Michelle Trachtenberg
Acting1985New 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
Acting History
2024
Spyral
as Michelle Cody White (voice)
2023
Unicorn Boy
as Violet (voice)
2022
Gossip Girl
TVas Georgina Sparks• 2 eps
2021
Meet, Marry, Murder
TVas Self - Host• 13 eps
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TVas Self - Contestant• 1 eps
Meet, Marry, Murder
TVExecutive Producer• 13 eps
2018
Human Kind Of
TVas Judy (voice)• 21 eps
2016
Sister Cities
as Dallas Baxter
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TVas Voice Over (voice)• 1 eps
2015
The Christmas Gift
as Megan
Sleepy Hollow
TVas Abigail Adams• 1 eps
Guidance
TVas Anna• 30 eps
Guidance
TVExecutive Producer• 30 eps
2014
The Scribbler
as Alice
Hollywood Game Night
TVas Self• 1 eps
2013
Killing Kennedy
as Marina Oswald
Sexy Evil Genius
as Miranda Prague
Criminal Minds
TVas Diane Turner• 2 eps
NCIS: Los Angeles
TVas Lily Lockhart• 1 eps
2012
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
2011
2010
Teenage Paparazzo
as Self (uncredited)
Cop Out
as Ava
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
as Bar Girl (voice)
DC Showcase Animated Original Shorts: Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
as Bar Girl (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
2009
17 Again
as Maggie O'Donnell
Against the Current
as Suzanne
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TVas Self• 1 eps
Mercy
TVas Chloe Payne• 22 eps
The Super Hero Squad Show
TVas Valkyrie• 52 eps
2008
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
as Tika (voice)
The Circuit
as Kylie Shines
The Hills
TVas Self• 1 eps
Gossip Girl
TVas Georgina Sparks• 28 eps
2007
Robot Chicken
TVas Gummy Bear / Wife / Woman (voice)• 1 eps
2006
Beautiful Ohio
as Sandra
Black Christmas
as Melissa Kitt
Punk'd
TVas Self• 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TVas Lisa Willow Tyler• 1 eps
House
TVas Melinda Bardach• 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
2005
Mysterious Skin
as Wendy Peterson
Ice Princess
as Casey Carlyle
The Dive from Clausen's Pier
as Carrie Beal
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self• 1 eps
The View
TVas Self• 1 eps
2004
2001
Truth or Scare
TVas Self - Host• 20 eps
2000
A Father's Choice
as Kelly McClain
Can't Be Heaven
as Julie
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TVas Dawn Summers• 66 eps
MADtv
TVas Self• 1 eps
1999
Inspector Gadget
as Penny
1998
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
as Gloria
Figure It Out
TVas Self• 1 eps
Guys Like Us
TVas Katie• 13 eps
Reading Rainbow
TVas Self - Narrator (voice)• 1 eps
1997
Meego
TVas Maggie Parker• 13 eps
1996
Harriet the Spy
as Harriet M. Welsch
A Holiday for Love
as Noelle Murphy
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
Dave's World
TVas Angela• 1 eps
1995
Melissa
as Lena
1994
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
TVas Nona Mecklenberg• 14 eps
1991
Law & Order
TVas Dinah Driscoll (uncredited)• 1 eps