Early Start
Spotted by a talent agent at age four, Gellar began her acting career as a child. Alongside her early acting work, she was also a competitive figure skater and earned a black belt in taekwondo.
Key Achievements
- Won a Daytime Emmy Award for her role on the soap opera All My Children
- Achieved worldwide fame as the star of the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Starred in popular 90s films like I Know What You Did Last Summer and Cruel Intentions
- Co-founded the organic baking kit company Foodstirs in 2015.
Why They Inspire Us
Gellar's long and successful career in entertainment, combined with her venture into entrepreneurship, shows that you can have more than one passion. She demonstrates the value of hard work and pursuing diverse interests.