“From Child Star to Enigmatic Figure: Unveiling the Untold Stories of Michelle Trachtenberg’s Journey”
“I still have that compass necklace. #funfact,” she said on Instagram.
What shot her to stardom, unsurprisingly, was the moment she joined the supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer in its fifth season as the younger sister of the titular character Buffy, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar.
There, she formed close bonds, including with her on-screen sibling, with whom she celebrated her sweet 16th birthday.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer was the beginning of an incredible journey for her
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In 2021, 18 years after the show had ended, former castmate Charisma Carpenter alleged that the project’s creator had fostered a toxic work environment, to which Trachtenberg wholeheartedly supported and stood with “all survivors of abuse.”
She wrote on social media, “I am brave enough now as a 35-year-old woman… To repost this. Because. This must. Be known. As a teenager. With his not appropriate behavior… very. Not. Appropriate. So now. People know. What. Joss. Did.”
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Another huge role Trachtenberg managed to land was in Eurotrip, a comedy/adventure film released in 2004, starring with the likes of Jessica Boehrs and Matt Damon.
She made it clear to Entertainment Weekly at the time that it was a huge contrast from her child star image, especially with a particular bikini scene.
“It was a little stressful,” she admitted. “It was the first time that I’ve ever taken off that much clothing — on screen, I mean. But it was such a funny situation.”
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