Synopsis
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.
Trivia about Buffy the Vampire Slayer
At age 18 in 1995, Gellar had already won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series.
In 1996, she originally auditioned for the role of Cordelia.
Katie Holmes and Selma Blair were in the running for the role of Buffy in 1996.
Natasha Lyonne was also considered for the role but declined it due to not wanting to commit to a series at the age of 16.
Other actresses who originally auditioned for the role of Buffy and got other roles in the show include Julie Benz (Darla), Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy Madison), Julia Lee (Chantarelle/Lily Houston), Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase) and Mercedes McNab (Harmony Kendall).
Bianca Lawson, who played slayer Kendra Young in season 2 of the show, originally auditioned for the role of Cordelia before Carpenter was cast in the role.
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Cast & Crew
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Buffy Summers
Nicholas Brendon
Xander Harris
Alyson Hannigan
Willow Rosenberg
Emma Caulfield
Anya
Michelle Trachtenberg
Dawn Summers
James Marsters
Spike
Marc David Alpert
Producer
Marti Noxon
Executive Producer
Gareth Davies
Producer
Sandy Gallin
Executive Producer
Dolly Parton
Executive Producer
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Executive Producer
Kaz Kuzui
Executive Producer
Joss Whedon
Executive Producer
Gail Berman
Executive Producer
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