Michelle Trachtenberg

Cast

Born

October 11, 1985 · New York City, New York, USA

Died

February 26, 2025

Birth name

Michelle Christine Trachtenberg

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 (1992) 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.