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Michelle Trachtenberg

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Michelle Trachtenberg · Arts & Literature

What

American actress; Harriet the Spy, Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl

When

11 October 1985, New York City, United States — 26 February 2025, New York City, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Michelle Trachtenberg is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — American actress; Harriet the Spy, Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl

How & why

Michelle Trachtenberg was the daughter of Jewish immigrants — her father from Germany, her mother from Ukraine. She carried Harriet the Spy at eleven, played Dawn Summers across three seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl. She died in February 2025, at thirty-nine.

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Source: Wikipedia — Michelle Trachtenberg

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American actress; Harriet the Spy, Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl

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Source: Wikipedia — Michelle Trachtenberg