Astrology / Celebrities

Sarah Michelle Gellar was appealing from the beginning: Discovered in restaurant by an agent at age four, Gellar made her first commercial at five-a seemingly innocuous Burger King commercial that spurred a now-famous lawsuit filed by that fast food giant's main competitor, McDonalds-and made her first movie at six. Her big breakthrough was a role on Swans Crossing in 1992, a teen soap opera, and though Gellar quickly moved on to a 'real' soap opera role (on All My Children) and then on to the big screen, her most famous and perhaps best-loved role to date is Buffy Summers on the WB's hit series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And although she has a stunt double on the show, don't think those moves she throws aren't real-Gellar has a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do and currently studies a battery of athletics, including kickboxing, street fighting and gymnastics.

Her appeal is based on her mixture of wholesome blonde good looks and that certain sexy edge: She's from the Big Apple but doubles as a sunny, bubby California girl; she's a member of Hollywood's blonde waif club but sports several tattoos that hint at a darker side (such as a dagger about to pierce a heart and the Chinese character for integrity). One thing is clear:

Gellar won't allow herself to be pigeonholed based on anything so shallow as appearances. She has the awards to prove her appeal-she's won everything from 'Sexiest Woman in the World' (awarded by a British men's magazine in 1999) to one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People (in '98) to an Outstanding Younger Actress Emmy in '94 for her role as Kendall Hart on All My Children (effectively upstaging her onscreen mom, Susan Lucci, who received 19 Emmy nominations before finally winning an award in '99).

Buffy, Gellar is a feminist role model for children, teens and grown women alike, representing decisive action, self-possession,

clear-headedness under

pressure and all-around heroism. And at the end of the day, she gets to go home to handsome beau Freddie Prinze Jr.! What are the celestial influences behind her charmed life?

Birth Details:

April 14, 1977

New York, NY

With both her Sun and Venus (Planet of Love) in Aries, Gellar is bright and fiery, a natural-born leader with a ton of energy and initiative. As Aries is the first Sign of the Zodiac, so those born under its influence tend to consider themselves to be first in every undertaking. Aries is impetuous, impatient, even rash, which sometimes leads to mishaps; Gellar may react

before giving herself time to process a situation. In general and especially in love affairs, her emotions are right at the surface and come out in the form of impulses, which she tends to follow regardless of consequences. With her Venus in Aries, Gellar may be the type to fall in love at first sight- and she may later regret not having shown more caution in beginning a love affair. But that's that Aries energy; it's insistent about pursuing its passions, claiming the objects of its desires. Her Venus lies Opposite Pluto in her chart, heightening the Aries storminess, but it also Trines Saturn and Neptune, meaning she takes a commitment very seriously and is a very compassionate, giving lover (lucky Freddie!).

Gellar's Pisces Moon (ruler of her emotions) and Mars (Planet of Passion) heighten her giving, compassionate nature and provide a nice balance to her fiery Aries energy, not to mention matching up well with Freddie Prinze Jr.'s Pisces Sun. Her Mars in Pisces definitely helps temper the potential rashness of her Aries Sun and Venus, and both her Moon and Mars lend her a healthy dose of romanticism to sweeten up that heady Aries drive.  Gellar is emotionally intuitive and her intuitions may be the source of many of her actions; she allows them to guide her through her work and her life.  She also may be a bit of a pessimist; this double-Pisces influence means she feels others' pain acutely. She connects well with all kinds of people-so well, in fact, that she'd best protect herself emotionally, lest she let down all her defenses in the name of helping someone out. Pisces is a deeply emotional, intuitive Sign; Gellar may even have psychic tendencies, as further supported by the Square her Mars creates with Neptune.