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Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Michelle Trachtenberg death: Sarah Michelle Gellar pays tribute to Buffy co-star
Sarah Michelle Gellar has paid tribute to her Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-star Michelle Trachtenberg, who has died aged 39. Gossip Girl actor Trachtenberg, who starred in a myriad of 90s and 2000s TV shows and movies, was reportedly found dead by her mother in her New York City apartment near Central Park on 26 February. The actor played Buffy's sister Dawn in later seasons of the hit show and, the following day, Gellar memorialised her by modifying a famous line of dialogue from an episode of the series, in which Buffy urged her sister to flourish in life as she prepared to sacrifice her own. 'Michelle, listen to me,' Gellar wrote. 'Listen. I love you. I will always love you. The hardest thing in this world, is to live in it. I will be brave. I will live… for you.' Gellar also added a key emoji in reference to Trachtenberg's character on the show. Shortly after arriving in the series, Dawn was revealed to be the human form of a mythical key with the power to unlock another dimension. Her post, which was awaited by dedicated fans of the fantasy show, was met with an outpouring of emotion, with many sharing their sadness and grief in response. The NYPD confirmed they found Trachtenberg 'unconscious and unresponsive' and she was pronounced dead by emergency medical workers. Her cause of death is not yet known, though police are not treating it as suspicious, sources told the New York Post. The New York Medical Examiner is investigating the cause of death, The actor's untimely death has sent shockwaves among millennials, who grew up watching her in several iconic titles, including the 2005 sports movie Ice Princess, the 1996 family comedy Harriet the Spy and the 2009 Zac Efron-led comedy fantasy 17 Again. More of Trachtenberg's former co-stars, including Blake Lively and Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl), Kim Cattrall (Ice Princess) and Rosie O'Donnell (Harriet the Spy), have also reacted to the 'heartbreaking' news of her passing. Westwick paid tribute to her on Instagram, writing: 'So sad to hear of the passing of [Michelle Trachtenberg]. Sending prayers,' while O'Donnell said in a statement: 'I loved her very much. She struggled the last few years. I wish I could have helped.'
The Independent
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Michelle Trachtenberg death: Buffy fans emotional over Sarah Michelle Gellar's tribute to co-star
Sarah Michelle Gellar has paid tribute to her Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-star Michelle Trachtenberg, who has died aged 39. Gossip Girl actor Trachtenberg, who starred in a myriad of 90s and 2000s TV shows and movies, was reportedly found dead by her mother in her New York City apartment near Central Park on 26 February. The actor played Buffy's sister Dawn in later seasons of the hit show and, the following day, Gellar memorialised her by modifying a famous line of dialogue from an episode of the series, in which Buffy urged her sister to flourish in life as she prepared to sacrifice her own. 'Michelle, listen to me,' Gellar wrote. 'Listen. I love you. I will always love you. The hardest thing in this world, is to live in it. I will be brave. I will live… for you.' Gellar also added a key emoji in reference to Trachtenberg's character on the show. Shortly after arriving in the series, Dawn was revealed to be the human form of a mythical key with the power to unlock another dimension. Her post, which was awaited by dedicated fans of the fantasy show, was met with an outpouring of emotion, with many sharing their sadness and grief in response. The NYPD confirmed they found Trachtenberg 'unconscious and unresponsive' and she was pronounced dead by emergency medical workers. Her cause of death is not yet known, though police are not treating it as suspicious, sources told the New York Post. The New York Medical Examiner is investigating the cause of death. The actor's untimely death has sent shockwaves among millennials, who grew up watching her in several iconic titles, including the 2005 sports movie Ice Princess, the 1996 family comedy Harriet the Spy and the 2009 Zac Efron-led comedy fantasy 17 Again. More of Trachtenberg's former co-stars, including Blake Lively and Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl), Kim Cattrall (Ice Princess) and Rosie O'Donnell (Harriet the Spy), have also reacted to the 'heartbreaking' news of her passing. Westwick paid tribute to her on Instagram, writing: 'So sad to hear of the passing of [ Michelle Trachtenberg ]. Sending prayers,' while O'Donnell said in a statement: 'I loved her very much. She struggled the last few years. I wish I could have helped.'
The Independent
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Michelle Trachtenberg death: Sarah Michelle Gellar pays tribute to Buffy co-star
Sarah Michelle Gellar has paid tribute to her Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-star Michelle Trachtenberg, who has died aged 39. Gossip Girl actor Trachtenberg, who starred in a myriad of 90s and 2000s TV shows and movies, was reportedly found dead by her mother in her New York City apartment near Central Park on 26 February. The actor played Buffy's sister Dawn in later seasons of the hit show and, the following day, Gellar memorialised her by modifying a famous line of dialogue from an episode of the series, in which Buffy urged her sister to flourish in life as she prepared to sacrifice her own. 'Michelle, listen to me,' Gellar wrote. 'Listen. I love you. I will always love you. The hardest thing in this world, is to live in it. I will be brave. I will live… for you.' Gellar also added a key emoji in reference to Trachtenberg's character on the show. Shortly after arriving in the series, Dawn was revealed to be the human form of a mythical key with the power to unlock another dimension. Her post, which was awaited by dedicated fans of the fantasy show, was met with an outpouring of emotion, with many sharing their sadness and grief in response. The NYPD confirmed they found Trachtenberg 'unconscious and unresponsive' and she was pronounced dead by emergency medical workers. Her cause of death is not yet known, though police are not treating it as suspicious, sources told the New York Post. The New York Medical Examiner is investigating the cause of death, The actor's untimely death has sent shockwaves among millennials, who grew up watching her in several iconic titles, including the 2005 sports movie Ice Princess, the 1996 family comedy Harriet the Spy and the 2009 Zac Efron-led comedy fantasy 17 Again. More of Trachtenberg's former co-stars, including Blake Lively and Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl), Kim Cattrall (Ice Princess) and Rosie O'Donnell (Harriet the Spy), have also reacted to the 'heartbreaking' news of her passing. Westwick paid tribute to her on Instagram, writing: 'So sad to hear of the passing of [Michelle Trachtenberg]. Sending prayers,' while O'Donnell said in a statement: 'I loved her very much. She struggled the last few years. I wish I could have helped.' Michelle Trachtenberg dead: Ice Princess and Gossip Girl actor was 39 Gossip Girl star Michelle Trachtenberg has died at 39-years-old, according to reports. News of the actor's death broke on Wednesday. She was known for various movie and television appearances throughout the 90s and early 2000s. According to police sources who spoke to The New York Post, Trachtenberg's cause of death is not currently known, but is not being investigated as suspicious. The actor's cause of death is not yet known Inga Parkel26 February 2025 18:10 Michelle Trachtenberg cause of death The NYPD has confirmed the Gossip Girl star was found 'unconscious and unresponsive' in her New York City Wednesday morning by police and pronounced dead by EMS workers. Trachtenberg's cause of death is not yet known, though police are not treating it as suspicious. According to the New York Post, Trachtenberg recently underwent a liver transplant. Inga Parkel26 February 2025 18:22 Michelle Trachtenberg's latest Instagram activity before her death In the weeks leading up to her death, Trachtenberg reminisced about some of her favorite red carpet looks on Instagram. Her final post — made a week before her death — was an old photo of her at the 2013 premiere of National Geographic Channel's Killing Kennedy, in which she starred as Marina Oswald. 'I wanted to look like naughty,' she wrote in the caption. 26 February 2025 18:49 Michelle Trachtenberg sparked health concerns last year In January 2024, Michelle Trachtenberg posted a selfie on Instagram, prompting widespread concern among fans about her health. 'These kids….now adults getting our roots/hair done! Love this girl,' she wrote in the caption of the post, alongside a picture of her and Spy Kids star Alexa PenaVega at the salon. Afterward, the comment section was bombarded with users questioning her appearance. 'Michelle you look sick. Are you okay?' one asked. 'Explain to me how I look sick. Did you lose a calendar and not realize I'm not 14. I'm 38. How sad for you to leave such a comment,' she responded at the time. In a later post, she assured fans that she was 'happy and healthy.' 'Explain to me how I look sick. Did you lose a calendar and not realise I'm not 14. I'm 38,' actor wrote on Instagram Inga Parkel26 February 2025 19:07 Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick 'saddened' by death of former co-star Michelle Trachtenberg's Gossip Girl co-star Ed Westwick has reacted to the news of her untimely passing. Westwick, 37, who starred as Chuck Bass in the seminal teen drama, shared an old picture of Trachtenberg in costume as her Gossip Girl character Georgina Sparks to his Instagram Story. 'So sad to hear of the passing of @michelletrachtenberg sending prayers [praying hands and white heart emoji],' he wrote. Inga Parkel26 February 2025 19:22 Rosie O'Donnell claims Trachtenberg 'struggled' before her death Rosie O'Donnell, who starred alongside Trachtenberg in the 1996 family comedy Harriet the Spy, has shared a statement with US Weekly. Calling Trachtenberg's death 'heartbreaking,' O'Donnell said: 'I loved her very much. She struggled the last few years. I wish could have helped.' Trachtenberg was only 10 years old when she starred in Harriet the Spy. Her role as the titular school-age wannabe spy marked her movie acting debut. O'Donnell portrayed Ole Golly, Harriet's whimsical nanny. 26 February 2025 19:38 VIDEO: Buffy and Gossip Girl actor Michelle Trachtenburg dead Inga Parkel26 February 2025 20:00 Kenan Thompson says 'our first Nick movie star has departed us' Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson paid tribute to Trachtenburg on Instagram, writing: 'Our first Nick movie star has departed us!! She was my friend and now she rests!! 🙏🏾 Check on your people!!!' Kevin Perry26 February 2025 21:20 Trachtenberg remembered as 'funny' and 'kind' by Gossip Girl creators 'We are deeply saddened by the news of Michelle's passing,' Gossip Girl creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage expressed in a statement to NBC News. 'Michelle was so funny, kind, and talented. Her portrayal of Georgina Sparks was an iconic fan favorite, and grew from a one season villain to a beloved character who returned over the course of six seasons.' Inga Parkel26 February 2025 21:38 Kim Cattrall honors Trachtenberg in sweet Instagram tribute Kim Cattrall has paid tribute to Trachtenberg, whom she co-starred with in Disney's 2005 sports movie Ice Princess. 'Rest in peace sweet Michele [broken heart emoji],' the Sex and the City star wrote alongside an old picture of the two of them from the film. Trachtenberg led the family classic as Casey, an aspiring professional figure skater. Cattrall portrayed Tina, the mother of Casey's rival, who later becomes a coach to Casey. Inga Parkel26 February 2025 22:02
Asharq Al-Awsat
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Michelle Trachtenberg, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and ‘Harriet the Spy' Star, Dies at 39
Michelle Trachtenberg, a former child star who appeared in the 1996 "Harriet the Spy" hit movie and went on to co-star in two buzzy millennial-era TV shows — "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Gossip Girl" — has died. She was 39. Police responded to a 911 call shortly after 8 a.m. at a 51-story luxury apartment tower in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood where officers found Trachtenberg "unconscious and unresponsive," according to an NYPD statement. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. No foul play was suspected and the New York Medical Examiner is investigating the cause of death, police said. "The family requests privacy for their loss," Trachtenberg's representative, Gary Mantoosh, said in a statement Wednesday. Trachtenberg was 8 when she began playing Nona Mecklenberg on Nickelodeon's "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" from 1994 to 1996 and then starred in the title role in the film adaptations of "Harriet the Spy" and "Inspector Gadget," opposite Matthew Broderick. "Michelle comes off as genuine because she really is a genuine kid. Everyone can identify with her," said Debby Beece, president of Nickelodeon Movies 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 between 2000 and 2003. Trachtenberg thanked Gellar for speaking out against Joss Whedon in 2021, following abuse allegations made against the "Buffy" showrunner. "I am brave enough now as a 35-year-old woman to repost this," she wrote on social media, and alluded to "his not appropriate behavior" she experienced as a teenage actor. In 2001, she received a Daytime Emmy nomination for hosting Discovery's "Truth or Scare." Trachtenberg went on to recurring roles on "Six Feet Under,Weeds" and "Gossip Girl," where she played the gang's scheming nemesis, Georgina Sparks. For her fan-favorite role, she was nominated as a TV villain at the Teen Choice Award in 2012. "It's definitely a lot more fun than playing the good girl," she told Seventeen in 2009. "I love the reaction you get. I never understood why some actors don't want to play villains or evil characters." She was one of the original series' stars to return for a pair of guest appearances in the 2021 "Gossip Girl" revival. Blake Lively on Instagram on Tuesday honored her "Gossip Girl" co-star: "The world lost a deeply sensitive and good person in Michelle. May her work and her huge heart be remembered by those who were lucky enough to experience her fire." As if to cement herself in millennial culture, Trachtenberg made a cameo in Fall Out Boy's music video for the "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" alongside Seth Green. Hollywood took to social media to mourn one of their own, one who had made the transition from kid star to teen queen to adult actor. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" co-star David Boreanaz said on Instagram it was "so very sad.. horrible news." Melissa Gilbert, who starred with Trachtenberg in the 1996 film "A Holiday for Love," wrote on Instagram: "My heart aches for your family and all those who loved you so." Rosie O'Donnell, who starred alongside Trachtenberg in her "Harriet the Spy" debut, said her death was "heartbreaking:I loved her very much. She struggled the last few years. I wish I could have helped." Glee star Chris Colfer remembered her this way: "Michelle was the absolute sweetest and one of the most supportive people I knew," he wrote. Trachtenberg's later credits included "Ice Princess" in 2005, playing a math prodigy and aspiring figure skater. The AP said it had "a good, though feeble, heart and the best of intentions" and said Trachtenberg was "mining the same nervous twitter from her kid-sister days on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'" The New York City-born Trachtenberg also appeared in the 2004 teen comedy "EuroTrip," she co-starred with Zac Efron and Leslie Mann in 2009's "17 Again" and played a murderous stalker and abductor on an episode of "Criminal Minds." For "Killing Kennedy," the 2013 film in which she played the wife of Lee Harvey Oswald, around 80% of Trachtenberg's dialogue was in Russian. She had learned the language from her mother growing up. Other credits included supporting roles in the films "Mysterious Skin" in 2004 and "Black Christmas" in 2006. She also starred on the NBC medical series "Mercy" (2009–2010) opposite Taylor Schilling. More recently, she hosted the true-crime docuseries "Meet, Marry, Murder" on Tubi.
The National
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
Michelle Trachtenberg: 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Gossip Girl' actor dies at 39
Michelle Trachtenberg, a former child star who appeared in the 1996 "Harriet the Spy" hit movie and went on to co-star in two buzzy millennial-era TV shows — "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Gossip Girl" — has died. She was 39. Police responded to a 911 call shortly after 8 am. at a 51-story luxury apartment tower in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood where officers found Trachtenberg "unconscious and unresponsive,' according to an NYPD statement. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. No foul play was suspected and the New York Medical Examiner is investigating the cause of death, police said. 'The family requests privacy for their loss," Trachtenberg's representative, Gary Mantoosh, said in a statement Wednesday. Trachtenberg was 8 when she began playing Nona Mecklenberg on Nickelodeon's 'The Adventures of Pete & Pete' from 1994 to 1996 and then starred in the title role in the film adaptations of 'Harriet the Spy' and 'Inspector Gadget,' opposite Matthew Broderick. 'Michelle comes off as genuine because she really is a genuine kid. Everyone can identify with her,' said Debby Beece, president of Nickelodeon Movies 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 between 2000 and 2003. Trachtenberg thanked Gellar for speaking out against Joss Whedon in 2021, following abuse allegations made against the "Buffy" showrunner."I am brave enough now as a 35-year-old woman to repost this," she wrote on social media, and alluded to "his not appropriate behavior" she experienced as a teenage actor. In 2001, she received a Daytime Emmy nomination for hosting Discovery's 'Truth or Scare.' Trachtenberg went on to recurring roles on 'Six Feet Under,' 'Weeds' and 'Gossip Girl,' where she played the gang's scheming nemesis, Georgina Sparks. For her fan-favorite role, she was nominated as a TV villain at the Teen Choice Award in 2012. "It's definitely a lot more fun than playing the good girl," she told Seventeen in 2009. I love the reaction you get. I never understood why some actors don't want to play villains or evil characters." She was one of the original series' stars to return for a pair of guest appearances in the 2021 'Gossip Girl' revival. Blake Lively on Instagram on Tunesday honored her 'Gossip Girl' co-star: "The world lost a deeply sensitive and good person in Michelle. May her work and her huge heart be remembered by those who were lucky enough to experience her fire.' As if to cement herself in millennial culture, Trachtenberg made a cameo in Fall Out Boy's music video for the "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" alongside Seth Green. Hollywood took to social media to mourn one of their own, one who had made the transition from kid star to teen queen to adult actor. 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' co-star David Boreanaz said on Instagram it was 'so very sad.. horrible news.' Melissa Gilbert, who starred with Trachtenberg in the 1996 film 'A Holiday for Love,' wrote on Instagram: 'My heart aches for your family and all those who loved you so.' Trachtenberg's other credits included 'Ice Princess' in 2005, playing a math prodigy and aspiring figure skater. The AP said it had 'a good, though feeble, heart and the best of intentions' and said Trachtenberg was 'mining the same nervous twitter from her kid-sister days on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'' The New York City-born Trachtenberg also appeared in the 2004 teen sex comedy 'EuroTrip,' she co-starred with Zac Efron and Leslie Mann in 2009's '17 Again' and played a murderous stalker and abductor on an episode of 'Criminal Minds.' For 'Killing Kennedy,' the 2013 film in which she played the wife of Lee Harvey Oswald, around 80% of Trachtenberg's dialogue was in Russian. She had learned the language from her mother growing up. Other credits included supporting roles in the films 'Mysterious Skin' in 2004 and 'Black Christmas' in 2006. She also starred on the NBC medical series "Mercy" (2009–2010) opposite Taylor Schilling. More recently, she hosted the true-crime docuseries 'Meet, Marry, Murder' on Tubi. Associated Press Writer Michael R. Sisak contributed to this report.
