Michelle TrachtenbergMichelle Christine Trachtenberg (born October 11, 1985 in New York, United States) is an American television and movie actress best known for her role as Dawn Summers in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Born in New York City, she had her first television appearance in 1988 in a commercial for Wisk Detergent. She went on to feature in over 100 more commercials. Her first credited role came in 1993. She played Nona Mecklenberg in The Adventures of Pete & Pete from 1994 until 1996. During the same period she played the second Lily Montgomery in All My Children. It was on All My Children that Trachtenberg first worked with future Buffy co-star Sarah Michelle Gellar. Trachtenberg's film career began in 1996 with the lead role in Harriet the Spy. She then returned to television for Meego, for which she won a Young Artist Award. She returned to film in 1999 for Inspector Gadget and Can't Be Heaven. In 2000 she made Snow Day. In Summer 2000 Trachtenberg took up the role of Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She remained in the role until the show's cancellation in 2003. Since Buffy she has returned to film, with the recent Eurotrip, co-starring Scott Mechlowicz and Travis Wester and directed by Jeff Schaffer. She had a recurring role in the HBO series Six Feet Under as Celeste, a spoiled pop star for whom Keith serves as a bodyguard. Filmography
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She had a recurring role in the HBO series Six Feet Under as Celeste, a spoiled pop star for whom Keith serves as a bodyguard. Partial filmography:. Since Buffy she has returned to film, with the recent Eurotrip, co-starring Scott Mechlowicz and Travis Wester and directed by Jeff Schaffer. Tuesday Weld continues to makes occasional appearances in film or television. She remained in the role until the show's cancellation in 2003. After thirteen years, that marriage also ended in divorce. In Summer 2000 Trachtenberg took up the role of Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In 1980 she was divorced from Dudley Moore and in 1985 married the renowned Israeli concert violinist, Pinchas Zukerman. In 2000 she made Snow Day. She also won acclaim for her supporting role in Sergio Leone's 1984 film Once Upon a Time in America. She returned to film in 1999 for Inspector Gadget and Can't Be Heaven. The following year she played a comic role in Author! Author! with Al Pacino. She then returned to television for Meego, for which she won a Young Artist Award. Weld co-starred with James Caan in Michael Mann's acclaimed film noir classic Thief. Trachtenberg's film career began in 1996 with the lead role in Harriet the Spy. In 1981, Ms. It was on All My Children that Trachtenberg first worked with future Buffy co-star Sarah Michelle Gellar. Goodbar that earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. During the same period she played the second Lily Montgomery in All My Children. After divorcing her first husband with whom she had had a daughter, in 1975 she married British actor Dudley Moore, giving birth to their son the following year. In 1977, she gave a strong performance in Looking for Mr. She played Nona Mecklenberg in The Adventures of Pete & Pete from 1994 until 1996. In her thirties, she began acting in a number of made-for-television films but for her big screen role in Play It As It Lays, she was nominated for a 1973 Golden Globe. Her first credited role came in 1993. Weld married screenwriter Claude Harz in 1965, the same year she appeared in the successful 1965 Norman Jewison film, The Cincinatti Kid. Although a box-office success, Weld nevertheless had to share the spotlight with actress Ann-Margret. She went on to feature in over 100 more commercials. Actor Roddy McDowall, who co-starred with her in a 1966 film, said: "no actress was ever so good in so many bad films.". Born in New York City, she had her first television appearance in 1988 in a commercial for Wisk Detergent. Although Weld had the final say in such matters, many question the quality of advice her agent was providing. Michelle Christine Trachtenberg (born October 11, 1985 in New York, United States) is an American television and movie actress best known for her role as Dawn Summers in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In part, her lack of great success was as a result of her turning down roles in films that were great successes and that made mega-stars out of others such as Lolita, the lead in Bonnie and Clyde, True Grit and in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Harriet the Spy (1996). However, Weld never achieved the level of stardom many thought her looks and talent could bring. Inspector Gadget (1999). Although frequently typecast as the "blonde in the tight sweater," both the critics and working members of the film industry acknowledged her talent. Eurotrip (2004). Tuesday Weld appeared with Jackie Gleason and Steve McQueen in the 1963 comedy/drama, Soldier in the Rain and although her performance was well received, the film was only a minor success. Mysterious Skin (2004). However, in Hollywood, her reputation for a reckless lifestyle was fodder for the gossip columnists and Louella Parsons reportedly said, as politely as possible, that "Miss Weld is not a very good representative for the motion picture industry." The romance with Elvis did not last long after Colonel Tom Parker cautioned Presley against the relationship, fearful it would harm his image. Ice Princess (2005) (in post-production). In 1961, after starring opposite Elvis Presley in Wild in the Country, the two began an off-screen romance. Vinyl (2005) (in pre-production). Added to her problem in a business where looks are everything, she had to deal with a weight problem throughout most of her life. Physically, she appeared well beyond her twelve years and at that age had already began dating older boys, losing her virginity in a hapless relationship that, combined with her other problems, led to a suicide attempt. Without parental guidance from a mother with whom she would have a lifelong strained relationship, by age ten she had begun smoking cigarettes and using alcohol. The product of a dysfunctional family, she was a very troubled girl who, at age nine, suffered a nervous breakdown. Unfortunately, despite her talent, beauty, and early success, Tuesday Weld is frequently described as the poster-girl for self-destruction. Although Weld was only a cast member for a few months, the show gave her considerable national publicity and she was named a co-winner of a "Most Promising Newcomer" award at the Golden Globe Awards. In 1959, still only sixteen years old, she was given a role in the CBS television show, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. In the film, Connie Francis did the vocals for Weld's singing parts. She then got the lead in a film celebrating the advent of Rock and Roll called Rock, Rock, Rock that featured record promoter Alan Freed and singers Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon, and Johnny Burnette, plus others. Using her resumé from modelling, her mother got her an agent and Tuesday Weld made her acting debut on television at age 12 and her motion picture debut at the age of 13 in a bit role in the Alfred Hitchcock crime drama, The Wrong Man. Weld's mother took advantage of her beauty and found work for her as a child model that provided income to help sustain the family. Born Susan Ker Weld in New York City, her father died when she was a child of three and her widowed mother and two siblings were left in difficult financial circumstances. Tuesday Weld, born August 27, 1943, is an American film actress. The Wrong Man (1956). Rock, Rock, Rock! (1956). The Five Pennies (1959). Return to Peyton Place (1961). Wild in the Country (1961). Bachelor Flat (1962). Soldier in the Rain (1963). The Cincinnati Kid (1965). Lord Love a Duck (1966). Pretty Poison (1968). I Walk the Line (1970). A Safe Place (1971). Play It As It Lays (1972). Goodbar (1977). Looking for Mr. Madame X (1981) (TV). Thief (1981). Author! Author! (1982). The Rainmaker (1982) (TV). Once Upon a Time in America (1984). Heartbreak Hotel (1988). Falling Down (1993). Feeling Minnesota (1996). Investigating Sex (2001). Chelsea Walls (2002). |