Editing Sarah Michelle Gellar (section)

===Hiatus and sporadic output (2011–2020)===
Gellar took a two-year hiatus from acting following the birth of her daughter in 2009, and in 2011, she signed to star and work as executive producer for [[The CW]]'s ''[[Ringer (TV series)|Ringer]]'', in which she played the dual role of twin sisters, one of whom is on the run and manages to hide by assuming the wealthy life of the other. Gellar has stated that part of her decision to return to television was because it allowed her to both work and raise her family.<ref name="TVLine">{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2011/05/19/sarah-michelle-gellar-reveals-return-tv-ringer/|title=Sarah Michelle Gellar Reveals the Two Reasons Why She Has Returned to TV|first1=Matt Webb|last1=Mitovich|date=May 19, 2011|access-date=April 27, 2019|archive-date=April 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427132848/https://tvline.com/2011/05/19/sarah-michelle-gellar-reveals-return-tv-ringer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/01/14/cbs-picks-up-drama-pilot-starring-sarah-michelle-gellar/|access-date=June 22, 2020|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 14, 2011|title=CBS orders pilot starring Sarah Michelle Gellar|archive-date=June 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625011027/https://ew.com/article/2011/01/14/cbs-picks-up-drama-pilot-starring-sarah-michelle-gellar/|url-status=live}}.</ref><ref name="cwringer">{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2011/05/surprise-sarah-michelle-gellars-the-ringer-to-get-picked-up-by-cw-131684/ |title=EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Michelle Gellar's 'The Ringer' To Get Picked Up By CW |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=May 13, 2011 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=May 13, 2011 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604095157/http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/surprise-sarah-michelle-gellars-the-ringer-to-get-picked-up-by-cw |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite a large fan base,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://es.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/cwringerseason2 |title=CW Ringer for Season 2 |work=PetitionBuzz |access-date=October 31, 2015 |archive-date=September 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920131516/http://es.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/cwringerseason2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/sarah-michelle-gellar/news/ringer-fans-launch-petition-to-save-the-show_1327264 |title=Sarah Michelle Gellar – Ringer Fans Launch Petition To Save The Show |work=Contactmusic.com |date=May 11, 2012 |publisher=WENN |access-date=October 31, 2015 |archive-date=October 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023125039/http://www.contactmusic.com/sarah-michelle-gellar/news/ringer-fans-launch-petition-to-save-the-show_1327264 |url-status=live }}</ref> the series received mixed reviews,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/story/2011-09-12/ringer-preview/50375510/1 |title='Ringer': Sarah Michelle Gellar times two |work=[[New York Post]] |date=September 13, 2011 |access-date=September 13, 2011 |archive-date=September 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913084719/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/story/2011-09-12/ringer-preview/50375510/1 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/261872/fall-tv-preview-is-sarah-michelle-gellar-s-new-show-ringer-any-good |title=Fall TV Preview: Is Sarah Michelle Gellar's New Show Ringer Any Good? |work=E! |date=September 6, 2011 |access-date=September 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709160719/http://uk.eonline.com/news/261872/fall-tv-preview-is-sarah-michelle-gellar-s-new-show-ringer-any-good |archive-date=July 9, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvline.com/2011/07/fall-tv-ringer-first-impression/ |title=Fall TV First Impression: Sarah Michelle Gellar's Ringer Twin Piques Our Interest |last=Mitovich |first=Matt |date=July 4, 2011 |work=[[TVLine]] |access-date=July 23, 2011 |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728042342/http://www.tvline.com/2011/07/fall-tv-ringer-first-impression/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and was canceled after the first season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2012/05/11/hart-of-dixie-renewed-secret-circle |title=The CW Cancels ''Ringer'' and ''Secret Circle'', Renews ''Hart of Dixie'' For Season 2 |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |work=TVLine |date=May 11, 2012 |access-date=May 11, 2012 |archive-date=August 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808213604/http://tvline.com/2012/05/11/hart-of-dixie-renewed-secret-circle/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For her portrayal, she received several award nominations, including one for the [[Teen Choice Award]] for Choice Television Actress – Drama.<ref name="TC2012">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/teen-choice-awards-nominees-vampire-diaries-326656/ |title=Teen Choice Awards 2012: 'Vampire Diaries' Leads Nominations |first=Philiana |last=Ng |date=May 18, 2012 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226234609/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/teen-choice-awards-nominees-vampire-diaries-326656/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://zap2it.com/2012/05/zap2it-awards-nina-dobrev-vs-sarah-michelle-gellar-and-more-for-best-actor-playing-two-characters/ |title=Zap2it Awards: Nina Dobrev vs Sarah Michelle Gellar and more for Best Actor Playing Two Characters |work=Zap2It |date=May 28, 2012 |access-date=October 31, 2015 |archive-date=November 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121063325/http://zap2it.com/2012/05/zap2it-awards-nina-dobrev-vs-sarah-michelle-gellar-and-more-for-best-actor-playing-two-characters/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In September 2011, Gellar returned as a guest star on ''[[All My Children]]'' before the show's ending but not as Kendall Hart;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/sarah-michelle-gellar-confirms-all-my-children-return-former-amc-actor-to-join-ringer-104859 |title=Sarah Michelle Gellar Confirms 'All My Children' Return Former 'AMC' Actor To Join 'Ringer' |date=August 4, 2011 |first=Jolie |last=Lash |work=[[Access Hollywood]] |access-date=August 4, 2011 |archive-date=November 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104050215/http://www.accessonline.com/articles/sarah-michelle-gellar-confirms-all-my-children-return-former-amc-actor-to-join-ringer-104859/ |url-status=live }}</ref> she portrayed a patient at Pine Valley Hospital who tells [[Maria Santos (All My Children)|Maria Santos]] that she is "[[Erica Kane]]'s daughter", and states that she saw vampires before they became trendy—a reference to ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. She voiced different characters in the ''[[American Dad!]]'' episodes "[[Virtual In-Stanity]]" and "Adventures in Hayleysitting", which aired in November 2011 and December  2012, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/22/sunday-final-ratings-csimiami-amazing-race-family-guy-adjusted-up-60-minutes-adjusted-down/111472/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125053730/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/22/sunday-final-ratings-csimiami-amazing-race-family-guy-adjusted-up-60-minutes-adjusted-down/111472/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 25, 2011 |title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'CSI:Miami,' 'Amazing Race,' 'Family Guy' Adjusted Up; '60 Minutes' adjusted Down – Ratings |work=Tvbythenumbers |access-date=July 1, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kaiser |first=Rowan |url=https://www.avclub.com/american-dad-virtual-in-stanity-1798170577 |title=American Dad: Virtual In-Stanity |newspaper=The A.V. Club |date=November 21, 2011 |access-date=June 22, 2020 |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806225753/https://tv.avclub.com/american-dad-virtual-in-stanity-1798170577 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/11/sunday-final-ratings-american-dad-adjusted-up-final-football-numbers/161101/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214090137/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/11/sunday-final-ratings-american-dad-adjusted-up-final-football-numbers/161101/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 14, 2012 |title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'American Dad' Adjusted Up & Final Football Numbers |work=TV by the Numbers |date=December 11, 2012 |access-date=July 1, 2013}}</ref> On September 30, 2012, she reprised her role of [[Gina Vendetti]] in the [[Moonshine River|premiere episode]] of ''The Simpsons''' [[The Simpsons season 24|season 24]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/05/03/simpsons-portman-hathaway-deschanel/|title=Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sarah Silverman join Zooey Deschanel on 'The Simpsons' – EXCLUSIVE|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 3, 2012|access-date=June 22, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805083204/https://ew.com/article/2012/05/03/simpsons-portman-hathaway-deschanel/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-simpsons-season-24-guest-voices_n_1695378|title='The Simpsons' Season 24 Guest Voices And More Fox Cartoon Guest Stars|date=July 23, 2012|work=HuffPost|access-date=June 22, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807035021/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-simpsons-season-24-guest-voices_n_1695378|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:SarahMGellar cropped2013.jpg|thumb|upright|Gellar with [[Robin Williams]] at an event for ''[[The Crazy Ones]]'' in 2013]]
A fan of [[Robin Williams]] for years, once Gellar learned that he was making the [[CBS]] single-camera sitcom ''[[The Crazy Ones]]'' (2013–2014), she contacted her friend Sarah de Sa Rego, the wife of Williams' best friend, [[Bobcat Goldthwait]], in order to lobby for a co-starring role.<ref>Hochman, David (September 9, 2013). "Still Crazy: Years after Mork and Buffy, Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar hope to rope us in with a new sitcom". ''[[TV Guide]]''. pp. 16–19.</ref> She obtained the part of an advertising director who runs an agency with her father.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tartar |first=Andre |url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/02/sarah-michelle-gellar-in-robin-williams-comedy.html?mid=imdb |title=Sarah Michelle Gellar in Robin Williams Comedy |work=Vulture |date=February 16, 2013 |access-date=April 23, 2013 |archive-date=February 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221011213/http://www.vulture.com/2013/02/sarah-michelle-gellar-in-robin-williams-comedy.html?mid=imdb |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/09/27/the-crazy-ones-premieres-as-the-seasons-1-new-show/205285/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930080733/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/09/27/the-crazy-ones-premieres-as-the-seasons-1-new-show/205285/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 30, 2013 |title='The Crazy Ones' Premieres as the Season's #1 New Show |work=TV By The Numbers}}</ref> ''[[Digital Spy]]'' felt that Williams "shares a warm, genuine chemistry with his on-screen offspring Gellar,"<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a519041/robin-williams-sarah-michelle-gellar-are-the-crazy-ones-hit-or-flop.html Morgan Jeffery of Digital Spy, the-crazy-ones-hit-or-flop (Retrieved September 27, 2013] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105014/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a519041/robin-williams-sarah-michelle-gellar-are-the-crazy-ones-hit-or-flop.html |date=September 24, 2015 }})</ref> as part of a mixed critical response.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-crazy-ones/season-1|title=The Crazy Ones|work=Metacritic|access-date=April 27, 2019|archive-date=August 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831004511/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-crazy-ones/season-1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/18/thursday-final-ratings-greys-anatomy-adjusted-up/255190/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419011709/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/18/thursday-final-ratings-greys-anatomy-adjusted-up/255190/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 19, 2014 |title=Thursday Final Ratings: 'Grey's Anatomy' Adjusted Up |work=TV By The Numbers}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/10/the-crazy-ones-friends-with-better-lives-intelligence-bad-teacher-hostages-canceled/262508/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512214304/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/10/the-crazy-ones-friends-with-better-lives-intelligence-bad-teacher-hostages-canceled/262508/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 12, 2014 |title='The Crazy Ones,' 'Friends With Better Lives,' 'Intelligence,' 'Bad Teacher' & 'Hostages' Canceled By CBS |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda |work=TV by the Numbers |date=May 10, 2014 |access-date=May 10, 2014}}</ref> The series earned Gellar the [[People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Award]] for Favorite Actress in a New Television Series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Kiley |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2014/01/peoples-choice-2014-crazy-ones-sarah-michelle-gellar-thanks-buffy-fans.html |title=People's Choice 2014: 'Crazy Ones' Sarah Michelle Gellar thanks 'Buffy' fans |work=Zap2it |date=January 8, 2014 |access-date=August 15, 2014 |archive-date=February 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217164051/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2014/01/peoples-choice-2014-crazy-ones-sarah-michelle-gellar-thanks-buffy-fans.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Following the conclusion of ''The Crazy Ones'' and the death of Williams, Gellar took another sabbatical from screen acting, stating that she had "been working [her] entire life" and "needed that break" to focus on raising her children.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/sarah-michelle-gellar-freddie-prinze-jr-buffy-wolf-pack-1850001228 |title=Sarah Michelle Gellar doesn't have more to say about Buffy, but Freddie Prinze Jr. sure does |work=AV Club |last=Lindert |first=Hattie |date=January 18, 2023 |access-date=February 8, 2023}}</ref> During that period, she made an appearance as [[Cinderella (Disney character)|Cinderella]] in a March 2015 episode of Whitney Avalon's  [[YouTube]] channel series ''[[Princess Rap Battle]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Sarah Michelle Gellar as Cinderella vs Whitney Avalon as Belle in Disney Princess Rap Battle |url=https://time.com/3742062/disney-princess-rap-battle-sarah-michelle-gellar-cinderella/ |magazine=Time |date=March 12, 2015 |access-date=March 13, 2015 |archive-date=March 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314002521/http://time.com/3742062/disney-princess-rap-battle-sarah-michelle-gellar-cinderella/ |url-status=live }}</ref> voiced a recurring character known as the Seventh Sister in the second season of the animated science fiction series ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'' (2015–2016),<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/03/sarah-michelle-gellar-joins-star-wars-rebels-season-2 |title=Sarah Michelle Gellar joins ''Star Wars Rebels'' in season 2 |last=Abrams |first=Natalie |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=March 3, 2015 |access-date=March 3, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304075658/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/03/sarah-michelle-gellar-joins-star-wars-rebels-season-2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/keelyflaherty/sarah-michelle-gellar-reveals-her-mysterious-new-star-wars-r#.hr63lWPPVY |title=Sarah Michelle Gellar Reveals Her Mysterious New 'Star Wars Rebels' Role |work=BuzzFeed |date=October 2, 2015 |access-date=September 11, 2017 |archive-date=August 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822070906/https://www.buzzfeed.com/keelyflaherty/sarah-michelle-gellar-reveals-her-mysterious-new-star-wars-r#.hr63lWPPVY |url-status=live}}</ref> and guest starred as herself in the series finale of ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'', which aired on May 16, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sarah Michelle Gellar Guest Stars in 'Big Bang Theory' Series Finale: How This Surprise Happened! (Exclusive)|url=https://www.etonline.com/sarah-michelle-gellar-guest-stars-in-big-bang-theory-series-finale-how-this-surprise-happened|website=Entertainment Tonight|last=Aguilera|first=Leanne|date=May 16, 2019|access-date=May 17, 2019|archive-date=June 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629021526/https://www.etonline.com/sarah-michelle-gellar-guest-stars-in-big-bang-theory-series-finale-how-this-surprise-happened|url-status=live}}</ref> Gellar was also attached to several television projects that ultimately were not picked up for production.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/hot-pink-ya-pilot-sarah-michelle-gellar-dead-not-going-forward-amazon-1234868213/ |title='Hot Pink' YA Pilot Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar Not Going Forward At Amazon |work=Deadline Hollywood |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=November 4, 2021 |access-date=February 8, 2023}}</ref> These included a [[Cruel Intentions (pilot)|2016 pilot]] for a series based on ''Cruel Intentions'', in which she reprised her role of Kathryn Merteuil.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/cruel-intentions-sarah-michelle-gellar-reprising-role-kathryn-merteuil-nbc-series-1201697472/ |title='Cruel Intentions': Sarah Michelle Gellar Courted To Reprise Her Role In NBC Pilot |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 5, 2016 |access-date=February 25, 2016 |archive-date=February 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222002222/http://deadline.com/2016/02/cruel-intentions-sarah-michelle-gellar-reprising-role-kathryn-merteuil-nbc-series-1201697472/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/sarah-michelle-gellar-cast-cruel-intentions-nbc-pilot-1201708911/ |title=Sarah Michelle Gellar To Reprise 'Cruel Intentions' Role In NBC Pilot |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 24, 2016 |access-date=February 25, 2016 |archive-date=February 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225225132/https://deadline.com/2016/02/sarah-michelle-gellar-cast-cruel-intentions-nbc-pilot-1201708911/ |url-status=live }}</ref>