Question: The actress known for her work in "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" (1994–96), "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (2000–03), and "Six Feet Under" (2004) appeared in this 1996 American comedy-drama film based on Louise Fitzhugh's 1964 novel, which was directed by whom?

Context articles: Michelle Trachtenberg
Retreat (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Harriet the Spy (film)
Buffy Summers
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Quest for Oz
Dagney Kerr
The Blood of Carthage
Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
List of minor Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters
Food Chain (Buffy comic)

Michelle Christine Trachtenberg (born October 11, 1985) is an American actress.
 She is known for portraying Nona F. Mecklenberg in "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" (1994–96), Dawn Summers in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (2000–03), Celeste in "Six Feet Under" (2004), and Georgina Sparks in "Gossip Girl" (2008–12).
 She has also appeared in films such as "Harriet the Spy" (1996), "Inspector Gadget" (1999), "EuroTrip" (2004), "Ice Princess" (2005), "Black Christmas" (2006), "17 Again" (2009), "Cop Out" (2010), "Weeds" (2011), and "Killing Kennedy" (2013).
"Retreat" is the sixth story arc of the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight" series of comic books, based upon the television series of the same name, and is written by television screenwriter Jane Espenson.
 The story returns the action to the central plot of vampire Slayer Buffy Summers and her friends in the fight against the masked person Twilight, alongside his followers Amy Madison and Warren Mears.
 This story arc features the character of Oz, a werewolf who is Buffy's schoolfriend and Willow Rosenberg's ex-boyfriend, who last appeared canonically in the television series' fourth season.
Harriet the Spy is a 1996 American family comedy-drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Louise Fitzhugh.
 The film stars Michelle Trachtenberg in her film debut, and is the directorial debut of Bronwen Hughes.
 Produced by Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Rastar, it was the first film produced under the Nickelodeon Movies banner and the first of two film adaptations of the "Harriet the Spy" books.
 In theaters, the pilot episode of "Hey Arnold!
" called Arnold!
 was shown before the film.
Buffy Anne Summers is the titular character from the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" franchise.
 She first appeared in the 1992 film "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" before going on to appear in the television series and subsequent comic book of the same name.
 The character has also appeared in the spin-off series "Angel", as well as numerous non-canon expanded universe material, such as novels, comics, and video games.
 Buffy was portrayed by Kristy Swanson in the film, and later by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the television series.
 Giselle Loren has lent her voice to the character in both the "Buffy" video games and an unproduced animated series, while Kelly Albanese lent her voice to the character in the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight" motion comics.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Quest for Oz is a 2004 video game based on the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" franchise.
 It is the fifth video game and first mobile game in the franchise.
Dagney Kerr is a television actress, singer, and dancer best known for her roles as Nurse Ruth Ann Heisel on "Desperate Housewives" and Buffy's roommate Kathy on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".
 She is also known for appearances on "George Lopez", "E.R.", "Six Feet Under", and "The District".
"The Blood of Carthage" is a story arc, based on the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" television series, originally published in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" #21–25 (May–September 2000) by Dark Horse Comics.
 The arc was later collected into a trade paperback.
Drusilla, or Dru, is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt for the American television series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel".
 The character is portrayed by American actress Juliet Landau.
 Drusilla is introduced alongside her lover Spike (James Marsters) in the second season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" to serve as new antagonists to the series' heroine, vampire Slayer Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and alongside Darla (Julie Benz) and Wolfram & Hart as the main antagonist of the second season of Angel.
 In contrast to the series' previous central villain, the ancient and ceremonious Master (Mark Metcalf), Spike and Dru were introduced as a more unconventional but equally dangerous pair of vampires.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American franchise which spans several media and genres.
 It began in 1992 with the film "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", written by Joss Whedon and directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui, and was resurrected as the television series, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" in 1997.
 The show's popularity caused it to spawn a multitude of Expanded Universe tie-in material such as comic books, novels, and video games, as well as a spin-off program entitled "Angel".
 In 2007, four years after the television series' seventh and final season, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was officially continued in the comic book "Season Eight".
 The following is a list of minor recurring characters who appear in the franchise.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Food Chain is a trade paperback collecting comic stories based on the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" television series.
 'Food Chain" was the largest "Buffy" graphic novel to come out before the "Buffy: Omnibus" volumes.