RIP Michelle Trachtenberg 39, Dead.
 

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Michelle Trachtenberg, 'Gossip Girl' and Disney Star, Has Died at 39

Trachtenberg, best known for her roles in Gossip Girl, Harriet the Spy, and Ice Princess, has died at age 39, The New York Post first reported.

Police told ABC News that Trachtenberg was found dead in her Columbus Circle apartment in New York City by her mother on Wednesday morning, Feb. 26. Sources told The New York Post that her death isn't being investigated as suspicious as of now. Her cause of death is not yet known.

Michelle Trachtenberg was one of the iconic teenage actresses of her generation. A child star, she began starring in commercials at age 3 and nabbed her first roles in Law and Order and the '90s Nickelodeon sitcom The Adventures of Pete & Pete. In 1996, she had her breakout role in Harriet the Spy, playing the titular teenage writer and detective. From 2000-2003, she starred in Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Dawn Summers. She would go on to act in a slew of TV and movie roles, most recently in the cartoon series Human Kind Of.

Never heard of her. RIP I guess.

would have

My money is on a main entree of fentanyl with a side of tranq.

I didn't recognize the name but when I looked her up I was like damn... she starred in one of my favorite dumb comedy movies... Eurotrip.

Damn. Died twice on the same day? That's rough.

Let's not leave out an appetizer of ketamine

Damn. Rip. I remember her from Buffy and EuroTrip

She was really cute in Eurotrip if she was 18+, otherwise I don't remember her in that movie.

But I still have to comment that they accidentally got into the Pope's private quarters and accidentally got tangled up in some curtains and accidentally set off white smoke and accidentally stumbled out on the balcony where a lot of people thought he was the new pope. That's just lazy comedy writing.

Could not have been natural causes. Terrible.

Harriet the Spy. I remember her. Really made me want to buy a bunch of those composition notebooks.

RIP. 39 is too young.

Considering she just had a liver transplant, it definitely could have been.

Buffy the Vampire fame. Way to young and may she RIP.

Here's a photo

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She was hawt in Eurotrip.

Scotty doesn’t know.

The absolute best "not real" song in cinematic history.

If I recall... you hated that movie didn't ya?

The fact they had Kristen Kreuk and Matt Damon be the ones doing this made it all that much better. Best song eva!

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Not even Jesus could manage that.

I actually thought it was an okay movie other than that scene. But that scene stands out as one of the worst plot sequences in movie history.

Comedy is highly subjective of course. But comedy has always included the absurd.

It's a shame when someone passes at such a young age. RIP.

How so?

She recently had a liver transplant, so chances are that her death was due to complications from that.

What a shame.

I wouldn't let my kids become famous child stars for a billion dollars. Too many perverts.

This reminds me of a deberg post.

Oh hey, it is

She was rail thin on instagram a few days ago.

I saw a photo of here where she was yellow with jaundice and looked like death. Looks like she drank her self to death. Probably dealing with trauma from pedowood.

She had a liver transplant last year, and it sounds like there were a bunch of complications with it not taking

Well, that would explain it.

Wonder if it was self inflicted from alcohol or drug abuse (hepatitis) or something out of her control..

Based on the few reports glanced at, none of them really called out addiction issues or any trouble in the past. Looks like twitter posts people mention it but I havent seen anything reputable mention it.

I've read her name while glossing over interweb headlines, but yeah never watched a single thing she's in

An actress dying at 39 is almost certainly an OD, RIP

edit* didn't know about the liver transplant, that changes the possible cause dramatically

Id have made out with her if she was my sister.

Shame. RIP. I never heard evidence that she was a ****. People younger than me dying of medical stuff is just a reminder that I'm old.

GAZ will not be pleased. He was fan of her show, Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

oh ya I remember thinking she was hot when I saw that movie, RIP

I knew this was coming. ROFL

TMZ is on top of it of course.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Michelle Trachtenberg’s body may have rejected the liver transplant she received within the last year, causing complications.

https://www.tmz.com/2025/02/26/miche...-girl-actress/

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RIP

16-year-old me watching the Eurotrip beach scene had a new outlook on her.

RIP

Matt Damon in Eurotrip is my top surprise cameo of all time. Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder is a close second.

Avril Lavigne look-alike.

Yeah, 39 year old people never get, and battle things like brain or pancreatic cancer, without broadcasting it to the world.

The hot sister in Eurotrip. R.I.P


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Reminds me of my favorite scene in eurotrip.. they accidentally got into the Pope's private quarters and accidentally got tangled up in some curtains and accidentally set off white smoke and accidentally stumbled out on the balcony where a lot of of thee thought he was the new pope. That's just awesome comedy writing

Any Gossip Girl fans in here? Asking for a friend….

Never heard of her.

Any buffy fans in here? Asking for a friend.

Yep. I'd place my bets there.

Yeah, big time. Pretty shocking she is the first main cast member to pass. Between Anthony Stewart Head (age) and Nicholas Brendan (life choices).

Gossip Girl or Gilmore Girls?

You know what to do.

Whoever had diabetes in the pool is going to make a fortune. That's out of left field.

https://www.9news.com/article/news/n...LZ4TZquT2456Wg

Apparently diabetes can cause liver failure, so the liver transplant was probably related to diabetes as well.

lol when I was drunk watching that the first time I turned to my friend and said “man they’re really working to set up this pope bit.”

You could legit rank Matt Damon cameos.

Jay and Silent Bob
Thor
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind







Finding Forrester

Nothing beats “Scotty doesn’t know”

Diabetic coma is certainly a thing and can be deadly.

Exactly what i thought of when I read this. Played the chick who hooked up with Coop…

My uncle Jimmy died at 44 from diabetes. Had episode and went into coma then died .