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).
Awards & recognition
- Young Artist Award — Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film · 1997
- Young Artist Award — Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film · 2000 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Unicorn Boy
House
Criminal Minds
Reading Rainbow
Gossip Girl
Six Feet Under
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Clarissa Explains It All
Mysterious Skin
Blue's Clues
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
Robot Chicken
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
NCIS: Los Angeles
Weeds
The Super Hero Squad Show
Sleepy Hollow
Gossip Girl: Next Gen (2021)
Law & Order
Mad TV
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Teenage Paparazzo
Figure It Out
Meet, Marry, Murder
EuroTrip
Can't Be Heaven
Sister Cities
Ice Princess
Love Bites
17 Again
Harriet the Spy
Take Me Home Tonight
Sexy Evil Genius
A Holiday for Love
Cop Out
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Melissa
The Christmas Gift
The Circuit
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Black Christmas
A Father's Choice
The Scribbler
Punk'd
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Hills
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Inspector Gadget
The View