Michelle Trachtenberg

Michelle Trachtenberg (2018)

Michelle Christine Trachtenberg (born October 11, 1985 in New York City , New York ) is an American actress . She became known for the role of Dawn Summers in the television series Buffy - The Vampire Slayer .

biography

Trachtenberg was born into a Jewish family of Russian-German origin, which is why she speaks fluent Russian in addition to English. As a child, she attended a school for the gifted and later attended Bay Academy Junior High School in Brooklyn before moving to California with her mother. There she attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles , from 2002 and graduated with honors in social studies and religion the following year.

She shot her first commercial at the age of three , which has been followed by around 100 more to date. When she was eight, she moved from New York to Los Angeles with her mother , while her father and older sister stayed in New York. Her first big role was in 1996 that of Harriet in Harriet, the little detective . In the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer , she played the little sister of Buffy Summers, Dawn. In 2004 she starred as Celeste in several episodes of the Six Feet Under series. She currently lives in Los Angeles. In early 2007, she made a cameo with her Buffy colleague Seth Green in the music video for This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race by Fall Out Boy . From 2008 to 2012 she played the role of Georgina Sparks in the US television series Gossip Girl in several episodes per season.

In addition to acting, Trachtenberg is actively involved in combating alcohol and drug abuse. She was the spokesperson for several aid organizations such as RADD , DARE and The Starlight Foundation . This commitment followed an invitation from US President Bill Clinton and so she became a representative for his "Coalition for a Drug Free America" ​​campaign.

Filmography (selection)

TV Shows

• 1991: Law & Order (an episode)
• 1993: Clarissa ( Clarissa Explains It All , an episode)
• 1993–1996: All My Children (two episodes)
• 1994–1996: Pete & Pete ( The Adventures of Pete & Pete , 14 episodes)
• 1996: Always Trouble with Dave ( Dave's World , an episode)
• 1996: Space Cases - The Galactic Classroom ( Space Cases , a series)
• 1997: Meego - An alien as a nanny ( Meego , 13 episodes)
• 1998: The Kumpelnest ( Guys Like Us , an episode)
• 2000–2003: Buffy the Vampire Slayer ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer , 66 episodes)
• 2004: Best Week Ever
• 2004: Six Feet Under ( Six Feet Under , 4 episodes)
• 2006: Dr. House ( House , episode 2x16)
• 2006: Criminal Intent ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent , an episode)
• 2006–2018: Robot Chicken (6 episodes, various roles, voice)
• 2008–2012: Gossip Girl (28 episodes)
• 2009-2010: Mercy (22 episodes)
• 2011: Weeds - Small deals among neighbors ( Weeds , 5 episodes)
• 2013: Criminal Minds (episode 8x12)
• 2013: Navy CIS: LA ( NCIS: Los Angeles , episode 5x12)
• 2015: Sleepy Hollow (episode 2x13)
• 2015: SuperMansion (episodes 1x4 and 1x7, as voice)
• 2015: Guidance (6 episodes)
• 2016: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (episode 3x5)
• 2018: Human Kind Of (21 episodes, voice)

Feature films

• 1995: Melissa
• 1996: Harriet, the little detective (Harriet the Spy)
• 1996: Snowed-in Hearts - A Romantic Christmas Tale ( Christmas in My Hometown , TV movie)
• 1998: Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
• 1999: Inspector Gadget (Inspector Gadget)
• 2000: And is that supposed to be heaven? (Can't Be Heaven)
• 2000: Father against Will ( A Father's Choice , TV movie)
• 2004: Eurotrip
• 2004: Mysterious Skin - Under the Skin (Mysterious Skin)
• 2005: The Ice Princess
• 2005: Die Tragödie von Clausens Pier ( The Dive from Clausen's Pier , TV movie)
• 2006: Beautiful Ohio
• 2006: Black Christmas
• 2007: The Hill (TV movie)
• 2008: The Circuit (TV movie)
• 2009: 17 Again - Back to High School (17 Again)
• 2009: Against the Current
• 2010: Cop Out - loaded and unlocked (Cop Out)
• 2011: Take Me Home Tonight
• 2013: Sexy Evil Genius
• 2014: The Scribbler
• 2015: The Christmas Gift (TV movie)
• 2016: Sister Cities (TV movie)

Awards (excerpt)

Tabular overview of awards and nominations
year	Award	For	category	result
1997	Young Artist Award	Harriet, the little detective	Best Actress in a Feature Film	Won
1998		Meego - An alien as a nanny	Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)
2000	YoungStar Awards	Inspector gadget	Best Young Actress / Performance in a Motion Picture Comedy	Nominated
	Young Artist Awards		Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film
2001	Teen Choice Awards	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	TV - Choice Sidekick
	Saturn Award		Best Supporting Actress on Television
	Young Artist Awards		Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)	Won
2002		MADtv	Best Guest Actress in a TV Series	Nominated
		Truth or Scare	Best Actress in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)
	Saturn Award	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Best Supporting Actress on Television
2003			Best Supporting Actress on Television
2004	Daytime Emmy Award	Truth or Scare	Performer in A Children's Series
2007	Sarasota Film Festival	Beautiful Ohio	Breakthrough performer	Won
2012	Teen Choice Awards	gossip Girl	Choice TV Villain	Nominated

Web links

Commons : Michelle Trachtenberg  - Collection of images

• Michelle Trachtenberg at the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Michelle Trachtenberg on AllMovie (English)
• Michelle Trachtenberg at Moviepilot
• Michelle Trachtenberg in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ruth Beloff: Eligible Jewish Hollywood A-listers. In: jpost.com. The Jerusalem Post, September 19, 2013, accessed March 15, 2020 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Variety: Michelle Trachtenberg Biography . Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
3. ^ RADD: Celebrity Sponsors . Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 28, 2008.