Michelle Trachtenberg
Overview
Michelle Christine Trachtenberg (born October 11, 1985) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Dawn Summers
Dawn Summers
Dawn Summers is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and introduced by Marti Noxon and David Fury on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, portrayed by Michelle Trachtenberg. She made her debut in the premiere episode of the show's fifth season, and subsequently appeared in every...

 in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2000–03) and as Georgina Sparks
Georgina Sparks
Georgina Sparks is a fictional character in the Gossip Girl novel series and a recurring character on the television series Gossip Girl. She is portrayed by actress Michelle Trachtenberg on the show...

 in Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl (TV series)
Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series was created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and premiered on The CW on September 19, 2007...

(2008–present). She also appearred in the films Harriet the Spy
Harriet the Spy (film)
Harriet the Spy is a 1996 comedy-drama and mystery film adaptation of the 1964 novel of the same name by Louise Fitzhugh, and starring Michelle Trachtenberg as the title character....

(1996), EuroTrip
EuroTrip
EuroTrip is a 2004 teen comedy film directed by Jeff Schaffer and written by Alec Berg, David Mandel and Schaffer. The main plot follows Scotty "Scott" Thomas from Hudson, Ohio who travels across Europe to search for his German pen pal Mieke , whom he initially mistakes for a man named Mike...

(2004), Ice Princess
Ice Princess
Ice Princess is a 2005 American figure-skating film directed by Tim Fywell, Starring Michelle Trachtenberg, Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall, Hayden Panettiere, Trevor Blumas, and Kirsten Olson...

(2005), the Black Christmas
Black Christmas (2006 film)
Black Christmas is 2006 American Slasher film and a remake of the 1974 horror slasher film of the same name. It was written and directed by Glen Morgan and stars Katie Cassidy, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Lacey Chabert, Crystal Lowe, Michelle Trachtenberg , Oliver Hudson, Kristen Cloke, and Andrea...

(2006) remake, and 17 Again
17 Again (film)
17 Again: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on April 21, 2009 by New Line Records.-Track listing:# "On My Own" by Vincent and The Villains# "Can't Say No" by The Helio Sequence# "L.E.S...

(2009).
Trachtenberg was born in New York City, the younger of two daughters of Lana, a bank manager, and Michael Trachtenberg, a fiber-optics
Optical fiber
An optical fiber is a flexible, transparent fiber made of a pure glass not much wider than a human hair. It functions as a waveguide, or "light pipe", to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber. The field of applied science and engineering concerned with the design and application of...

 engineer.
Quotations

My meeting with Joss at the beginning of the season was kind of like, "Alright, welcome to the cast, you're a teenager, you're a Buffy the Vampire SlayerStoryteller|Key, have fun.

BBC interview

I'm usually the one who leaves a water bottle on set, because it gets thirsty under those bright lights.

BBC interview

I never had a stage mother, which is probably one of the reasons why I’m still doing this.

Interview by Nicki Gostin, Newsweek, Updated: 10:46 a.m. ET March 11, 2005

I've always felt that kids are really smart.

Interview by Nicki Gostin, Newsweek, Updated: 10:46 a.m. ET March 11, 2005

I was always wanting to learn and be one of those actresses who can actually hold a conversation as opposed to standing there looking pretty.

Interview by Nicki Gostin, Newsweek, Updated: 10:46 a.m. ET March 11, 2005

I've had experiences before where a director is like, "Yeah, I wanted a blonde." Have you heard of hair dye?

Interview by Michael J. Lee, Executive Editor for Radio Free Entertainment May 24, 2005

 
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