The title character of the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer was the first role in Sarah Michelle Gellar ’ s career on television .
The first film of that trilogy also had a starring role for Sarah Michelle Gellar , who started her career on television as the title character in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and went on to appear in other horror films made during the 1990s and new millennium , including Scream 2 and The Grudge film series.