Sarah Michelle Gellar gives birth to girl

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Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. have welcomed their first child together.

The former Buffy the Vampire Slayer star gave birth to daughter Charlotte Grace Prinze on Saturday.

Speaking to People, a representative for the actress said: "The family is over the moon."

Gellar and Prinze married in 2002 and announced that they were expecting a baby in April.

She recently filmed a pilot for the HBO series The Wonderful Maladys, while Prinze has signed on to appear in the new series of 24.