Michelle TrachtenbergMichelle 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, 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 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 and Can't Be Heaven. In 2000 she made Snow Day. In Summer 2000 Trachtenberg took up the role of Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She remained in the role until the show's cancellation 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. Filmography
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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. Her stage performance in Sophocles' Electra was widely acclaimed. Since Buffy she has returned to film, with the recent Eurotrip, co-starring Scott Mechlowicz and Travis Wester and directed by Jeff Schaffer. Successful TV series included Love Hurts with Adam Faith and My Family with Robert Lindsay. She remained in the role until the show's cancellation in 2003. She has also appeared in a variety of films, programmes, and plays. In Summer 2000 Trachtenberg took up the role of Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She played Clarice, one of the dimwitted twin sisters of Lord Groan in Gormenghast, a BBC television adaptation of Mervyn Peake's trilogy. In 2000 she made Snow Day. She is probably best-known by a world-wide audience for her role as Madam Hooch in the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. She returned to film in 1999 for Inspector Gadget and Can't Be Heaven. She is the daughter of American film director Sam Wanamaker, who led the project to rebuild the Globe Theatre in London. She then returned to television for Meego, for which she won a Young Artist Award. Zoe Wanamaker (born May 13, 1949) is an American actress who lives and works in the United Kingdom. Trachtenberg's film career began in 1996 with the lead role in Harriet the Spy. It was on All My Children that Trachtenberg first worked with future Buffy co-star Sarah Michelle Gellar. During the same period she played the second Lily Montgomery in All My Children. She played Nona Mecklenberg in The Adventures of Pete & Pete from 1994 until 1996. Her first credited role came in 1993. She went on to feature in over 100 more commercials. Born in New York City, she had her first television appearance in 1988 in a commercial for Wisk Detergent. 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. Harriet the Spy (1996). Inspector Gadget (1999). Eurotrip (2004). Mysterious Skin (2004). Ice Princess (2005) (in post-production). Vinyl (2005) (in pre-production). |