Michelle || Quick Facts

Here is a list of some quick (unknown?) facts about Michelle.

• Her full name is Michelle Christine Trachtenberg
• She was born in New York, New York, USA
• She was born on October 11, 1985
• Her mothers name is Lana
• Her fathers name is Michael
• She has an older sister named Irene
• She has a cat named Casey
• Contrary to popular beleif, her first acting job was not the Whisk detergent commercial, it was a Pampers commercial
• She was in the Whisk detergent commercial at age 3
• Her few lines were ''tsk tsk tsk, you shoulda' used Whisk Whisk Whisk''
• Disney original asked her to star in The Parent Trap remake but she gave it to friend Lindsay Lohan
• Lindsay later gave Michelle the role of Penny in Disney's Inspector Gadget
• Her favourite colour is purple
• She worked with Sarah Michelle Gellar on All My Children before they starred in Buffy together
• She was a HUGE Buffy fan before she got the role of Dawn
• She used to write ways for herself to appear on the show
• It was Sarah Michelle Gellar who recomended Michelle to Joss (series creator) for the role of Dawn Summers
• Sarah (Michelle Gellar) invited Michelle on a tour of the Buffy set the day they started casting autitions for the role of Dawn Summers
• She loves to dance
• She likes writing short stories
• She collects fairies
• Her favourite food is her moms stuffed mushrooms
• She likes making beaded jewelry
• She likes to shop (what teenage girl doesnt?!)
• For prom she wore a Vintage Prom dress
• She likes vintage because "everything has a story"
• Michelle graduated from Notra Dame highschool
• She was named under the California Scholarship Federation
• She got accepted into Columbia University in New York, NY
• She celebrates Christmas and Hanuka
• Michelle says she would love to appear on an episode of Will & Grace
• She's currently dating X-Men actor Shawn Ashmore
• Shares a birthday with Ice Princess co-star Joan Kusack
• Michelle had an accident involving her top during Eurotrip filming


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