award as the Best Genre Television Actress as well as entering the list of 100 greatest female characters on television in the USA. Gellar gained the reputation of a successful actress from appearing in the feature films “I Know What You Did Last Summer” (1997), “Scream 2” (1997) and “Cruel Intentions” (1999). More, Sarah Michelle Gellar significantly increased her net worth starring in “Scooby-Doo” (2002 and 2004) franchise films which were both box office hits respectively grossing $275.7 and $181.5 million. Another profitable franchise Sarah starred in was “The Grudge” (2004 and 2006). Later, she landed main roles in television series “Ringer” (2011–2012) and “The Crazy Ones” (2013-2014).
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she married her husband Freddie Prinze Jr. in 2001. The family has two children: a daughter and son, and reside in Los Angeles, California. Gellar is very involved in charities, including CARE, for breast cancer research, Habitat for Humanity, and Project Angel Food.
