Michelle Trachtenberg
Acting • Born 1985-10-11 – Died 2025-02-26
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).
Filmography
72 credits
Inspector Gadget
Movie • 1999
Penny
Teenage Paparazzo
Movie • 2010
Self (uncredited)
Mysterious Skin
Movie • 2005
Wendy Peterson
Melissa
Movie • 1995
Lena
Cop Out
Movie • 2010
Ava
EuroTrip
Movie • 2004
Jenny
Black Christmas
Movie • 2006
Melissa Kitt
Ice Princess
Movie • 2005
Casey Carlyle
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
Movie • 2010
Bar Girl (voice)
Against the Current
Movie • 2009
Suzanne
Harriet the Spy
Movie • 1996
Harriet M. Welsch
17 Again
Movie • 2009
Maggie O'Donnell
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Movie • 2008
Tika (voice)
Beautiful Ohio
Movie • 2006
Sandra
Take Me Home Tonight
Movie • 2011
Kitchelle Storms
The Circuit
Movie • 2008
Kylie Shines
A Holiday for Love
Movie • 1996
Noelle Murphy
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Movie • 1998
Gloria
The Dive from Clausen's Pier
Movie • 2005
Carrie Beal
Sexy Evil Genius
Movie • 2013
Miranda Prague
A Father's Choice
Movie • 2000
Kelly McClain
May All Your Christmases Be Black
Movie • 2007
Self
The Scribbler
Movie • 2014
Alice
Killing Kennedy
Movie • 2013
Marina Oswald
Sister Cities
Movie • 2016
Dallas Baxter
The Christmas Gift
Movie • 2015
Megan
Spyral
Movie • 2024
Michelle Cody White (voice)
Can't Be Heaven
Movie • 2000
Julie
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Movie • 2010
Bar Girl (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
Unicorn Boy
Movie • 2023
Violet (voice)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TV • 1997
Dawn Summers
Six Feet Under
TV • 2001
Celeste
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Dinah Driscoll (uncredited)
House
TV • 2004
Melinda Bardach
Best Week Ever
TV • 2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Punk'd
TV • 2003
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Lisa Willow Tyler
MADtv
TV • 1995
Self
Guys Like Us
TV • 1998
Katie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Truth or Scare
TV • 2001
Self - Host
Meego
TV • 1997
Maggie Parker
Dave's World
TV • 1993
Angela
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV • 2004
Self
Blue's Clues
TV • 1996
Mercy
TV • 2009
Chloe Payne
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1997
The Super Hero Squad Show
TV • 2009
Valkyrie
Gossip Girl
TV • 2007
Georgina Sparks
Weeds
TV • 2005
Emma Karlin
Meet, Marry, Murder
TV • 2021
Self - Host
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Voice Over (voice)
Guidance
TV • 2015
Anna
The Hills
TV • 2006
Self
Reading Rainbow
TV • 1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
Space Cases
TV • 1996
Hollywood Game Night
TV • 2013
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
Sleepy Hollow
TV • 2013
Abigail Adams
Human Kind Of
TV • 2018
Judy (voice)
Gossip Girl
TV • 2021
Georgina Sparks
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Diane Turner
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2009
Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV • 2021
Self - Contestant
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV • 2009
Lily Lockhart
Love Bites
TV • 2011
Jodie
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
TV • 1993
Nona Mecklenberg
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
Gummy Bear / Wife / Woman (voice)
Figure It Out
TV • 1997
Self