Michelle Trachtenberg

Michelle Trachtenberg is an American actress and model. Trachtenberg began her career at age three, appearing in a number of commercials, films, and television series as a child. Her starring role on the Nickelodeon television series The Adventures of Pete & Pete as Nona Mecklenberg was also her first credited role. She starred in the Nickelodeon Movies comedy film Harriet the Spy as the film's eponymous character and in the CBS sitcom Meego as Maggie, both of which she won two Young Artist Awards for. Trachtenberg found further success on the WB supernatural drama television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Dawn Summers, the younger sister of the show's eponymous protagonist, a role which won her another Young Artist Award and earned her three Saturn Award nominations. She also earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for her role as the host of the Discovery Kids series Truth or Scare.

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