Michelle Trachtenberg

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).

Known For

House

as Melinda Bardach

17 Again

as Maggie O'Donnell

Criminal Minds

as Diane Turner

EuroTrip

as Jenny

Gossip Girl

as Georgina Sparks

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

as Dawn Summers

Cop Out

as Ava

Inspector Gadget

as Penny

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Lily Lockhart

Mysterious Skin

as Wendy Peterson