Michelle Trachtenberg

Known for: Acting

Born: 1985-10-11 – 2025-02-26 (aged 39)

From: New York City, New York, USA

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 (75)

MOVIE
Spyral
2024
as Michelle Cody White (voice)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Unicorn Boy
2023
as Violet (voice)
TV★ 7.0
Meet, Marry, Murder
2021
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.3
Gossip Girl
2021
as Georgina Sparks
TV★ 7.1
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
TV★ 6.3
Human Kind Of
2018
as Judy (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Sister Cities
2016
as Dallas Baxter
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Christmas Gift
2015
as Megan
TV★ 4.4
Guidance
2015
as Anna
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Scribbler
2014
as Alice
TV★ 7.8
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Voice Over (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Killing Kennedy
2013
as Marina Oswald
TV★ 7.4
Sleepy Hollow
2013
as Abigail Adams
TV★ 6.5
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
Sexy Evil Genius
2013
as Miranda Prague
TV★ 6.3
Love Bites
2011
as Jodie
MOVIE★ 6.0
Take Me Home Tonight
2011
as Kitchelle Storms
MOVIE★ 7.0
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010
as Bar Girl (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Teenage Paparazzo
2010
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
2010
as Bar Girl (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Cop Out
2010
as Ava
TV★ 5.8
Mercy
2009
as Chloe Payne
TV★ 7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Lily Lockhart
TV★ 7.5
The Super Hero Squad Show
2009
as Valkyrie
MOVIE
17 Agan: Going Back to 17
2009
as Self
MOVIE
17 Again: Zac Goes Back
2009
as Self
TV★ 5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.3
17 Again
2009
as Maggie O'Donnell
TV★ 5.9
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.4
Against the Current
2009
as Suzanne
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Circuit
2008
as Kylie Shines
MOVIE★ 5.5
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
2008
as Tika (voice)
TV★ 8.2
Gossip Girl
2007
as Georgina Sparks
MOVIE
May All Your Christmases Be Black
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.2
Black Christmas
2006
as Melissa Kitt
MOVIE★ 5.1
Beautiful Ohio
2006
as Sandra
TV★ 4.8
The Hills
2006
as Self
TV★ 8.3
Criminal Minds
2005
as Diane Turner
TV★ 7.5
Weeds
2005
as Emma Karlin
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Dive from Clausen's Pier
2005
as Carrie Beal
MOVIE★ 7.7
Mysterious Skin
2005
as Wendy Peterson
MOVIE★ 6.4
Ice Princess
2005
as Casey Carlyle
TV★ 7.6
Robot Chicken
2005
as Gummy Bear / Wife / Woman (voice)
TV★ 8.6
House
2004
as Melinda Bardach
MOVIE★ 6.6
EuroTrip
2004
as Jenny
TV★ 5.9
Best Week Ever
2004
TV★ 9.5
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
TV★ 5.1
Punk'd
2003
as Self
TV★ 5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TV★ 8.5
Truth or Scare
2001
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Lisa Willow Tyler
TV★ 8.1
Six Feet Under
2001
as Celeste
MOVIE★ 6.5
Can't Be Heaven
2000
as Julie
MOVIE★ 5.2
A Father's Choice
2000
as Kelly McClain
MOVIE★ 4.5
Inspector Gadget
1999
as Penny
MOVIE★ 4.8
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
1998
as Gloria
TV★ 6.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
TV★ 3.8
Meego
1997
as Maggie Parker
TV★ 4.3
The View
1997
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Figure It Out
1997
as Self
TV★ 8.1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Dawn Summers
MOVIE★ 5.8
A Holiday for Love
1996
as Noelle Murphy
TV★ 7.7
Blue's Clues
1996
MOVIE★ 6.1
Harriet the Spy
1996
as Harriet M. Welsch
TV★ 4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.1
Space Cases
1996
TV★ 7.1
MADtv
1995
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.4
Melissa
1995
as Lena
TV★ 7.7
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
1993
as Nona Mecklenberg
TV★ 6.5
Dave's World
1993
as Angela
TV★ 7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.8
Clarissa Explains It All
1991
as Elsie Soaperstein
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Dinah Driscoll (uncredited)
TV★ 8.3
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE
The Hill
—
as Maggie Rogers