She doesn't Scare Easy ..

No Buffy Fans ??

not familiar with Buffy.... I'd hit it if she's famous tho... just so I could say I did and stuff... 😟

I loved that show..btw Dawn looks kinda hot.

Biography for
Michelle Trachtenberg More at IMDbPro »


Date of Birth
11 October 1985, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name
Michelle Christine Trachtenberg

Nickname
Mitchie

Height
5' 6" (1.68 m)

Mini Biography
Trachtenberg grew up in Brooklyn and started her acting career young; she began appearing in commercials at the age of 3.

She continued to act and dance through her school years, making regular television appearances from the age of 10. She landed a recurring role in the kids' TV show "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" (1993) and starred in Harriet the Spy (1996), but it was her role as Buffy's sister Dawn from the fifth season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) that really brought her to worldwide attention, and all before she was 18 years old.

More high profile TV and movie work followed.

IMDb Mini Biography By: realndn06

Trivia
She worked with Sarah Michelle Gellar on the long running "All My Children" (1970) in unknown episodes in the mid-1990s before "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) and they were good friends. Sarah was the one who recommended Michelle for the part of "Dawn".

She grew up in New York but moved to LA three years ago with her mom. Her dad still lives in New York. Her sister Irene recently graduated from college.

Appeared at the Xcel Center at a Sci-fi expo alongside Kristine Sutherland (May 2002)

Said the last line ever in the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) series.

She loves to play tennis.

She helped President Bill Clinton launch The Coalition for a Drug Free America campaign.

Attended Notre Dame High School. She graduated with awards in Social Studies and Religion and was also named under the California Scholarship Federation.

Attended Bay Academy Junior High School in Brooklyn, New York.

Speaks Russian.

Her birthday is also the wedding anniversary of her "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) cast mate Alyson Hannigan (Willow) and "Angel" (1999)'s Alexis Denisof (Wesley).

Was able to sneak a souvenir from the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) set when the show ended, a wooden stake.

Studied ballet as a child, which helped her perfect her skating abilities for Ice Princess (2005).

Is of Russian Jewish and German descent.

Participated in the golf tournament in Jamaica hosted by Carmen Electra.

Hobbies include swimming, ice skating, and writing poems.

Attended Isaac Asimov Public School 99 for elementary school.

Has an older sister named Irene, b. 1978.

Spent the summer of 2005 as a non-paid apprentice at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts.

Has separately played the daughter of both actors who played the young married couple Laura Ingalls Wilder and Almanzo Wilder in "Little House on the Prairie" (1974). She played Melissa Gilbert's daughter in A Holiday for Love (1996) (TV) and played Dean Butler's daughter in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997).

Was submitted for Emmy consideration for her guest-starring role on "House M.D." (2004).

Her grandparents live in Israel.

Ranked #86 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.

Also attended PS 188 throughout Kindergarten. Was in the Gifted and Talented program with teacher Mrs. Gomez.

Voted No. 27 on the 2011 Maxim list "Hot 100" women.

Good friends with fellow Buffy star Seth Green.

Grew up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.

Was a huge fan of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" long before being cast as Dawn.

In 2012, She did a public service announcement against bullying. It was done in conjunction with the release of the film Bully.

She is addicted to Nutella, the chocolate hazelnut spread.

She was the first choice of Catherine Hardwicke (director of Twilight) to play the role of Bella Swan. However, She wasn't able to take the role due to scheduling problems.

Michelle was in a Kohl's commercial with Hilary Duff.

Michelle collects Barbies and has over 50 of them.

Played the main female role in U.S. band Trapt's "Echo" music video clip in 2004.

I will take her.

"She is addicted to Nutella, the chocolate hazelnut spread."

So she likes Nutella, eh? 🤔