Sarah Michelle Gellar as Casey 'Cici' Cooper
This sequel to the 1996 hit Scream, opens with college students that have filled a movie theater to see the premiere of Stab, a horror flick that is based on The Woodsboro Murders - a book by journalist Gale Weathers. As horrible things happen on the screen, the real fiend is at work in the theater committing a double murder, with the final victim dying in front of the entire audience. Cut to the nearby college, where Sidney is still getting over the horrors of the first Scream, surrounded by friends who all become suspects in the new murders.
Biography for Sarah Michelle Gellar
Date of birth
14 April 1977
New York, New York, USA
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Eating in a local restaurant, she was discovered by an agent when she was 4 years old. Soon after she was making her first movie, Invasion of Privacy, An (1983) (TV). Besides a long list of movies, she has also appeared in many TV commercials and on the stage. Her breakthrough came with TV-series "Swans Crossing" (1992). During 1997 she became known to the cinema audience when she appeared in two movies at the cinema I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and Scream 2 (1997). But she is arguably still most associated with her title role in the long-running TV series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997).
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Trivia
Pets: Maltese terrier named Thor; Akita named Tyson.
Big fan of Dr. Seuss. Hobbies: collects rare books, platinum and diamond jewelry.
Initially auditioned for the role of Cordelia in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) however, the producers were convinced that she was their Buffy and placed her in the leading role instead.
The Burger King commercial she did in 1982 was the first commercial to ever mention a competitor by name. Consequently, McDonald's sued her as well as Burger King. She also couldn't enter a McDonald's unless she was in disguise due to truth in advertising ("I only eat at Burger King" was one of her lines in the commercial).
She studied Tae Kwon Do for five years, and now she's taking kickboxing, boxing, street fighting and gymnastics.
(1998) One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.
Has a tattoo of a Celtic symbol on her left hip.
Has a tattoo of a Chinese symbol for integrity on her lower back.
(2000) Voted by FHM (a leading UK mens magazine) readers the No 3 sexiest woman in the world.
(1999) Voted by FHM (a leading UK mens magazine) readers the No 1 sexiest woman in the world.
Has a heart with a dagger hanging over it tattooed on the inside of her right ankle.
Ironically, McDonalds is now a sponsor of the WB's hit TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Collects rare editions of classic children's literature.
Won 4 online Tv Guide awards.
Was offered the role of Brittany Foster in the In Crowd, The (2000) but turned it down. The role went to Susan Ward (I).
Her high school classmates include: Tara Reid, Jerry O'Connell, and Macaulay Culkin.
Her idol is Stockard Channing.
Was offered Portia de Rossi's role in Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)
Attended the Professional Children's School in New York City; graduated with a 4.0 Grade Average.
Her favorite movie is Heathers (1989).
Was James Toback's first choice to play Cindy Bandolini in Harvard Man (2001).
Director Raja Gosnell wanted a real life Hollywood couple to play Fred and Daphne in Scooby-Doo (2002) - Sarah and real life boyfriend Freddie Prinze Jr. were his first choice.
(14 April 2001) Publicly announced that she is engaged to Freddie Prinze Jr.
Was offered the role of Juliet in Romeo + Juliet (1996) but had to turn it down because of scheduling conflicts with "All My Children" (1970).
Was considered for the role of Rogue in X-Men (2000).
Turned down a role in Faculty, The (1998).
(9 October 2001) Her biological father (Arthur Gellar, 60) was found dead from unconfirmed circumstances in his Manhattan apartment.
During the 2001 Teen Choice Awards (August 20, 2001), Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-star Tractenberg, Michelle presented her with the Extraordinary Achievement Award for being a good rolemodel and for her charity work (especially for Habitat for Humanity).
Has a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Her favourite food is sushi.
Has said that if she wasn't an actress she'd want to be a journalist or a writer of childrens books.
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Personal quotes
(about her father) - "Just because you donate sperm does not make you a father. I don't have a father. I would never give him the credit or acknowledge him as my father."
[On Being A Teen Idol] "This is what I've waited for my whole life."
(High school) "My biggest complaint is school when it's Send-the-roses day, somebody's always left out. I always got roses, but I would give them to someone who hadn't gotten any."
(Horror Movies) "I'm always the one who gets killed. And I want it to be really gory. Body parts all over the place. Mangled! "
[on Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon]: "They're unbelievable. They're an inspiration to young love."
[on job pressures] "There's so much pressure on all of us right now. On Katie [Holmes], on James [Van Der Beek], and myself, to do these movies, and do as much as you can because there is the slight feeling that one day your phone will stop ringing. It's not about the craft, per se. It's so easy to fall for it all because people remind you constantly that as fast as it comes, it can go. And I think there is this sort of paranoia, this need to keep working. And I know that I felt it, and for the first three years of the show, I never had more than a week off, except for Christmas. That was it."
(On being 'skinny') "How can women be as thin as we are? We have personal trainers to work us out. We have specially prepared meals."
[on the Internet] "I got a computer and I'm learning how to use it. I collect antique books, so I used it to get my copy of 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses,' and I use it for travel, to look up customs. I went to Fiji, and I looked up all this stuff before I went, like 'Don't wear a hat in someone's house because it's rude, and don't wear shoes.' You've got to think there's something better I can do with my time than log on to the Internet and say, 'Ooo, let's find out about me!' I think that would frighten me a little bit."
"It makes me think of women who don't shave their legs." - on what the word "feminist" means
[On her kissing scene with Selma Blair in Cruel Intentions (1999)]: "It was a great kiss. It even had a saliva trail."
"One of the greatest gifts my job has given me is that my mother, who gave up her entire life for me, doesn't have to work any more. I'm now in a position to repay her for her devotion."
"I am militant about drugs. You want to do 'em? You're out of my life."
[on posing nude] "Right now I can't picture posing, but I don't believe in saying never... There might be a time when I got pregnant and felt really beautiful and wanted to have a nude picture."
"I would go to college to be a journalist. I always wanted to write for Time or Newsweek." (On what she would do if she wasn't acting.)
"You'll never know what you're capable of if you don't try."
Scooby-Doo 2 (2004) .... Daphne Blake
2004: A Light Knight's Odyssey (2003) (TV) (voice) .... Ranger
Happily N'Ever After (2003) (voice) .... Cinderella
Marlowe (2003)
"Buffy: The Animated Series" (2002) TV Series (voice) .... Buffy Summers
2002 MTV Movie Awards (2002) (TV) .... Host
E! Rank: 25 Toughest Stars (2002) (TV) .... Herself/#6
Jack Black: Spider-Man (2002) (TV) .... Mary Jane Watson
Lord of the Piercing (2002) (TV) .... Herself
E! Entertainment Special: Who Let the Dog Out? (2002) (TV) .... Herself/Daphne Blake
Scooby-Doo (2002) .... Daphne Blake
AMC Backstory: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002) (TV) (archive footage) .... Herself/Buffy Summers
TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002) (TV) .... Herself
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '02 (2002) (TV) .... Presenter/Winner of 'Best Butt Kicker'
2001 Teen Choice Awards (2001) (TV) .... Herself
Scream: The E! True Hollywood Story (2001) (TV) .... Herself/Casey 'Cici' Cooper
Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (2001) (V) (archive footage) .... Helen Shivers (I Know What You Did Last Summer)
... aka Boogeymen (2001) (V) (USA: short title)
Harvard Man (2001) .... Cindy Bandolini
100 Greatest TV Characters, The (2001) (TV) (archive footage) .... Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000) (TV) .... Presenter
Celebrity Profile: Jennifer Love Hewitt (2000) (TV) .... Herself
Christmas in Washington (2000) (TV) .... Host
51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The (1999) (TV) .... Presenter: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series/Presenter: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (1999) (TV) .... Herself
VH1 Divas Live/99 (1999) (TV) .... Herself
Cruel Intentions (1999) .... Kathryn Merteuil
... aka Sexual Provocation (1999) (Belgium: English title)
Simply Irresistible (1999) .... Amanda Shelton
... aka Einfach unwiderstehlich (2000) (Germany)
She's All That (1999) (uncredited) .... Girl in Cafeteria
MTV Presents: Videos That Don't Suck (1998) (TV) .... Herself
MTV Video Music Awards 1998 (1998) (TV) .... Presenter
Seventeen: The Faces for Fall (1998) (TV) .... Herself
"Hercules" (1998) TV Series (voice) .... Andromeda
... aka "Disney's Hercules" (1998) (USA)
Small Soldiers (1998) (voice) .... Gwendy Doll
Scream 2 (1997) .... Casey 'Cici' Cooper
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) .... Helen Shivers
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) TV Series .... Buffy Summers
... aka "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Series" (1997)
... aka "Buffy" (1997)
Beverly Hills Family Robinson (1997) (TV) .... Jane Robinson
All About Erica (1994) (V) (archive footage) .... Kendall Hart
"Swans Crossing" (1992) TV Series .... Sydney Rutledge
"Woman Named Jackie, A" (1991) (mini) TV Series .... Teenage Jacqueline Bouvier
High Stakes (1989) (as Sarah Gellar) .... Karen Rose
... aka Melanie Rose (1989)
"Girl Talk" (1989) TV Series .... Herself
Funny Farm (1988) (uncredited) .... Madolyn Smith's Student
Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984) (uncredited) .... Phil's Daughter
... aka Across the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
... aka My Darling Shiksa (1984)
Invasion of Privacy, An (1983) (TV) .... Jennifer Bianchi
"All My Children" (1970) TV Series .... Kendall Hart Lang Henry #1 (1993-1995)
... aka "All My Children: The Summer of Seduction" (2001) (USA: promotional title)