Michelle Trachtenberg, best known for her work on Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, has died at 39, leaving friends and former co-stars mourning her untimely death and sharing heartbreaking tributes online. Police confirmed that Trachtenberg was found deceased in her New York City apartment by her mother on Wednesday, February 26. The cause of death has not yet been revealed, though it is known she recently underwent a liver transplant.
Trachtenberg's career began with commercials before appearing on Law & Order and Clarissa Explains It All while she was still a child. She later gained recognition in Nickelodeon's The Adventures of Pete & Pete, All My Children, and the 1996 film Harriet the Spy. In 2000, she joined Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Dawn Summers, Buffy's younger sister, a role she played until the show's conclusion in 2003. From 2008 to 2012, she portrayed the memorable Georgina Sparks on Gossip Girl, reprising the role for the 2022-2023 revival,...
Trachtenberg's career began with commercials before appearing on Law & Order and Clarissa Explains It All while she was still a child. She later gained recognition in Nickelodeon's The Adventures of Pete & Pete, All My Children, and the 1996 film Harriet the Spy. In 2000, she joined Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Dawn Summers, Buffy's younger sister, a role she played until the show's conclusion in 2003. From 2008 to 2012, she portrayed the memorable Georgina Sparks on Gossip Girl, reprising the role for the 2022-2023 revival,...
- 2/27/2025
- by Patricia Abaroa
- MovieWeb
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