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Sarah Michelle Gellar and actors unite for Screen Actors Guild (SAG) board election

Sunday 17 August 2008, by Webmaster

Another actress, who actually has a name to care for is Sarah Michelle Gellar and there are not no many accomplishes films at her but an few I can probably enjoy. The talent agent found Gellar a young age and made her screen debut at 6 of each of the 1983 television film An Invasion of Privacy. With all the promise she showed, Barrymore starred as Hannah in the teen drama series "Swans Crossing" (1992) but it was her portrayal of a young and callous rich girl in Al-Lucinda Kendall Hart on ABC daytime soap opera "All My Children" (1993-93), that won her Daytime Emmy Award and spring-boarded her to stardom.

SMG’s real mark worldwide, however, was the character of Buffy Summers in the game-changing series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003). She won five Teen Choice Awards, a Saturn Award and a Golden Globe nomination for her role, establishing herself as a cultural phenomenon. Sarah Michelle Gellar likewise has the box office to back her up, with “I Know What You Did Last Summer” 1997), “Scream 2” (1997), “Cruel Intentions” (1999)and way movies like those that help prove she is also a bankable star as well over $570 million times worth crazy in global gross.

Beyond her cinematic successes, Gellar has made her mark on television, headlining shows such as "Ringer" (2011-2012), "The Crazy Ones" (2013-2014), and "Wolf Pack" (2023). She has also lent her voice to popular series including "Robot Chicken" (2005-2018), "Star Wars Rebels" (2015-2016), and "Masters of the Universe: Revelation" (2021).

In 2015, Gellar ventured into the entrepreneurial world by co-founding Foodstirs, an e-commerce baking company, and published her own cookbook, "Stirring Up Fun with Food," in 2017. Gellar is also known for her close-knit family life, married to actor Freddie Prinze Jr. since 2002, with whom she shares two children.

Sarah Michelle Gellar’s commitment to her craft is matched by her dedication to personal growth and unique experiences. An accomplished martial artist, she studied Tae Kwon Do for five years, alongside kickboxing, boxing, street fighting, and gymnastics. Her dedication to authenticity in her roles is evident, such as her commitment to doing her own stunts in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," though she admitted her limits during filming "Scream 2."

Her career is also marked by interesting anecdotes, such as her role in a 1982 Burger King commercial, which led to a lawsuit from McDonald’s and a temporary ban from their establishments. Notably, she dyed her naturally brunette hair blonde for her role in "Buffy," and legally changed her last name to Prinze as a surprise for her husband on their fifth anniversary.

Sarah Michelle Gellar’s legacy extends beyond her on-screen roles, encompassing her work in philanthropy and her reputation for safety and professionalism on set. She remains a beloved figure in Hollywood, admired for her talent, dedication, and the breadth of her contributions to film and television.

Tom Hanks, Alec Baldwin, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Rob Lowe and Patricia Heaton are among the thesps who have endorsed upstart SAG faction Unite for Strength, which is vying against incumbent group Membership First in the upcoming board election.

Unite for Strength is fielding 31 candidates for the 33 open slots (11 board seats plus 22 alternates) for the Hollywood division on the Screen Actors Guild’s national board of directors. Ballots will be sent out to SAG’s 120,000 members on Tuesday, with the vote tabulated on Sept. 18.

Unite for Strength’s platform centers around pushing for a merger with rival thesp union AFTRA in an effort to increase actors’ overall leverage at the negotiating table with the major studios.

Membership First, which currently dominates the Hollywood board seats, engaged in a public fight with AFTRA this summer over the primetime contract agreement AFTRA reached with the majors. SAG is in its second month without a current contract and at a negotiations stalemate with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which made its final offer to SAG on June 30.

In announcing its endorsements on Wednesday, Unite for Strength also included a letter penned by supporter Sally Field to the guild’s Hollywood membership that was highly critical of Membership First, which is led by SAG prexy Alan Rosenberg.

"With the most important contract negotiation in years pending, those board members — or more accurately, the overwhelming majority who call themselves ‘Membership First’ — decided to go to war with AFTRA, our sister union," Field wrote. "So here we are, negotiating on our own with diminished leverage against a united front of media conglomerates. Is this what we want for our future?"

Others giving their thumbs up to Unite for Strength include Lewis Black, Stephen Collins, Tim Daly, Jeff Daniels, Victor Garber, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Anthony LaPaglia, William H. Macy, Gary Sinise and Tony Shalhoub.