Michelle Trachtenberg
Born: 1985-10-11 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2025-02-26
Known For: Acting
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
2024
- Spyral as Michelle Cody White (voice)
2023
- Unicorn Boy as Violet (voice)
2021
- Gossip Girl as Georgina Sparks
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
- Meet, Marry, Murder as Self - Host
2018
- Human Kind Of as Judy (voice)
2016
- Sister Cities as Dallas Baxter
2015
- Guidance as Anna
- The Christmas Gift as Megan
2014
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Voice Over (voice)
- The Scribbler as Alice
2013
- Sleepy Hollow as Abigail Adams
- Hollywood Game Night as Self
- Killing Kennedy as Marina Oswald
- Sexy Evil Genius as Miranda Prague
2011
- Love Bites as Jodie
- Take Me Home Tonight as Kitchelle Storms
2010
- Cop Out as Ava
- DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Bar Girl (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
- Teenage Paparazzo as Self (uncredited)
- DC Showcase: Jonah Hex as Bar Girl (voice)
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Lily Lockhart
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- The Super Hero Squad Show as Valkyrie
- Mercy as Chloe Payne
- 17 Again as Maggie O'Donnell
- Against the Current as Suzanne
2008
- Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight as Tika (voice)
- The Circuit as Kylie Shines
2007
- Gossip Girl as Georgina Sparks
- May All Your Christmases Be Black as Self
2006
- The Hills as Self
- Black Christmas as Melissa Kitt
- Beautiful Ohio as Sandra
2005
- Criminal Minds as Diane Turner
- Weeds as Emma Karlin
- Robot Chicken as Gummy Bear / Wife / Woman (voice)
- Mysterious Skin as Wendy Peterson
- Ice Princess as Casey Carlyle
- The Dive from Clausen's Pier as Carrie Beal
2004
- House as Melinda Bardach
- Best Week Ever
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- EuroTrip as Jenny
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Punk'd as Self
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Lisa Willow Tyler
- Six Feet Under as Celeste
- Truth or Scare as Self - Host
2000
- Can't Be Heaven as Julie
- A Father's Choice as Kelly McClain
1999
- Inspector Gadget as Penny
1998
- Guys Like Us as Katie
- Richie Rich's Christmas Wish as Gloria
1997
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Dawn Summers
- The View as Self
- The Wonderful World of Disney
- Figure It Out as Self
- Meego as Maggie Parker
1996
- Blue's Clues
- Space Cases
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- Harriet the Spy as Harriet M. Welsch
- A Holiday for Love as Noelle Murphy
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Dave's World as Angela
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete as Nona Mecklenberg
1991
- Clarissa Explains It All as Elsie Soaperstein
1990
- Law & Order as Dinah Driscoll (uncredited)
1983
- Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)