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Michelle Christine Trachtenberg (born October 11, 1985 in New York, United States) is an American television and movie actress best known for her role as Dawn Summers in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Born in New York City to Russian-Jewish immigrants, she had her first television appearance in 1988 in a commercial for Wisk Detergent. She went on to feature in over 100 more commercials. Her first credited role came in 1993. She played Nona F. Mecklenberg in The Adventures of Pete & Pete from 1994 until 1996. During the same period she played the second Lily Montgomery in All My Children. It was on All My Children that Trachtenberg first worked with future Buffy co-star Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Trachtenberg's film career began in 1996 with the lead role in Harriet the Spy. She then returned to television for Meego, for which she won a Young Artist Award. She returned to film in 1999 for Inspector Gadget, as she played the gadget-master's niece, Penny. She also starred in the film Can't Be Heaven.

In Summer 2000 Trachtenberg took up the role of Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She remained in the role until the show ended in 2003. Since Buffy she has returned to film, with the recent Eurotrip, co-starring Scott Mechlowicz and Travis Wester and directed by Jeff Schaffer.

She had a recurring role in the HBO series Six Feet Under as Celeste, a spoiled pop star for whom Keith serves as a bodyguard.

Michelle Trachtenberg's latest role in a feature film came in the summer of 2005, where she played the title character in Walt Disney Pictures' family comedy/drama Ice Princess. In this film, Trachtenberg plays a math whiz named Casey Carlyle who gives up her future academic life in order to chase her lifelong dream of being a professional figure skater. The film also stars Joan Cusack as Casey's mother and and Kim Cattral as Casey's strict coach, Tina Harwood.

Filmography

• Four Women (2005) (pre-production) - Cindy
• Vinyl (2005) (pre-production) - Debbie
• The Dive From Clausen's Pier (2005) (TV) - Carrie Beal
• Ice Princess (2005) - Casey Carlyle
• Mysterious Skin (2004) - Wendy
• EuroTrip (2004) - Jenny
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2001-2003)TV Series - Dawn Summers (2001-2003)
• Truth or Scare (2001) TV Series - Host/Narrator
• Can't Be Heaven (2000) - Julie
• A Father's Choice (2000) (TV) - Kelly McClain
• Inspector Gadget (1999) - Penny
• Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998) (V) - Gloria
• Meego (1997) TV Series - Maggie Parker
• A Holiday for Love(1996) (TV) - Noelle Murphy
• Harriet the Spy (1996) - Harriet M. Welsch
• Melissa (1995) - Lena
• The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1993) TV Series - Nona Mecklenberg (1994-1996)
• All My Children (1970) TV Series - Lilly Benton Montgomery #1 (1993-1996)

External links

• Michelle Trachtenberg at the Internet Movie Database
• Michelle Trachtenberg at TV.com
• Delicate (regularly updated fan site)

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