6 of Michelle Trachtenberg’s most iconic film & TV performances

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Perhaps a word you could use to describe Michelle Trachtenberg's vast filmography is bold. The New York City-native and actress — who tragically died on Tuesday, February 26, due to complications with a recent liver transplant, per TMZ — built a lasting name for herself through the often sharp-witted, outspoken, and unforgettable characters she played on era-defining shows like Gossip Girl and Buffy.

Her seasons-long arc as Georgina, the seductive Gossip Girl villain that everyone loved and loved to hate, shaped a generation of sneaky and well-dressed boy-stealers.

While her early breakout role in Harriet the Spy taught many other young people the importance of following your own beat. The movie I remember her the most clearly in is Ice Princess, in which she played a young teen who endured punishing practices and a demanding mom to see to her dream of becoming a figure skater.

There was something in the determination and grit she brought to the role, which she effortlessly balanced with an elegance, that stuck with me growing up — and it turns out that was something that seeped into her actual character.