Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl histrion Michelle Trachtenberg has died aged 39.
Trachtenberg was recovered dormant Wednesday successful her New York City flat adjacent Columbus Circle conscionable aft 8am section clip by her mother, constabulary sources told ABC News.
It was further reported the histrion recently underwent a liver transplant aft battling alcohol issues and 'may person been experiencing complications.'
Police told DailyMail.com that determination is nary foul play suspected successful her death.
'On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, astatine astir 0801 hours, constabulary responded to a 911 telephone of an aided idiosyncratic astatine 1 Columbus Place, wrong the confines of the Midtown North Precinct,' constabulary said successful a statement.
'Upon arrival, officers observed a 39-year-old pistillate unconscious and unresponsive. EMS responded to the determination and pronounced the unfortunate deceased.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl histrion Michelle Trachtenberg has died aged 39 - pictured 2023
Trachtenberg was champion known for her enactment arsenic Buffy's ( Sarah Michelle Gellar ) younger sister Dawn Summers successful Buffy the Vampire Slayer spanning 2000-2003
Trachtenberg had antecedently sparked fears for her wellness past year
'Criminality is not suspected. The Medical Examiner volition find the origin of death. The probe remains ongoing.'
Trachtenberg was champion known for her enactment arsenic Buffy's (Sarah Michelle Gellar) younger sister Dawn Summers successful Buffy the Vampire Slayer from 2000-2003.
She besides had a recurring relation arsenic 'The Witch of the Upper East Side' Georgina Sparks successful Gossip Girl alongside Blake Lively spanning 2008-2012.
In caller years Trachtenberg had sparked interest for her wellness aft sharing troubling societal media posts successful which she looked frail.
Her last outing was to Sartiano's edifice successful SoHo past Thursday night.
An autopsy volition beryllium carried retired by the aesculapian examiner's bureau to found the nonstop origin of death.
In the aftermath of her death, her erstwhile Gossip Girl co-star Ed Westwick shared a poignant throwback of the prima connected the show, captioned: 'So bittersweet to perceive of the passing of Michelle Trachtenberg, sending prayers.'
In 2023 Michelle reprised her relation successful 2 episodes of the 2nd (and final) play of HBO Max's Gossip Girl reboot.
The Brooklyn autochthonal besides had a recurring relation arsenic 'The Witch of the Upper East Side' Georgina Sparks successful 28 episodes of The CW teen soap Gossip Girl spanning 2008-2012
Trachtenberg was recovered dormant Wednesday successful her New York City flat adjacent Columbus Circle (pictured with aesculapian examiner van outside) conscionable aft 8am section time
Trachtenberg's erstwhile Gossip Girl costar Ed Westwick paid an affectional tribute
Trachtenberg is pictured successful Hollywood successful 2020
Trachtenberg was conscionable 14 erstwhile she was formed connected Buffy (pictured 2001 with Sarah Michelle Gellar)
In 2023 Michelle reprised her relation arsenic the wedding-spoiling, manipulative socialite successful 2 episodes of the 2nd (and final) play of HBO Max's Gossip Girl reboot
Trachtenberg's past large gig was enforcement producing and hosting the 13-episode true-crime docuseries Meet, Marry, Murder for Tubi TV successful 2021
Trachtenberg shared this Instagram drawback connected February 12 captioned 'eye of the tiger'
Her last Instagram post, uploaded 7 days ago, was a throwback representation of her attending the Killing Kennedy premiere astatine the Saban Theatre connected November 4, 2013
Trachtenberg's past large gig was enforcement producing and hosting the 13-episode true-crime docuseries Meet, Marry, Murder for Tubi TV successful 2021.
In 2018, she had voiceover gigs connected her buddy Seth Green's animated spoof Robot Chicken connected Adult Swim arsenic good arsenic the Facebook Watch animated bid Human Kind Of.
Trachtenberg raised concerns among her fans aft sharing 10 Instagram posts implicit the past 3 weeks up of her death.
Prior to her daze passing, the prima was highly progressive connected societal media.
Her last Instagram post, uploaded 7 days ago, was a throwback representation of her attending the Killing Kennedy premiere astatine the Saban Theatre connected November 4, 2013 successful Beverly Hills.
'I wanted to look similar naughty #tinkerbelI wanted to look similar naughty #tinkerbell,' she captioned the picture, which showed her posing connected the reddish carpet.
Michelle uploaded two much selfies she took and, again, fans clarified they're not disquieted astir integrative country oregon malnutrition but alternatively her 'thinning hairsbreadth and yellowish eyes.'
'I wanted to look similar naughty #tinkerbelI wanted to look similar naughty #tinkerbell,' she captioned the picture, which showed her posing connected the reddish carpet.
Days prior, she shared different older representation and gag astir not letting the 'Sunday scaries' get to her.
She was intelligibly successful a nostalgic temper arsenic she besides precocious shared a snap, taken successful 2011 astatine the School of American Ballet Winter Ball, and a cheeky proposition for those without Valentine's Day plans to ticker her existent transgression docuseries, Meet, Marry, Murder.
Additionally, she shared a saccharine tribute to her boyfriend, endowment cause Jay Cohen, who she described arsenic 'the antheral who sits inactive agelong capable for' her to 'paint his face.'
The station included a saccharine drawback of them from Halloween dressed arsenic Dr. Jekyll and his change ego, Mr. Edward Hyde.
On February 8 and February 12, Trachtenberg shared much caller selfies successful the aforesaid location, which appeared to beryllium taken connected an outdoor patio.
Last twelvemonth the prima deed backmost at 'haters' who expressed interest implicit her wellness and appearance.
The erstwhile kid prima - who boasts 1.1M Instagram/Twitter followers - wrote'Fun fact. This is my face. Not malnutrition nary problems. Why bash you person [to] hate? Get a calendar.'
The play began erstwhile Michelle shared a drawback of herself astir to get her hairsbreadth done astatine Tracey Cunningham's Mèche salon successful Beverly Hills.
A instrumentality asked: 'Michelle [you] look sick. [Are you] ok?'
Trachtenberg replied: '@cathy_critz explicate to maine however I look sick. Did you suffer a calendar and not recognize I'm not 14? I'm 38. How bittersweet for you to permission specified a comment.'
The adjacent day, she posted yet different selfie with the defiant caption: 'I've received respective comments precocious astir my appearance. I person ne'er had integrative surgery. I americium blessed and healthy. Check yourself haters.'
'Nobody is talking astir integrative surgery. They are talking astir your liver shutting down,' 1 follower wrote.
Another typed: 'I truly don't deliberation anyone was implying you had integrative surgery. We are mostly acrophobic astir you. Your eyes are yellow, your hairsbreadth is [thinning] majorly, you look sick.'
'People are conscionable disquieted that your eyes are yellowish and each your hairsbreadth is falling out,' different penned.
'I deliberation they are disquieted for your health.'
One follower wrote: 'Anyone with yellowish oculus balls is not good and needs to spot a doctor.'
Trachtenberg is pictured successful 1996 movie Harriet The Spy with Rosie O'Donnell
Trachtenberg began her acting vocation aged 3 on Nickelodeon tv bid The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1994–1996).
In 1997 aged 11 she won a Young Artist Awards for her show arsenic Maggie successful CBS' Meego.
The prima besides appeared successful 2004 deed EuroTrip.
Her breakout relation came arsenic Georgina Sparks on Gossip Girl earlier landing the portion of Dawn Summers connected Buffy.
The latter won her different Young Artist Award and 3 Saturn Award nominations.
Trachtenberg was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for her relation arsenic big of the Discovery Kids bid Truth oregon Scare (2001–2003).
Her different surface credits include Mysterious Skin (2004) and Black Christmas (2006).
She besides starred connected the NBC tv bid Mercy (2009–2010) arsenic Chloe Payne.