Name
Michelle Trachtenberg
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1985-10-11
Deathday
2025-02-26 (40 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Michelle Christine Trachtenberg (October 11, 1985 – February 26, 2025) was an American television and film actress. She is known for her roles as Dawn Summers in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2000–03) and as Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl (2007–2012), and in the films Harriet the Spy (1996); Inspector Gadget (1999); EuroTrip (2004); Ice Princess (2005); Black Christmas (2006) and 17 Again (2009).
Known For
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A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together dis...
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With the help of her coach, her mom, and the boy who drives the Zamboni, nothing can stop ...
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Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin should be well on his way to a successful career at a Fortun...
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As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a strang...
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A documentary that examines the relationship between celebrity and society....
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A quietly provocative coming-of-age drama about two brothers — Clive and William — gro...
- 1999 Inspector Gadget as Penny
- 2010 Teenage Paparazzo as Self (uncredited)
- 2005 Mysterious Skin as Wendy Peterson
- 1995 Melissa as Lena
- 2010 Cop Out as Ava
- 2004 EuroTrip as Jenny
- 2006 Black Christmas as Melissa Kitt
- 2005 Ice Princess as Casey Carlyle
- 2010 DC Showcase: Jonah Hex as Bar Girl (voice)
- 2009 Against the Current as Suzanne
- 1996 Harriet the Spy as Harriet M. Welsch
- 2009 17 Again as Maggie O'Donnell
- 2008 Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight as Tika (voice)
- 2006 Beautiful Ohio as Sandra
- 2011 Take Me Home Tonight as Ashley
- 2008 The Circuit as Kylie Shines
- 1996 A Holiday for Love as Noelle Murphy
- 1998 Richie Rich's Christmas Wish as Gloria
- 2005 The Dive from Clausen's Pier as Carrie Beal
- 2013 Sexy Evil Genius as Miranda Prague
- 2000 A Father's Choice as Kelly McClain
- 2007 May All Your Christmases Be Black as Self
- 2014 The Scribbler as Alice
- 2013 Killing Kennedy as Marina Oswald
- 2016 Sister Cities as Dallas Baxter
- 2015 The Christmas Gift as Megan
- 2024 Spyral as Michelle Cody White (voice)
- 2000 Can't Be Heaven as Julie
- 2010 DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Bar Girl (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
- 2023 Unicorn Boy as Violet (voice)
- 2009 17 Agan: Going Back to 17 as Self
- 2009 17 Again: Zac Goes Back as Self
- Soon The Hill as Maggie Rogers
- 1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer ( 66 episodes ) as Dawn Summers
- 2001 Six Feet Under ( 4 episodes ) as Celeste
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Dinah Driscoll (uncredited)
- 2004 House ( 1 episode ) as Melinda Bardach
- 2004 Best Week Ever ( 3 episodes )
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Punk'd ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as Lisa Willow Tyler
- 1995 MADtv ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2001 Truth or Scare ( 20 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1997 Meego ( 13 episodes ) as Maggie Parker
- 1993 Dave's World ( 1 episode ) as Angela
- 2004 On Air with Ryan Seacrest ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 Blue's Clues ( 1 episode )
- 2009 Mercy ( 22 episodes ) as Chloe Payne
- 1997 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 1 episode )
- 2009 The Super Hero Squad Show ( 52 episodes ) as Valkyrie
- 2007 Gossip Girl ( 28 episodes ) as Georgina Sparks
- 2005 Weeds ( 5 episodes ) as Emma Karlin
- 2021 Meet, Marry, Murder ( 13 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( 1 episode ) as Voice Over (voice)
- 2015 Guidance ( 30 episodes ) as Anna
- 2006 The Hills ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1983 Reading Rainbow ( 1 episode ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1996 Space Cases ( 1 episode )
- 2013 Hollywood Game Night ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2013 Sleepy Hollow ( 1 episode ) as Abigail Adams
- 2018 Human Kind Of ( 21 episodes ) as Judy (voice)
- 2021 Gossip Girl ( 2 episodes ) as Georgina Sparks
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2005 Criminal Minds ( 2 episodes ) as Diane Turner
- 2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 Celebrity Wheel of Fortune ( 1 episode ) as Self - Contestant
- 2009 NCIS: Los Angeles ( 1 episode ) as Lily Lockhart
- 2011 Love Bites ( 3 episodes ) as Jodie
- 1993 The Adventures of Pete & Pete ( 14 episodes ) as Nona Mecklenberg
- 2005 Robot Chicken ( 1 episode ) as Gummy Bear / Wife / Woman (voice)
- 1997 Figure It Out ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1991 Clarissa Explains It All ( 1 episode ) as Elsie Soaperstein
