Her father is from Germany and her mother was born in Russia; Trachtenberg can speak Russian fluently. in the summer of 2000, Trachtenberg took up the role of Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. in March 2005, Trachtenberg played the title character in Walt Disney Pictures’ family comedy-drama Ice Princess with Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City), Joan Cusack (Working Girl) and Hayden Panettiere (Heroes). She revealed on the December 22, 2006, episode of Late Night With Conan O’Brien that House is her favorite show, she is friends with one of the producers and she asked to be a guest star. in December 2006, Trachtenberg starred in Black Christmas, the remake of the 1974 slasher of the same name. She returned to the show for a multi-episode story arc towards the end of the second season. Trachtenberg appeared in the season 3 finale and the season 4 premiere.
Pete Wentz and Michelle Trachtenberg: Sparks Flying or Just Caffeinating? The exes were spotted Sunday grabbing coffee [link]
