Mara Wilson Remembers Defending Childhood Friend Michelle Trachtenberg From Bullies: “She Was a Sweetheart”
Mara Wilson is mourning the loss of her childhood friend Michelle Trachtenberg, who died last month. She was 39.
Wilson’s Matilda and Trachtenberg’s Harriet the Spy, both released in 1996, boosting both child stars further into the spotlight. The actresses attended the same middle school in Burbank, and Wilson is reflecting on how their classmates did not treat Trachtenberg well in a personal essay published by Vulture on Tuesday.
“I thought, she’d be one of the beloved girls in school. But that didn’t happen. Every time I even heard someone say ‘Michelle Trachtenberg,’ a kid would jump in to say that they’d heard she was mean, full of herself, a total bitch,” Wilson recalls. “‘She’s not,’ I’d say, every time. ‘She’s really nice!'”
Right before Trachtenberg graduated middle school in 1999, Wilson remembers the Buffy the Vampire Slayer star pulled her aside in tears,...
Wilson’s Matilda and Trachtenberg’s Harriet the Spy, both released in 1996, boosting both child stars further into the spotlight. The actresses attended the same middle school in Burbank, and Wilson is reflecting on how their classmates did not treat Trachtenberg well in a personal essay published by Vulture on Tuesday.
“I thought, she’d be one of the beloved girls in school. But that didn’t happen. Every time I even heard someone say ‘Michelle Trachtenberg,’ a kid would jump in to say that they’d heard she was mean, full of herself, a total bitch,” Wilson recalls. “‘She’s not,’ I’d say, every time. ‘She’s really nice!'”
Right before Trachtenberg graduated middle school in 1999, Wilson remembers the Buffy the Vampire Slayer star pulled her aside in tears,...
- 3/19/2025
- by Lexi Carson
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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