Sarah Michelle Gellar confirms Dolly Parton was a 'secret producer' on Buffy The Vampire Slayer

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Sarah Michelle Gellar confirmed the rumor that county music icon Dolly Parton was a secret producer on her hit series Buffy The Vampire Slayer.During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote her new supernatural teen drama series Wolf Pack, the actress revealed to the host, "Little known fact.

The legend, Dolly Parton was a producer,' in reference to Buffy.Gellar maintained Parton was an uncredited producer who was never really seen on the set during its seven season run between 1997 and 2003; first on The WB, and later on UPN.Despite not establishing relationships ahead of the start of the show, Gellar told Fallon that the Jolene star went out of her way to make the cast feel special, which included giving her and others 'Christmas gifts in the beginning that would have our name, and I would think, "She doesn't even know who I am."''One day someone asked her about it, she complimented the show and my performance and I was like, "Oh, I can die now.

Dolly Parton knows who I am and thinks I'm good,'"' she shared with obvious pride in her voice. Confirmed! Sarah Michelle Gellar confirmed legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton was a 'secret producer' on her hit series Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)Gellar went on to make the connection between Parton and the series by revealing that the I Will Always Love You singer-songwriter's production company, Sandollar Productions, that she founded with pal Sandy Gallin had a stake in the franchise dating back to when it was first a 1992 movie of the same name.The company also went on to help produce the BTVS spinoff, Angel.

Gellar, who serves as both a star and executive producer on Wolf Pack, was also asked if she had any hesitation about jumping.