Michelle Trachtenberg, known for her roles in "Buffy" and "Gossip Girl," dies at 39

Buffy the Vampire Slayer has lost her little sister. Known for the role of Dawn Summers, which she played for three seasons between 2000 and 2003, Michelle Trachtenberg was found unconscious in New York on Wednesday, February 26, the New York Police Department announced to the American media. While her remains are currently undergoing an autopsy, her death is not considered suspicious, the police announced. Her disappearance was confirmed by her family in a statement. ABC, which revealed the information, indicates that the actress had recently undergone a liver transplant and that she could have experienced complications.

Before her success in Buffy, Michelle Trachtenberg had started her acting career at the age of nine, in series broadcast on the Nickelodeon channel, before moving to the big screen with Harriet the spy girl. After Buffy , this is another series that has gone down in history which hosted the New Yorker, Gossip Girl, where she plays the recurring role of Georgina Sparks. Present throughout the series, she will return to this antagonist role in its reboot in 2022, for two episodes.

In 2021, as her appearances became rarer, Michelle Trachtenberg supported the story of actress Charisma Carpenter , one of the main roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The actress who plays Cordelia Chase accused the creator of the series Joss Whedon of harassment.