Michelle Trachtenberg

Michelle Trachtenberg

1985-10-11 New York City, New York, USA 32 Credits

Biography

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).

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Spyral

Spyral

2024

as Michelle Cody White (voice)

Acting

Using a variety of sources, SPYRAL follows one bipolar woman and the impact it has on her family.

Unicorn Boy

Unicorn Boy

2023

as Violet (voice)

10.0
Acting

A wild ride of gender and self identity set to a backdrop of a freak-adelic fantasy world. Matty, a down-on-their-luck artist, is going through a brea...

Showbiz Kids

Showbiz Kids

2020

as Self (archive footage)

6.8
Acting

A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a chil...

Sister Cities

Sister Cities

2016

as Dallas Baxter

6.3
Acting

Based on the internationally-acclaimed play by Colette Freedman, the story of 4 estranged sisters who reunite for their mother’s alleged suicide.

The Christmas Gift

The Christmas Gift

2015

as Megan

5.3
Acting

Ten-year-old Megan, who upon receiving a Secret Santa gift, is touched by its contents which end up having a huge impact on her life. Now a driven you...

The Scribbler

The Scribbler

2014

as Alice

5.1
Acting

Suki is a young woman confronting her destructive mental illness using "The Siamese Burn," an experimental machine designed to eliminate multiple pers...

Killing Kennedy

Killing Kennedy

2013

as Marina Oswald

5.8
Acting

Drama documentary based on Bill O'Reilly's and Martin Dugard's 2012 non-fiction book "Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot". It follows the parallel li...

Sexy Evil Genius

Sexy Evil Genius

2013

as Miranda Prague

6.0
Acting

A dark comedy about an eclectic group of strangers invited to a downtown bar by a mutual ex-lover, Nikki Franklyn, a maddeningly sexy, unpredictable a...

Take Me Home Tonight

Take Me Home Tonight

2011

as Kitchelle Storms

6.0
Acting

Recent MIT grad Matt Franklin should be well on his way to a successful career at a Fortune 500 company, but instead he rebels against maturity by tak...

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

2010

as Bar Girl (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)

7.1
Acting

An anthology of DC Showcase stories consisting of a new Superman/Shazam feature and extended versions of older shorts.

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

2010

as Bar Girl (voice)

7.0
Acting

When a ruthless brothel madame murders Jonah Hex's current quarry, the disfigured bounty hunter plans to make her pay.

Cop Out

Cop Out

2010

as Ava

5.6
Acting

Detectives Jimmy and Paul, despite nine years as partners, can still sometimes seem like polar opposites—especially when Paul's unpredictable antics g...

Teenage Paparazzo

Teenage Paparazzo

2010

as Self (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

A documentary that examines the relationship between celebrity and society.

17 Again

17 Again

2009

as Maggie O'Donnell

6.3
Acting

On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell wishes he could have a "do-over." And that's exactly what he gets when he wakes up one m...

Against the Current

Against the Current

2009

as Suzanne

5.6
Acting

Struggling with a tragic past, a man with an urgent calling enlists two friends to help him swim the length of the Hudson River.

The Circuit

The Circuit

2008

as Kylie Shines

5.2
Acting

Al Shines, former king of the US race car track circuit, has a hard time starting his own team, once he's fired by his sponsor Robin Cates. Robin hire...

Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight

Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight

2008

as Tika (voice)

5.4
Acting

A barbarian woman with a miraculous blue crystal staff gains the help of a group of adventurers as an army of dragons invades the land of Krynn.

May All Your Christmases Be Black

2007

as Self

Acting

May All Your Christmases Be Black is a DVD companion piece to the 2006 remake of "Black Christmas". It was made for people to see after they've watche...

Black Christmas

Black Christmas

2006

as Melissa Kitt

5.1
Acting

As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins a series of obscene phone calls with dubious inten...

Beautiful Ohio

Beautiful Ohio

2006

as Sandra

5.1
Acting

A quietly provocative coming-of-age drama about two brothers — Clive and William — growing up in the unconventional household of progressive parents i...

The Dive from Clausen's Pier

The Dive from Clausen's Pier

2005

as Carrie Beal

5.0
Acting

After her boyfriend suffers a debilitating accident, a girl from Wisconsin moves to New York City to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion designer.

Mysterious Skin

Mysterious Skin

2005

as Wendy Peterson

7.7
Acting

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

Ice Princess

Ice Princess

2005

as Casey Carlyle

6.4
Acting

With the help of her coach, her mom, and the boy who drives the Zamboni, nothing can stop Casey Carlyle from realizing her dream to be a champion figu...

EuroTrip

EuroTrip

2004

as Jenny

6.6
Acting

When Scott learns that his longtime cyber-buddy from Berlin is a gorgeous young woman, he and his friends embark on a trip across Europe.

Can't Be Heaven

Can't Be Heaven

2000

as Julie

5.3
Acting

Everyone eventually meets the love of their lives. Sometimes, like Danny and Julia, that person comes along when you are 13 years old. Other times, li...

A Father's Choice

A Father's Choice

2000

as Kelly McClain

5.2
Acting

The fast-paced city life of two sisters is turned upside down when they are sent to live in the country with their father after their mother is killed...

Inspector Gadget

Inspector Gadget

1999

as Penny

4.5
Acting

John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a labo...

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

1998

as Gloria

4.7
Acting

After getting blamed for spoiling Christmas, the richest kid in the world wishes he'd never been born. Unfortunately, a wishing machine, invented by p...

A Holiday for Love

A Holiday for Love

1996

as Noelle Murphy

5.7
Acting

A man is sent to a small town to assess which of the workers in the local factory that supplies the town with jobs should get the boot when the downsi...

Harriet the Spy

Harriet the Spy

1996

as Harriet M. Welsch

6.1
Acting

When the secret notebook of a young girl who fancies herself a spy is found by her friends, her speculations make her very unpopular! Can she win her ...

Melissa

Melissa

1995

as Lena

5.7
Acting

Melissa follows her dream of becoming a dancer all the way to New York City but finds when she gets there that reaching her goal might cost more than ...

The Adventures of Pete & Pete: Halloweenie

The Adventures of Pete & Pete: Halloweenie

1994

as Nona Mecklenberg

4.0
Acting

Big Pete puts aside his pride to help Little Pete break the record for the number of houses visited on Halloween.