Michelle Trachtenberg
Biography
Michelle Trachtenberg is an American actress born on October 11, 1985, in New York City, New York, USA. She is known for her work in television and film. Trachtenberg has appeared in various roles, including in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, and in films such as Harriet the Spy, Inspector Gadget, EuroTrip, Ice Princess, Black Christmas, and 17 Again. Trachtenberg's acting credits include 75 known roles. She is a female actress who passed away on February 26, 2025, at the age of 39.
Career overview
Michelle Trachtenberg is known for her work in television and film. She began her acting career in the film Harriet the Spy in 1996. Trachtenberg's early work also includes the film Inspector Gadget in 1999. In television, she is known for her role in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer from 2000 to 2003.
Trachtenberg continued to work in film, appearing in EuroTrip in 2004, Ice Princess in 2005, and Black Christmas in 2006. She also appeared in the television series Gossip Girl from 2007 to 2012, playing the role of Georgina Sparks. In addition to her television and film work, Trachtenberg appeared in the 2009 film 17 Again.
Throughout her career, Trachtenberg has accumulated a significant number of acting credits. The exact number of her known credits is not specified, but it is stated to be 75. Trachtenberg's acting career spans multiple decades, with her early work in the 1990s and continued work in the 2000s and beyond.
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- Spyral (2024) as Michelle Cody White (voice)
- Unicorn Boy (2023) as Violet (voice)
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021) as Self - Contestant
- Gossip Girl (2021) as Georgina Sparks
- Meet, Marry, Murder (2021) as Self - Host
- Meet, Marry, Murder (2021) Executive Producer
- Human Kind Of (2018) as Judy (voice)
- Sister Cities (2016) as Dallas Baxter
- Guidance (2015) as Anna
- Guidance (2015) Executive Producer
- The Christmas Gift (2015) as Megan
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014) as Voice Over (voice)
- The Scribbler (2014) as Alice
- Sleepy Hollow (2013) as Abigail Adams
- Hollywood Game Night (2013) as Self
- Sexy Evil Genius (2013) as Miranda Prague
- Killing Kennedy (2013) as Marina Oswald
- Love Bites (2011) as Jodie
- Take Me Home Tonight (2011) as Ashley
- Teenage Paparazzo (2010) as Self (uncredited)
- Cop Out (2010) as Ava
- DC Showcase: Jonah Hex (2010) as Bar Girl (voice)
- DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection (2010) as Bar Girl (segment "Jonah Hex") (voice)
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) as Lily Lockhart
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009) as Self
- The Super Hero Squad Show (2009) as Valkyrie
- 17 Again (2009) as Maggie O'Donnell
- Against the Current (2009) as Suzanne
- Mercy (2009) as Chloe Payne
- 17 Again: Zac Goes Back (2009) as Self
- 17 Agan: Going Back to 17 (2009) as Self
- Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008) as Tika (voice)
- The Circuit (2008) as Kylie Shines
- Gossip Girl (2007) as Georgina Sparks
- May All Your Christmases Be Black (2007) as Self
- The Hills (2006) as Self
- Black Christmas (2006) as Melissa Kitt
- Beautiful Ohio (2006) as Sandra
- Criminal Minds (2005) as Diane Turner
- Robot Chicken (2005) as Gummy Bear / Wife / Woman (voice)
- Weeds (2005) as Emma Karlin
- Mysterious Skin (2005) as Wendy Peterson
- Ice Princess (2005) as Casey Carlyle
- The Dive from Clausen's Pier (2005) as Carrie Beal
- House (2004) as Melinda Bardach
- Best Week Ever (2004)
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004) as Self
- EuroTrip (2004) as Jenny
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Punk'd (2003) as Self
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Lisa Willow Tyler
- Six Feet Under (2001) as Celeste
- Truth or Scare (2001) as Self - Host
- Can't Be Heaven (2000) as Julie
- A Father's Choice (2000) as Kelly McClain
- Inspector Gadget (1999) as Penny
- Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998) as Gloria
- The View (1997) as Self
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) as Dawn Summers
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
- Figure It Out (1997) as Self
- Meego (1997) as Maggie Parker
- Blue's Clues (1996)
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- Harriet the Spy (1996) as Harriet M. Welsch
- Space Cases (1996)
- A Holiday for Love (1996) as Noelle Murphy
- MADtv (1995) as Self
- Melissa (1995) as Lena
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Dave's World (1993) as Angela
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1993) as Nona Mecklenberg
- Clarissa Explains It All (1991) as Elsie Soaperstein
- Law & Order (1990) as Dinah Driscoll (uncredited)
- Reading Rainbow (1983) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Hill as Maggie Rogers