Michelle Trachtenberg, the actor recognized for her roles on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Harriet the Spy” and “Gossip Girl,” has died at age 39, the New York Police Division confirmed.
Trachtenberg’s mom discovered her useless in her New York Metropolis residence close to Columbus Circle on Wednesday morning, ABC Information reported. Police sources advised the outlet she’d just lately undergone a liver transplant and should have been experiencing issues from the operation.
“Criminality is not suspected,” police advised HuffPost. “The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. The investigation remains ongoing.”
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HuffPost has reached out to Trachtenberg’s publicist for extra info.
Trachtenberg launched her appearing profession as a baby, showing in over 100 commercials and finally touchdown her first credited function within the Nineteen Nineties Nickelodeon collection “The Adventures of Pete & Pete.” She went on to land the title function within the 1996 movie “Harriet the Spy,” taking part in reverse Rosie O’Donnell.
“She is simply a great actress,” Debby Beece, then-president of Nickelodeon Motion pictures advised The Los Angeles Every day Information when the movie debuted. “We looked at 350 girls, but there was no question in our minds that Michelle was the right girl for the job.”
In a 2021 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Trachtenberg recalled her time on the movie’s set as a formative expertise and stated she nonetheless obtained messages on social media from followers impressed by her efficiency.
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“I turned 10 years old on the first day of principal photography of ‘Harriet the Spy.’ Rosie was my biggest supporter,” she stated of her co-star. “There was a lot required of me. I’m extremely grateful for the experience.”
From 2000 to 2003, she starred in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” because the title character’s youthful sister. In a 2017 Hollywood Reporter interview, Trachtenberg mirrored on the present’s impression.
“It showed that women can kick some fucking ass! It showed that women can star in a show and be the title character. … ‘Buffy’ proved that a woman could steer the ship,” she stated.
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Her subsequent large function can be on CW’s hit “Gossip Girl,” during which she performed a recurring function as villain Georgina Sparks for all six seasons. In her 2021 ET interview, she stated the function was “actually my favorite character that I’ve played because she’s such an evil B-I-T-C-H.”
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Trachtenberg’s appearing profession slowed down in recent times, however she appeared on two episodes of HBO Max’s short-lived “Gossip Girl” reboot.
