The US Trends | Michelle Trachtenberg | Michelle Trachtenberg is an American actress. Trachtenberg is best known for her roles as DawnSummers in the television seriesBuffy theVampire Slayer(2000–2003)and as GeorginaSparks in Gossip Girl(2008–present). Trachtenberg also appeared in the films Harriet the Spy(1996),EuroTrip(2004), IcePrincess(2005),theBlack Christmas (2006)remake,and17 Again(2009).
Michelle Christine Trachtenberg was born onOctober 11,1985 in New York City,the younger of 2daughters ofLana,a bank manager,andMichael Trachtenberg,a fiber optics engineer.Her father is from Germany and her mother was born in Russia; Michelle Trachtenberg can speak Russian fluently. Trachtenberg is ofJewish heritage,and celebrates both Christmas and Hanukkah;her grandparents live in Israel.Trachtenberg was raised,along with older sister Irene, in Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, where she attendedP.S.99 Elementary School andTheBay Academy for the Arts and Sciences.
Michelle Trachtenberg made her 1st television appearance at the age of 3,in a commercial forWisk Detergent.Trachtenberg went on to feature in over 100more commercials.She appeared in her first credited role asNona F.Mecklenberg inThe Adventures ofPete &Pete from1994 until1996.During the same period she played LilyMontgomery in AllMy Children,in which she first worked with futureBuffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Trachtenberg\\\'s film career began in 1996 with the lead role inHarriet theSpy.During this time, Trachtenberg had a recurring role in season 2 ofThe Adventures ofPete &Pete,which later she became a regular. Michelle Trachtenberg then returned to television for Meego,for which she won a Young Artist Award.She returned to film in 1999 forInspector Gadget,as the gadget master\\\'s niece, Penny.She also starred in the film Can't Be Heaven.In the summer of2000, Trachtenberg took up the role of Dawn Summers inBuffy the VampireSlayer.She remained in the role until the show ended in2003.She also hosted the Discovery Kids seriesTruth orScare from2001 to2003.AfterBuffy andTruth or Scare,she returned to film in the comedy film EuroTrip,co-starring ScottMechlowicz, JacobPitts and TravisWester,and directed byJeff Schaffer.She also had a recurring role in theHBO seriesSix Feet Under as Celeste,a spoiled pop star for whom KeithCharles served as a bodyguard.
InMarch2005, Michelle Trachtenberg played the title character in Walt Disney Pictures\\\' family comedy drama Ice Princess with Kim Cattrall(Sexand theCity),JoanCusack(Working Girl)and Hayden Panettiere (Heroes).In the film,Trachtenberg played a science whiz named CaseyCarlyle who gives up her future academic life in order to pursue her newfound dream of being a professional figure skater.
InApril2006 Michelle Trachtenberg guest starred in the episode ofHouse,M.D.,"Safe".She revealed on theDecember 22,2006,episode ofLate NightWith Conan O\\\'Brien thatHouse is her favorite show,she is friends with one of the producers and she asked to be a guest star.
InNovember2006, Michelle Trachtenberg guest starred in the 6th season of theEmmy-nominated crime drama Law&Order:Criminal Intent.In the episode"Weeping Willow", Trachtenberg played the role ofWillow,a kidnapped video blogger based on lonelygirl15.Trachtenberg also made a cameo in theFall OutBoy music video for"This Ain\\\'t a Scene,It\\\'s an Arms Race"(with fellowBuffy cast member SethGreen),Joaquin Phoenix-directed video"Tired of Being Sorry"for BalthazarGetty\\\'s band Ringside,and Trapt\\\'s video Echo.InDecember2006, Trachtenberg starred inBlack Christmas,the remake of the 1974slasher of the same name.In 2007,she was cast as the female lead in an ABC comedy pilot calledThe Hill,set in Washington,D.C. Trachtenberg provided the voice of TikaWaylan for Dragonlance:Dragons of Autumn Twilight,a direct to video animated movie based on the novel of the same name.
Michelle Trachtenberg appeared onThe CWhit show Gossip Girl asGeorginaSparks,who recently left rehab and brings back the dark pastSerena van derWoodsen desperately wants to leave behind.She returned to the show for a multi episode story arc towards the end of the second season.Trachtenberg appeared in the season 3finale and the season 4premiere.In2009, Trachtenberg was a cast member on theNBC dramaMercy,the series however was not renewed for a 2nd season.
OnJune 9,2011, Michelle Trachtenberg guest starred on LoveBites as Jodie,who,after being unceremoniously dumped,decides-with a vengeance-to accept her ex\\\'s offer to '\\\be friends'. Trachtenberg reprised the role on June16,2011,whereJodie augments her friend Annie\\\'s bust with so called chicken cutlets-which later embarrassingly slip out.She finally reprised the role on July21,2011,in the series finale,whereJodie and her on-again boyfriend are tormented-to the point of homelessness-by bedbugs.
OnJune 28,2011,it was announced Michelle Trachtenberg would guest star onWeeds during its 7th season.Her characterEmma is a rival pot dealer who causes problems for SilasBotwin.
Michelle Trachtenberg returned to film with the 2009picture 17Again alongside Zac Efron,Sterling Knight andMatthew Perry. She also had a small role in the comedy film Cop Out.In March 2011, Trachtenberg was the featured cover girl inMaxim.
