Re: Michelle Trachtenberg, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' star, dead at 39

On 2025-02-26 18:24:30 +0000, EGK said:

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/michelle-trachtenberg-buffy-vampire-slayer-star-dead-39   No cause of death but it says she had undergone a liver transplant.   Holy
shit, that's awful.

    Michelle Trachtenberg, Gossip Girl and Buffy actress,
    dies aged 39
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    Michelle Trachtenberg, who rose to fame as a child star in
    the 1990s and 2000s, has died aged 39, the New York Police
    Department told CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
    The American actress was best known for playing Buffy the
    Vampire Slayer's younger sister Dawn Summers, and later
    took on the role of manipulative socialite Georgina Sparks
    in Gossip Girl - which ran from 2007 to 2012 - as an adult.
    Her death is not being treated as suspicious, police said.
    Trachtenberg made her film debut in Harriet the Spy in
    1996, and she appeared in several Nickelodeon productions.
    BBC News has reached out to Trachtenberg's representatives
    for comment.
    Police in Manhattan said they responded to an emergency
    call on Wednesday morning, and they found Trachtenberg
    "unconscious and unresponsive". She was "pronounced
    deceased at the scene".
    "Criminality is not suspected. The medical examiner will
    determine the cause of death. The investigation remains
    ongoing," the NYPD said in a statement.
    Trachtenberg got her start in acting at three years old on
    the Nickelodeon television series The Adventures of Pete &
    Pete.
    In the early 2000s, she was nominated for several acting
    awards - including a Daytime Emmy Award - for her role in
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
    She also starred in films including EuroTrip, Ice Princess,
    Killing Kennedy, and Sister Cities.
    Trachtenberg first appeared in Gossip Girl in 2008. She
    returned to the role for two episodes of the second season
    of HBO Max's reboot in 2023.
    Her last major acting role was in 2021 as the host of a
    true-crime docuseries Meet, Marry, Murder, which appeared
    on digital streamer Tubi.
    In 2021, Trachtenberg accused Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    creator Joss Whedon of inappropriate behaviour on set after
    her co-star Charisma Carpenter said she had been left
    traumatised due to the treatment she received from Whedon.
    <https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c778rp2je47o>