‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Harriet the Spy’ star Michelle Trachtenberg dies at 39 NEW YORK

‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Harriet the Spy’ star Michelle Trachtenberg dies at 39 NEW YORK

(New York) — Michelle Trachtenberg, a former child actor who appeared in the hit 1996 film “Harriet the Spy” and later co-starred in two humorous millennial-era TV shows — “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gossip Girl,” has died. She was 39.

Officers found Trachtenberg

“unconscious and unresponsive” when she responded to a 911 call just after 8 a.m. in the 51-story luxury apartment tower in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, according to a New York Police Department statement.

Police said no foul play is suspected and the New York medical examiner is investigating the cause of death. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.

Trachtenberg’s representative

Gary Mantoush said in a statement Wednesday, “The family asks for privacy for their loss.”. Michelle began playing Nona Mecklenburg on Nickelodeon’s “The Adventures of Pete & Pete” from 1994 to 1996 when she was 8 years old and later starred opposite Matthew Broderick in the film adaptations of “Harriet the Spy” and “Inspector Gazette.”

“Trachtenberg seems real because she’s a real girl. Everyone can relate to her,” Nickelodeon Movies president Debbie Beese said in 1996. In 2000, Trachtenberg joined the cast of “Buffy,” playing Dawn Summers, the younger sister of the title character played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, from 2000 to 2003.

Michelle thanked Gellar

For speaking out against Joss Whedon in 2021 after allegations of abuse against the show’s creator of “Buffy” were raised. “I’m so dared to post this again now as a 35-year-old woman,” she wrote on social media, citing “his inappropriate behavior” as a teen actress.

Trachtenberg played Georgina Sparks

She received a Daytime Emmy nomination for hosting Discovery’s “Truth or Scare.” In 2001. Trachtenberg had recurring roles on “Six Feet Under,” “Weeds,” and “Gossip Girl,” where she played the gang’s scheming enemy, Georgina Sparks.

Michelle told Seventeen in 2009

She received a 2012 Teen Choice Award nomination for TV villain of the year for her role, which was a fan favorite. When she told Seventeen in 2009, “It’s definitely a lot more fun than playing the good girl,” I adored your response. “I never understood why some actors don’t want to play villains or bad characters.”

Michelle Trachtenberg Gossip Girl

In the 2021 “Gossip Girl” revival, she was among the original series’ stars who made a comeback for a cameo. On Instagram on Tuesday, Blake Lively paid respect to her “Gossip Girl” co-star, writing, “The world has lost a very sensitive and good person in Michelle.”Those who were fortunate enough to witness her fire will miss her efforts and her generous heart.

Michelle place in millennial culture

Trachtenberg appeared alongside Seth Green in the music video for Fall Out Boy’s “This Is Not a Scene, It’s an Arms Race” as if to further establish her place in millennial culture. One of Hollywood’s own, who transitioned from child star to teen queen to adult actress, was mourned on social media.

Trachtenberg co-star David Boreanaz

Co-star David Boreanaz of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” posted on Instagram that the news was “so sad… terrible news.” In the 1996 movie “A Holiday for Love,” Melissa Gilbert, who costarred with Trachtenberg, posted on Instagram, “My heart goes out to your family and everyone who loved you so much.”

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