Pets: Maltese terrier named Thor; Akita named Tyson.

Big fan of Dr. Seuss. Hobbies: collects rare books, especially editions of classic children’s literature.

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). Ironically, McDonald’s was a sponsor of the WB’s hit TV show “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1997).

She studied Tae Kwon Do for five years, and now she’s taking kickboxing, boxing, street fighting and gymnastics.

One of People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People. [1998]

Tattoos: Celtic symbol on her left hip, Chinese symbol for integrity on her lower back and a heart with a dagger hanging over it tattooed on the inside of her right ankle.

Voted by FHM readers the No 1 sexiest woman in the world (1999) and the No 3 sexiest woman in the world (2000).

Won 4 online Tv Guide awards.

Her high school classmates include: Tara Reid, Jerry O’Connell, and Macaulay Culkin.

Her idol is Stockard Channing.

Attended the Professional Children’s School in New York City; graduated with a 4.0 Grade Average.

Her favorite movie is Heathers (1988).

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.

Publicly announced that she is engaged to Freddie Prinze Jr.. [14 April 2001]

Roles she turned down: Juliet in Romeo + Juliet (1996), because of scheduling conflicts with “All My Children” (1970). Also due to “All My Children”, she was forced to give up a role in Clueless (1995), which she had really wanted. She also turned down a roles in The Faculty (1998). She was offered the role of Brittany Foster in the The In Crowd (2000), and Portia de Rossi’s role in Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001). She also turned down the lead role in Stardust (2007).

Roles considered for: Rogue in X-Men (2000), Was James Toback’s first choice to play Cindy Bandolini in Harvard Man (2001). She was also being talked about starring in The Dark Knight (2008). It was rumored that she would have been The Joker’s minion Harley Quinn, or would have replaced Katie Holmes as Batman’s love interest Rachel Dawes. She was in talks to star as Alice (2010), and was also considered to star for the lead role of Wonder Woman (2011) in a proposed film by Warner Brothers. She was Charles Randolph’s first choice as one of the main characters in his new HBO series titled The Wonderful Maladys (2009) (TV).

Her biological father (Arthur Gellar, 60) was found dead from unconfirmed circumstances in his Manhattan apartment. [9 October 2001]

#15 on the Maximum Hot 100 List.

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.

On October 17 2002, her wax model, by Madame Tussaud, was unveiled at the “Trail of Vampires” exhibition.

Voted 9th most beautiful person in the world in South Africa’s People magazine (2002).

#8 on Google.com’s most searched women in 2002.

Presented an award at the Glamour Awards 2003.

Guests at Sarah and Freddie’s wedding included actors Dulé Hill, Shannen Doherty, Eva La Rue and close friend and bridesmaid to Sarah, Lindsay Sloane.

In 1999, she signed a contract with Maybelline to become the company’s first celebrity spokeswoman since Lynda Carter in the late 1970s.

During the 2001 Teen Choice Awards (August 20, 2001), “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1997) 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).

She auditioned first for the role of Buffy on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1997), but the 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.

Her wedding gown was designed by Vera Wang.

She signed onto Scream 2 (1997) before even reading the script.