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| "She still thinks I'm Little Miss Nobody, just her dumb little sister. Boy, is she in for a surprise." (Real Me) Character Info Character Name: Dawn Summers First Appearance: "Buffy Vs Dracula" (Season 5, right at end of episode) Family: Older sister, Buffy. Mother, Joyce. Known to us as Buffy's annoying younger sister, the one who tags along, has a crush on Xander and gets herself into trouble more often than not. But the reality is much scarier. Appearing out of nowhere, Dawn is really a mystical energy source more commonly known as "The Key", sent to Buffy in the form of a sister, to be protected and hidden from an ancient evil Goddess called "Glory". We first learn about Dawn's character in "Real Me". She's pretty much the main focus of this episode. We get glimpses of her thoughts and feelings through her journal. We learn about what it's like to be the slayer's younger sister. There's a lot of sibling rivalry going on. We see that she has a crush on Xander, and that she thinks very highly of Willow. Dawn's personality comes out in this episode. So far, she's pretty much the typical teenager. She resents her sister being the slayer, she feels hard-done-by, and hates the fact that people treat her like "a kid". We initially see that Dawn is a burden to Buffy. An annoying younger sister, who gets in the way. The scooby gang are more prepared to give Dawn allowances, because she's young. Tara is most concerned about her. This episode although it does not explain the sudden presence of Dawn, gives subtle hints of what's to come. (see quote at top of page) Real Life Bio Real Name: Michelle Trachtenberg DOB: 11th October 1985 Hobbies: swimming, rollerblading, ice-skating, bicycling, and writing short stories. Place of birth: New York Siblings: An older sister, Irene. The native New Yorker began her acting career at an incredibly young age, appearing in her first television commercial at the tender age of 3: "I was 3 years old when I did my first commercial, which was a whisk detergent commercial, then I did TV and movies and so on." Since then she has appeared in over 100 national spots and has gone on to work on various television series. Michelle is best known for her starring role in "Harriet the Spy" opposite Rosie O'Donnell, for which she received the Young Artists Award of Hollywood as Best Leading Actress in a feature film. Most recently she starred as Julie in the independent film Can't Be Heaven, and as Inspector Gadget's niece Penny in the 1999 film. Michelle's other film credits include Richie Rich's Christmas Wish and Melissa. Soap fans will remember Michelle from her role as the autistic Lily Montgomery on the ABC daytime drama "All My Children." She was also a series regular on the popular Nickelodeon series "The Adventures of Pete and Pete." Her other small-screen credits include "Guys Like Us," "Figure It Out," "Dave's World," "Law & Order," "Saturday Night Live," "Clarissa Explains It All, " and "Space Cases." Michelle involves herself with numerous charities. For the past two years she has been an active spokesperson for Kmart Kids Race Against Drugs, R.A.D.D., D.A.R.E. America, the Starlight Foundation, and many others. She was one youth representative at President Clinton's launch the Coalition for a Drug-Free America campaign. Filmography Snow Day (2000) A Father's Choice (2000)...Kelly McClain Can't be Heaven (1999)... Julie Inspector Gadget (1999)...Penny [Also starring Matthew Broderick] Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998)...Gloria Harriet The Spy (1996) Harriet M. Welsch Television Appearances Buffy The Vampire Slayer (2000-)...Dawn Summers Guy's Like us (1998)...Katie [episode #1.3, Maestro's First Crush] Blues Clues(1998) Figure It Out (1997)...panelist. Meego (1997)...Maggie Parker Dave's World (1996)...Angela [episode #4.2, Solitaire] Space Cases (1996) Holiday for Love(1993)...Noelle Murphy All My Children (1993)...Lily Benton Montgomery [Also Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar] The Adventures of Pete And Pete (1993)...Nona Mecklenberg Clarrisa Explains it all (1991)...Elsie Soaperstein Law and Order (1990) Michelle Trachtenberg Quotes "I worked with Sarah [Michelle Gellar]" before on 'All My Children' for about 2-and-a-half years. That was actually the first reason I started watching Buffy, because I admired Sarah's work, and I then I continued to watch because of the original and unique storylines." "If you ask me a question about 'Buffy'", I'll not only give you the answer but some background. It was always just a really interesting show to watch. Because every week had a new original storyline that was just as interesting as the last, and since Angel debuted, everything's great." (Cosmogirl! Online, Sept 2000) |