Sarah Michelle Gellar left "All My Children" in 1995 and landed the lead in the 1997 TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, playing a teenager burdened with the responsibility of fighting a number of mystical foes. The show was well received by critics and audiences alike, spawning a spinoff series (Angel). Throughout its seven seasons and a total of 144 episodes, Buffy, and Sarah Michelle Gellar along with her, became cult icons in the United States, the UK and Australia, particularly as archetypes of "empowered" women.Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sarah Michelle Gellar left "All My Children" in 1995 and landed the lead in the 1997 TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, playing a teenager burdened with the responsibility of fighting a number of mystical foes. The show was well received by critics and audiences alike, spawning a spinoff series (Angel). Throughout its seven seasons and a total of 144 episodes, Buffy, and Sarah Michelle Gellar along with her, became cult icons in the United States, the UK and Australia, particularly as archetypes of "empowered" women.