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For five years, she studied Tae Kwon Do, and she has also studied kickboxing, boxing, street fighting and gymnastics.
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Her favorite books are The Princess Bride and Gone with the Wind. The Princess Bride 1987 is also one of her favourite movies.
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For her and Freddie’s fifth anniversary, she changed her last name to Prinze. She showed him her new driver’s license.
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While filming The Grudge 2004, she had an allergic reaction to Japanese water, so garbage bags had to cover her legs during a shower scene.
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She remains good friends with David Boreanaz.
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Ever since playing the title role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997, she has had a reputation as a stickler for on-set safety. When Charles Cyphers was accidentally hit on the head with a pipe while filming, she angrily lectured the crew.
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In 1982, she appeared in a Burger King commercial that was the first to mention a competitor by name, leading McDonald’s to sue her and Burger King. She could not enter a McDonald’s unless in disguise. Ironically, McDonald’s was a sponsor of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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At the 2001 Teen Choice Awards, co-star Michelle Trachtenberg presented her with the Extraordinary Achievement Award for being a good role model and for her charity work, especially for Habitat for Humanity.
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She is a natural brunette and dyed her hair blonde for her role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997.
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She initially auditioned for the role of Buffy, but producers thought she was better suited to play Cordelia. She auditioned as Cordelia but pursued the role of Buffy, ultimately winning it over many other girls.
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She disliked the sixth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997 due to its darker tone.
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She and actress Mila Kunis have a special credit at the end of every Robot Chicken 2005 episode.
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Director Raja Gosnell wanted a real-life Hollywood couple to play Fred and Daphne in Scooby-Doo 2002. Sarah and her real-life boyfriend Freddie Prinze Jr. were his first choice.
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While filming Scream 2 1997, she told Wes Craven that she does her own stunts on Buffy but was too scared to be thrown off a balcony for her death scene.
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When asked which of her films she wouldn’t let her children watch, she picked Scooby-Doo 2002 over I Know What You Did Last Summer 1997 or Cruel Intentions 1999.
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In 1999, she signed a contract with Maybelline to become the company’s first celebrity spokeswoman since Lynda Carter in the late 1970s.
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In an Entertainment Weekly countdown of the top 25 biggest Emmy nomination snubs, she was ranked #22 for her starring role on Buffy the Vampire Slayer; the show itself was ranked #3.
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Her classmates at Professional Children’s School included Tara Reid, Ben Taylor, Jerry O’Connell, Donald Faison, Cari Shayne, and Macaulay Culkin.
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She signed on to Scream 2 1997 before even reading the script.
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Her favorite Buffy episodes are The Prom 1999, The Body 2001, Who Are You? 2000, Becoming: Part 1 1998, and Becoming: Part 2 1998.
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She voices herself in the Call of Duty map pack Call of the Dead 2011, along with Danny Trejo, Robert Englund, and Michael Rooker. She is also the first playable female character in the Call of Duty games.
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She has two children with her husband Freddie Prinze Jr.: Charlotte Grace, born September 19, 2009, and Rocky James, born September 19, 2012, who share the same birthday.
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She is a big fan of Dr. Seuss and collects rare books, especially classic children’s literature.
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She has been long-time friends with actor Seth Green and has collaborated with him on Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 2004, Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997, and Robot Chicken 2005.
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She was invited to reprise the role of Buffy Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2002 and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds 2003 but turned down both jobs because she insisted on seeing the scripts and never did.
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She is allergic to cats and has a phobia of broken glass.
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Her favorite movie is Heathers 1989.
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On October 17, 2002, her wax model by Madame Tussaud was unveiled at the Trail of Vampires exhibition.
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She has tattoos: a Celtic symbol on her left hip, the Chinese symbol for integrity on her lower back, and a heart with a dagger over it on the inside of her right ankle.
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She turned down Jordana Brewster’s roles in The Faculty 1998 and The Fast and the Furious 2001.
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She broke a bone in her hand during the filming of the Buffy episode Homecoming 1998.
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Her most frequent collaborator to date has been husband Freddie Prinze Jr., working with him six times: I Know What You Did Last Summer 1997, She’s All That 1999, Scooby-Doo 2002, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 2004, Happily N’Ever After 2006, and Operation Rich in Spirit 2005.
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Her idol is Stockard Channing.
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She turned down roles in both Stardust 2007 and Romeo + Juliet 1996; both roles later went to Claire Danes.
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She is close friends with actresses Shannen Doherty, Lindsay Sloane, Alyson Hannigan, and Eliza Dushku.
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Her biological father Arthur Gellar, with whom she was long estranged, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment from unconfirmed circumstances.
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Her favorite actors are Tom Cruise, Daniel Day-Lewis, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Uma Thurman, and Sandra Bullock.
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She has played the same character Buffy Summers on three different television series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997, Angel 1999, and Robot Chicken 2005.
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She signed onto Southland Tales 2006 before reading the script, convinced by writer/director Richard Kelly’s pitch.
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She was rumored to appear as an undercover cameo in Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog 2008, but both she and Joss Whedon clarified it was a lookalike.
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Sarah is a die-hard shipper of Buffy and Angel’s relationship Bangel from the very first episode.
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She turned down roles in American Beauty 1999, Fight Club 1999, The Wedding Planner 2001, and Gangs of New York 2002 due to her commitment to Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997.
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If she were not an actress, she would want to be a journalist or a writer of children’s books.
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Guests at Sarah and Freddie’s wedding included actors Dulé Hill, Shannen Doherty, Eva LaRue, Adam Shankman, and close friend and bridesmaid Lindsay Sloane.
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She strongly believes Buffy and Angel are meant to be together and would cry during farewell scenes between Buffy and Angel. She has also stated she believes Joss Whedon’s original intention was for Buffy and Xander to end up as a couple.
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She attended Professional Children’s School in New York City and graduated with a 4.0 grade average.
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She resides in Los Angeles with her husband Freddie Prinze Jr.
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She became good friends with actor Lee Pace while filming Possession 2009; they later attended the Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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She was Charles Randolph’s first choice to play Alice Maladay in his unsold HBO series The Wonderful Maladys 2010.
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She was considered for the role of Rogue in X-Men 2000.
