Michelle Trachtenberg
Biography
Michelle Trachtenberg was an American actress who started in commercials at age three and whose first credited television part came on Nickelodeon's The Adventures of Pete & Pete. She played the title role in Harriet the Spy (1996), won a Young Artist Award for the sitcom Meego, and took the part of Penny Brown in Inspector Gadget (1999). From 2000 to 2003 she played Dawn Summers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, earning a second Young Artist Award and three Saturn Award nominations, and she hosted Truth or Scare, which brought a Daytime Emmy nomination. She starred in EuroTrip (2004) and Ice Princess (2005) and had supporting roles in Mysterious Skin (2004), later playing Georgina Sparks on Gossip Girl and appearing in 17 Again (2009) and Cop Out (2010). Her later credits included the television films Killing Kennedy (2013) and Sister Cities, the science fiction film The Scribbler (2014), and voice work on Human Kind Of. She died in 2025.
39years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died New York City
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Michelle Christine Trachtenberg (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 19
- Career span
- 20 years1996 to 2016
First and latest
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Behind the camera
In 2016, Trachtenberg said she belonged to the Writers Guild of America and had several writing projects underway. Filmmaker Casey Tebo said she wrote a screenplay adapted from the book Toy Monster.
First role
Trachtenberg's film career started in 1996 when she played the title role in Harriet the Spy. To take that part, she left The Adventures of Pete & Pete during its third season.
Michelle Trachtenberg movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Richard Riehle appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Richard Riehle's page
Jason Marsden's page
Billy Campbell's page
Lucy Lawless's page
Box office
What Michelle Trachtenberg's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$412 million
8 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 19 films: 8 worldwide figure; 5 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 5Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$136M33.1% of the total
- 2$134M32.6% of the total
- 3$56M13.5% of the total
- 4$28M6.7% of the total
- 5$27M6.5% of the total
- 6$23M5.5% of the total
- 7$6.9M1.7% of the total
- 8$2.1M0.5% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1997 | Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film | Harriet the Spy | Won |
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