Buffy Summers has been portrayed by an actress.
Sarah Michelle Prinze -LRB- nee Gellar ; born April 14 , 1977 -RRB- is an American actress , producer , and entrepreneur .. nee. Given name#Name at birth. After being spotted by an agent at the age of four in New York City , she made her acting debut in the made-for-TV movie An Invasion of Privacy -LRB- 1983 -RRB- .. New York City. New York City. New York. New York ( state ). made-for-TV movie. television film. Gellar went on to appear in numerous television series and commercials .. Her first leading part was in the 1992 miniseries Swans Crossing , for which she was nominated for two Young Artist Awards , and her television breakthrough came in 1993 , when she originated the role of Kendall Hart on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children , winning the 1995 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series .. Swans Crossing. Swans Crossing. Young Artist Awards. Young Artist Awards. Kendall Hart. Kendall Hart. ABC. American Broadcasting Company. All My Children. All My Children. Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series. Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series. Gellar received widespread recognition for her portrayal of Buffy Summers on the WB series Buffy the Vampire Slayer -LRB- 1997 -- 2003 -RRB- , which earned her five Teen Choice Awards , a Saturn Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination .. Buffy Summers. Buffy Summers. The WB. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Teen Choice Awards. Teen Choice Awards. Saturn Award. Saturn Award. Golden Globe Award. Golden Globe Award. The character was widely popular during the airing of the show and became recognized as one of the 100 greatest female characters in U.S. television .. U.S. television. Television in the United States. Gellar also gained significant attention for her appearances in the slasher movies I Know What You Did Last Summer -LRB- 1997 -RRB- and Scream 2 -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , and for her portrayal of Kathryn Merteuil in Cruel Intentions -LRB- 1999 -RRB- .. I Know What You Did Last Summer. I Know What You Did Last Summer. Scream 2. Scream 2. Kathryn Merteuil. Kathryn Merteuil. Cruel Intentions. Cruel Intentions. She appeared as Daphne Blake in Scooby-Doo -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , her biggest live action commercial success .. Daphne Blake. Daphne Blake. Scooby-Doo. Scooby-Doo ( film ). In 2004 , Gellar reprised her role as Daphne in the sequel Scooby-Doo 2  : Monsters Unleashed and portrayed Karen Davis in the horror remake The Grudge , both of which grossed more than US$ 180 million worldwide .. Scooby-Doo. Scooby-Doo ( film ). Karen Davis. Karen Davis ( The Grudge ). The Grudge. The Grudge. She subsequently appeared in smaller scale movies such as The Return -LRB- 2006 -RRB- and Southland Tales -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , and provided her voice for TMNT -LRB- 2007 -RRB- .. The Return. The Return ( 2006 film ). Southland Tales. Southland Tales. TMNT. TMNT ( film ). Her later film credits include The Air I Breathe -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Possession -LRB- 2009 -RRB- and Veronika Decides to Die -LRB- 2009 -RRB- .. The Air I Breathe. The Air I Breathe. Possession. Possession ( 2009 film ). Veronika Decides to Die. Veronika Decides to Die ( film ). She headlined the short lived television series Ringer -LRB- 2011 -- 2012 -RRB- and The Crazy Ones -LRB- 2013 -- 2014 -RRB- , which co-starred Robin Williams .. Ringer. Ringer ( TV series ). The Crazy Ones. The Crazy Ones. Robin Williams. Robin Williams. In October 2015 , Gellar co-founded Foodstirs , a food crafting brand and e-commerce startup selling baking kits for children .. Foodstirs. Foodstirs. e-commerce. e-commerce