Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born October 11, 1985
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).
MovieSpyral
2024
as Michelle Cody White (voice)
MovieUnicorn Boy
2023
as Violet (voice)
TVMeet, Marry, Murder
2021
as Self - Host
TVGossip Girl
2021
as Georgina Sparks
TVCelebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
TVHuman Kind Of
2018
as Judy (voice)
MovieSister Cities
2016
as Dallas Baxter
MovieThe Christmas Gift
2015
as Megan
TVGuidance
2015
as Anna
MovieThe Scribbler
2014
as Alice
TVLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Voice Over (voice)
MovieKilling Kennedy
2013
as Marina Oswald
TVSleepy Hollow
2013
as Abigail Adams
TVHollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
MovieSexy Evil Genius
2013
as Miranda Prague
TVLove Bites
2011
as Jodie
MovieTake Me Home Tonight
2011
as Ashley
MovieDC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010
as Bar Girl (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
MovieTeenage Paparazzo
2010
as Self (uncredited)
MovieDC Showcase: Jonah Hex
2010
as Bar Girl (voice)
MovieCop Out
2010
as Ava
TVMercy
2009
as Chloe Payne
TVNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Lily Lockhart
TVThe Super Hero Squad Show
2009
as Valkyrie
Movie17 Agan: Going Back to 17
2009
as Self
Movie17 Again: Zac Goes Back
2009
as Self
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Movie17 Again
2009
as Maggie O'Donnell
TVLate Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self
MovieAgainst the Current
2009
as Suzanne
MovieThe Circuit
2008
as Kylie Shines
MovieDragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
2008
as Tika (voice)
TVGossip Girl
2007
as Georgina Sparks
MovieMay All Your Christmases Be Black
2007
as Self
MovieBlack Christmas
2006
as Melissa Kitt
MovieBeautiful Ohio
2006
as Sandra
TVThe Hills
2006
as Self
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Diane Turner
TVWeeds
2005
as Emma Karlin
MovieThe Dive from Clausen's Pier
2005
as Carrie Beal
MovieMysterious Skin
2005
as Wendy Peterson
MovieIce Princess
2005
as Casey Carlyle
TVRobot Chicken
2005
as Gummy Bear / Wife / Woman (voice)
TVHouse
2004
as Melinda Bardach
MovieEuroTrip
2004
as Jenny
TVBest Week Ever
2004
TVOn Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
TVPunk'd
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TVTruth or Scare
2001
as Self - Host
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Lisa Willow Tyler
TVSix Feet Under
2001
as Celeste
MovieCan't Be Heaven
2000
as Julie
MovieA Father's Choice
2000
as Kelly McClain
MovieInspector Gadget
1999
as Penny
MovieRichie Rich's Christmas Wish
1998
as Gloria
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Meego
1997
as Maggie Parker
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVFigure It Out
1997
as Self
TVBuffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
as Dawn Summers
MovieA Holiday for Love
1996
as Noelle Murphy
TVBlue's Clues
1996
MovieHarriet the Spy
1996
as Harriet M. Welsch
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
TVSpace Cases
1996
TVMADtv
1995
as Self
MovieMelissa
1995
as Lena
TVThe Adventures of Pete & Pete
1993
as Nona Mecklenberg
TVDave's World
1993
as Angela
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVClarissa Explains It All
1991
as Elsie Soaperstein
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Dinah Driscoll (uncredited)
TVReading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Hill
as Maggie Rogers
