Heartbreaking.
Today, it was announced that actress Michelle Trachtenberg, known for appearing in TV and films like EuroTrip, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gossip Girl, and the Disney movie Ice Princess has died at the age of 39, according to The New York Post,
She was sadly found by her mother 8 a.m. this morning at her apartment, One Columbus Place, a 51-story luxury apartment complex in Manhattan’s Central Park South neighborhood, sources confirmed to The Post. Fans expressed concern for her health last year, after she appeared rather frail, with very yellow eyes, however, the NY Post reports that she recently underwent a liver transplant. Her death is not being investigated as suspicious, though an exact cause of death has not been revealed yet.
Trachtenberg was born in New York City on October 11th, 1985, and started acting at a young age, appearing in the classic 90’s Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete and Pete, playing Nona F. Mecklenberg. She made her movie debut in 1996, starring in Harriet the Spy.
In 2021, she made bombshell allegations against Buffy creator and Avengers director Joss Whedon (Whedon denied the allegations), claiming he was physically abusive and she had a rule that prohibiting him from being alone in a room with her on set.
Many probably love her as Georgina Sparks on “Gossip Girl, though she’s been in so many movies and shows I watched growing up, so this is just incredibly sad news, especially for someone being so young.
Her most recent Instagram post is from just a week ago, where she shared a glamorous shot, saying:
“I wanted to look like naughty Tinkerbell”
May she rest in peace.
110% watching EuroTrip tonight. One of the best comedies ever made. Michelle Trachtenberg was a legend. RIP. pic.twitter.com/x2B12Zc19r
— Joey (@SoManyWays2Joey) February 26, 2025
RIP michelle trachtenberg.
you were always an angel. pic.twitter.com/V1QXBelzva— bearwiitch (@bearwiitch) February 26, 2025
RIP Michelle Trachtenberg
you were the best to ever do it pic.twitter.com/Y2BfmFSuPl
— popculture (@notgwendalupe) February 26, 2025
you were the best to ever do it rest in peace, michelle trachtenberg.
pic.twitter.com/yoyFSOaCHH
— ໊ (@buffys) February 26, 2025
michelle trachtenberg thankyou for giving us one of the most iconic female characters of all times. gossip girl would've been nothing without you pic.twitter.com/0FKAiV8WgV
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(@A_StarsandSeas) February 26, 2025
(@A_StarsandSeas) rest in peace Michelle Trachtenberg, forever our ice princess
pic.twitter.com/jBZ8UcUGSv
— nostalgia (@whyrev) February 26, 2025
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