Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl actress Michelle Trachtenberg has died aged 39.
Her death is not being investigated as suspicious, police sources confirmed to the New York Post.
Trachtenberg was best known for her work as Buffy’s (Sarah Michelle Gellar) younger sister Dawn Summers aka ‘The Key’ in 66 episodes of UPN teen supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer spanning 2000-2003.
The Brooklyn native also had a recurring role as ‘The Witch of the Upper East Side’ Georgina Sparks in 28 episodes of The CW teen soap Gossip Girl spanning 2008-2012.
In 2023 Michelle reprised her role as the wedding-spoiling, manipulative socialite in two episodes of the second (and final) season of HBO Max’s Gossip Girl reboot.
Trachtenberg’s last major gig was executive producing and hosting the 13-episode true-crime docuseries Meet, Marry, Murder for Tubi TV in 2021.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl actress Michelle Trachtenberg has died aged 39
Trachtenberg had previously sparked fears for her health last year
In 2018, she had voiceover gigs on her buddy Seth Green’s animated spoof Robot Chicken on Adult Swim as well as the Facebook Watch animated series Human Kind Of.
Michelle made her first TV appearance, at age three, in a commercial for Wisk detergent.
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