Michelle Trachtenberg

Birthday: 11 October 1985, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name: Michelle Christine Trachtenberg

Height: 171 cm

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. Show less «

[what she does to "instantly feel sexy"] Show off my décolletage.

My confidence comes from me, Michelle, as a person. I don't necessarily believe that I will act and ...Show more »

My confidence comes from me, Michelle, as a person. I don't necessarily believe that I will act and be a lead forever, but I want to continue to act for a long time. I love to do what I do. Show less «

[on the future of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)] I'm sure that in some way, shape or form, "Buffy"...Show more »

[on the future of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)] I'm sure that in some way, shape or form, "Buffy" will be continued or the story, through the fans, because we do have such devoted fans and that's always been very sweet. Show less «

[what her dream job would be] A fashion editor at "Vogue", that would be awesome.

[asked if she had any "red-carpet" regrets] I think I did a head-to-toe leopard ensemble once, when ...Show more »

[asked if she had any "red-carpet" regrets] I think I did a head-to-toe leopard ensemble once, when I was 10. I think animal print should be taken in moderation. A shoe or a scarf is fine. Show less «

[on being involved in a Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) spin-off] I didn't see myself continuing as ...Show more »

[on being involved in a Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) spin-off] I didn't see myself continuing as Dawn because I like to have diversity in my roles. A lot of people are like, "Oh my God! Little Dawn grew up!" And as much as I love you guys, suck it up. Show less «

[her favorite places in New York city] I'm a downtown girl. I would love to give you restaurants, bu...Show more »

[her favorite places in New York city] I'm a downtown girl. I would love to give you restaurants, but then you'd know about them and we couldn't go there anymore. Leighton Meester and I like to go to hole-in-the-walls that no one would ever expect us to go to, and no one cares that we're in there. We do that often. Show less «

[her favorite designers] I love Rag & Bone. They're pretty fantastic. Marc Jacobs has been a friend ...Show more »

[her favorite designers] I love Rag & Bone. They're pretty fantastic. Marc Jacobs has been a friend of mine for years, and I adore him. I like Chloe. I like a lot of younger designers. Show less «

I love tennis. I tried gymnastics at one point, but my tush got a whole lot of black and blue so tha...Show more »

I love tennis. I tried gymnastics at one point, but my tush got a whole lot of black and blue so that wasn't fun. Show less «

[asked if it's easier to be unrecognized in New York City] I think it's much harder in New York. The...Show more »

[asked if it's easier to be unrecognized in New York City] I think it's much harder in New York. There are paparazzi on bicycles, which is a new thing. You can't really speed away in your car. Especially with Gossip Girl (2007) being such a New York-based show, it's harder. I tried my hand at going to Bed, Bath & Beyond the other day, which I love, and that was a little bit of a catastrophe. I caused a little bit of a scene. That would be the only time that I'm a little shy. Show less «

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I adore London and Paris, and I hope to live in London for a period of time when I'm older.

[on why she chose not to continue her role as Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)] I fel...Show more »

[on why she chose not to continue her role as Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)] I felt like every year, my character got younger as I got older. The scripts even had me speaking grammatically incorrectly. So I had to do something else. Besides, the show is over. If you miss it, get the DVDs. Show less «

Anything you throw at me, I'll try to tackle.

Michelle Trachtenberg

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