At the age of four, Gellar was seen by an talent agent in a restaurant in Uptown Manhattan.
Two weeks later, she auditioned for a part in An Invasion Of Privacy, a movie made for television.
The movie starred Valerie Harper, Carol Kane and Jeff Daniels.
At the audition, Gellar read the lines for both her own character and Harper's character.
The directors thought this was very impressive and she got the job.
A short while later, she got a part in a television commercial for the fast food restaurant Burger King.
In it, she said bad things about McDonald's and said she only ate at Burger King.
Gellar made other commercials while doing other acting job.
Some of these jobs were playing Emily in an episode of the TV series Spenser: For Hire, appearing in a small role in the Chevy Chase comedy movie Funny Farm and in the movie High Stakes.
She was also in Europe working on the TV series Crossbow.
In 1991, she played a young Jacqueline Bouvier in A Woman Named Jackie.

Gellar's major break came in 1992.
She starred in the teen soap opera Swan's Crossing.
After that, she got a part in another soap opera, All My Children.
She playing the character Kendall Hart, the long-lost daughter of character Erica Kane (Susan Lucci).
In 1995, at the age of eighteen, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series for her work as Kendall Hart.

Gellar left All My Children in 1995.
People were saying that her and Susan Lucci did not get along and this caused problems with them working together.
She got the main role in the 1997 TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
She played a teenager who had to fight many of supernatural enemies with the help of the Scooby Gang and her Watcher (a mentor).
The show was well liked by both the critics and the audience.
Another series, (Angel), was made based on characters from Buffy.
Buffy was on television for seven seasons and a total of 144 episodes.
During the show, Buffy, and Gellar also, became cult icons in the United States and the UK.
They were a symbol of "empowered" women.
Gellar also sang several of the songs during the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode "Once More, with Feeling".

During the show's later years, Gellar said she did not like some parts of season six and the seventh season's final episode.
After the show ended, Gellar said that she did not want to be in a Buffy movie.
Since that time, she has said she might do it if the script is good enough.

Gellar's picture has been used on the covers of Cosmopolitan, Glamour, FHM, Rolling Stone, and other magazines.
She was part of Maxim's Hot 100 list in 2002, 2003, and 2005, and in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2005.
In 1998, she was named one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People (in the World)".
Gellar has also been in  the Stone Temple Pilots music video Sour Girl and is a celebrity spokesperson for the cosmetics company, Maybelline.
At the age of four, Gellar was seen by an talent agent in a restaurant in Uptown Manhattan. Two weeks later, she auditioned for a part in An Invasion Of Privacy, a movie made for television. The movie starred Valerie Harper, Carol Kane and Jeff Daniels. At the audition, Gellar read the lines for both her own character and Harper's character. The directors thought this was very impressive and she got the job. A short while later, she got a part in a television commercial for the fast food restaurant Burger King. In it, she said bad things about McDonald's and said she only ate at Burger King. Gellar made other commercials while doing other acting job. Some of these jobs were playing Emily in an episode of the TV series Spenser: For Hire, appearing in a small role in the Chevy Chase comedy movie Funny Farm and in the movie High Stakes. She was also in Europe working on the TV series Crossbow. In 1991, she played a young Jacqueline Bouvier in A Woman Named Jackie. 
Gellar's major break came in 1992. She starred in the teen soap opera Swan's Crossing. After that, she got a part in another soap opera, All My Children. She playing the character Kendall Hart, the long-lost daughter of character Erica Kane (Susan Lucci). In 1995, at the age of eighteen, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series for her work as Kendall Hart.
Gellar left All My Children in 1995. People were saying that her and Susan Lucci did not get along and this caused problems with them working together. She got the main role in the 1997 TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She played a teenager who had to fight many of supernatural enemies with the help of the Scooby Gang and her Watcher (a mentor). The show was well liked by both the critics and the audience. Another series, (Angel), was made based on characters from Buffy. Buffy was on television for seven seasons and a total of 144 episodes. During the show, Buffy, and Gellar also, became cult icons in the United States and the UK. They were a symbol of "empowered" women. Gellar also sang several of the songs during the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode "Once More, with Feeling".
During the show's later years, Gellar said she did not like some parts of season six and the seventh season's final episode. After the show ended, Gellar said that she did not want to be in a Buffy movie. Since that time, she has said she might do it if the script is good enough. 
Gellar's picture has been used on the covers of Cosmopolitan, Glamour, FHM, Rolling Stone, and other magazines. She was part of Maxim's Hot 100 list in 2002, 2003, and 2005, and in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of 2005. In 1998, she was named one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People (in the World)". Gellar has also been in  the Stone Temple Pilots music video Sour Girl and is a celebrity spokesperson for the cosmetics company, Maybelline.
Sarah Michelle Gellar