Prayers Up! ‘Gossip Girl’ & ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Star Michelle Trachtenberg Passes Away

Roommates, Hollywood recently lost one of its young vets. On Wednesday (February 26), the New York Post reported that Michelle Trachtenberg passed away at age 39. She started her career as a child actor in 1985 and secured her film breakout role in ‘Harriet the Spy’ in 1996. Ultimately, the entertainer landed roles in pop culture hits like ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer.’

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More Details About Michelle Trachtenberg’s Death 

Though NYP was the first to report, multiple outlets, including ABC News, have also reported the high-profile death.

In the New York Post report, the details said Michelle’s mother discovered her “unconscious and unresponsive” at around 8 a.m. She reportedly passed away at a luxury apartment complex in Manhattan called One Columbus Place. At this time, sources also claimed Michelle Trachtenberg’s cause of death is linked to complications following a liver transplant. However, the city medical examiner will give an official reason. At the time, NYP reports that the actress’ death does not appear suspicious.

Michelle Trachtenberg’s resume was far from a one-hit wonder. As mentioned, she was TRUE, not NEW to Hollywood, from TV to films. From 2000 to 2003, she played Dawn, Buffy’s little sister, in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for TV sidekick one year into the show. Meanwhile, in ‘Gossip Girl,’ she played the villain role of Georgina Sparks from 2008 to 2012. That role earned her another Teen Choice nomination in 2012.

She has other shows on her resume, including Weeds, Mercy, and a Gossip Girl reboot from 2022. Michelle’s supporters also saw her act in the movies ’17 Again’ and ‘The Scribbler.’

The last post on Michelle Trachtenberg’s Instagram feed, from February 18, is a throwback red carpet photo. In the caption, she compared her look in the flick to Tinkerbell. “I wanted to look like naughty #tinkerbell,” she wrote.

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