Michelle Trachtenberg

ActorProducer Oct 11 (died age 39) New York City, New York, USA 1990–2024 (34 year career)

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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

Film

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Dawn Summers

Film

Mysterious Skin

Wendy Peterson

Film

17 Again

Maggie O'Donnell

Film

EuroTrip

Jenny

Film

Ice Princess

Casey Carlyle

Film

Cop Out

Ava

Film

Take Me Home Tonight

Kitchelle Storms

Film

The Super Hero Squad Show

Valkyrie

Filmography

Acting (73)

Movies (31)

Spyral

2024

as Michelle Cody White (voice)

Unicorn Boy

as Violet (voice)

Sister Cities

as Dallas Baxter

The Christmas Gift

as Megan

The Scribbler

as Alice

Killing Kennedy

as Marina Oswald

Sexy Evil Genius

as Miranda Prague

Take Me Home Tonight

as Kitchelle Storms

Cop Out

as Ava

Teenage Paparazzo

as Self (uncredited)

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

2010

as Bar Girl (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)

7.1

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

as Bar Girl (voice)

17 Again

as Maggie O'Donnell

Against the Current

as Suzanne

Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight

as Tika (voice)

The Circuit

as Kylie Shines

May All Your Christmases Be Black

2007

as Self

Black Christmas

as Melissa Kitt

Beautiful Ohio

as Sandra

Mysterious Skin

as Wendy Peterson

Ice Princess

as Casey Carlyle

The Dive from Clausen's Pier

as Carrie Beal

EuroTrip

as Jenny

Can't Be Heaven

as Julie

A Father's Choice

as Kelly McClain

Inspector Gadget

as Penny

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

as Gloria

A Holiday for Love

as Noelle Murphy

Harriet the Spy

as Harriet M. Welsch

Melissa

as Lena

Once More, With Feeling

as "Dawn"

Television (42)

Gossip Girl

2021

as Georgina Sparks

7.3

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

as Self - Contestant

Meet, Marry, Murder

as Self - Host

Human Kind Of

as Judy (voice)

Guidance

as Anna

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014

as Voice Over (voice)

Sleepy Hollow

as Abigail Adams

Hollywood Game Night

as Self

Love Bites

as Jodie

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Lily Lockhart

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2009

as Self

6.0

The Super Hero Squad Show

as Valkyrie

Mercy

as Chloe Payne

Gossip Girl

as Georgina Sparks

The Hills

as Self

Criminal Minds

as Diane Turner

Robot Chicken

as Gummy Bear / Wife / Woman (voice)

Weeds

as Emma Karlin

House

as Melinda Bardach

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

as Self

Best Week Ever

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Punk'd

as Self

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Lisa Willow Tyler

Six Feet Under

as Celeste

Truth or Scare

as Self - Host

Guys Like Us

as Katie

The View

as Self

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Dawn Summers

Figure It Out

as Self

The Wonderful World of Disney

Meego

as Maggie Parker

Blue's Clues

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

Space Cases

MADtv

as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2

The Adventures of Pete & Pete

as Nona Mecklenberg

Dave's World

as Angela

Law & Order

as Dinah Driscoll (uncredited)

7.3

Reading Rainbow

1983

as Self - Narrator (voice)

8.4

Crew (2)

Television (2)

Meet, Marry, Murder

Executive Producer

Guidance

Executive Producer