Michelle Trachtenberg Biography (1985-)

Full name, Michelle Christine Trachtenberg; born October 11, 1985, in New York, NY; daughter of Michael (an engineer) and Lana (a manager) Trachtenberg. Addresses: Office: c/o Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The WB Network, 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91522.; Agent: Nikki Pfeffer Joel, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211 (some sourcescite United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., 5th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA90212).; Manager: Framework Entertainment, 9057 Nemo St., Suite C, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: October 11, 1985; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Lily Benton Montgomery, All My Children, ABC, 1994-1996
Nona Mecklenberg, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Nickelodeon,1994-1996
Elsie Soaperstein, a recurring role, Clarissa Explains It All, Nickelodeon, between 1994 and 1996
Maggie Parker, Meego, CBS, 1997
Panelist, Figure It Out (also known as Billy the Answer Head and What Do You Do?), Nickelodeon, 1997-1999
Dawn Summers (The Key), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (also known as Buffy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Series), The WB, 2000-2001, UPN, 2001-
Host and narrator, Truth or Scare, 2001-
Movies
Noelle Murphy, A Holiday for Love (also known as Christmas in My Hometown), CBS, 1996
Kelly McClain, A Father's Choice, CBS, 2000

Episodic
Elsie Soaperstein, "Babysitting," Clarissa Explains It All, Nickelodeon, 1993
First prankster, "All You Can Eaty," Space Cases, Nickelodeon, 1996
Angela, "Solitaire," Dave's World, CBS, 1996
Herself, "Blue's Birthday," Blue's Clues, Nickelodeon, 1998
Katie, "Maestro's First Crush," Guys Like Us, UPN, 1998
Mad TV, Fox, 2000 and 2001
The Rosie O'Donnell Show, 2001
Also appeared in episodes of Law & Order, NBC, and SaturdayNight Live, NBC.
Other
The Enforcers (miniseries), 2001
Presenter for Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.
Film Appearances
Harriet M. Welsch, Harriet the Spy, Paramount, 1996
Gloria, Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (also known as Richie Rich: A Christmas Story), Warner Bros. Home Video, 1998
Penny, John's niece, Inspector Gadget, Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 1999
Julie, Can't Be Heaven, Unapix/World International Network, 1999
Snow Day, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, spring, 2001, pp. 24-31
Daily Variety, May 12, 1999
SFX, January, 2002, pp. 46-47

Electronic

Michelle Trachtenberg Fan Site, http://www.michelle-trachtenberg.com, April 28, 2002

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