Dawn Summers: Last News

Ellise Shafer The cause of death for Michelle Trachtenberg, the “Gossip Girl” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star, will remain undetermined as her family declined an autopsy, Variety has confirmed. Families can decline autopsies when there is so evidence of foul play or for religious reasons. According to the NYPD, 39-year-old Trachtenberg was found “unconscious and unresponsive” at her New York City apartment on Wednesday morning.

before her tragic death at age 39.The actress was found by her mother around 8 a.m. Wednesday at One Columbus Place, the Post exclusively confirmed.

“Buffy The Vampire Slayer” reboot.A source close to the situation revealed that Michelle Trachtenberg had been in contact with execs and was weighing a possible return as Buffy’s younger sister, Dawn Summers, in the upcoming reboot of the fan favorite TV series. Sadly, it looks like Buffy will have to go on without her Dawn as the story of the slayer continues, per The Daily Mail. Gellar was allegedly in strong support of bringing Trachtenberg on for the project.“Michelle Trachtenberg was in talks to return to Buffy the reboot, and she was incredibly hopeful about it,” a source tells the outlet.

Emily Longeretta Sarah Michelle Gellar is paying tribute to her “Buffy” sister, Michelle Trachtenberg, who died on Feb. 26 at 39 years old. Trachtenberg, who had been acting since age three, was found unresponsive in her New York City apartment, according to police.

died on January 26 aged 39.Trachtenberg was found unresponsive in her apartment in New York City on Wednesday (January 26), after emergency services responded to a 911 call. Authorities said the actress was pronounced dead at the scene, and a medical examiner will determine the cause of death.The investigation is ongoing, although at this point no criminality is suspected.O’Donnell appeared with the star in the 1996 family comedy Harriet The Spy, made when Trachtenberg was 11. In a statement to Entertainment Weekly on Wednesday, O’Donnell said: “I loved her very much.

Michelle Trachtenberg has sadly died.

Gossip Girl and Buffy The Vampire Slayer, has died at the age of 39.The news was reported by the New York Post on Wednesday (February 26), with police confirming she had been found in her New York City apartment. No cause of death has been disclosed.Trachtenberg gained her major breakthrough as a teenager as Dawn Summers, the younger sister of Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Buffy in the cult WB series Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Michelle Trachtenberg, the actor best known for film and television roles including “Gossip Girl” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has died. She was 39. She was found unconscious and unresponsive in her Manhattan apartment, according to the New York City police department.

Daniel Doperalski Michelle Trachtenberg starred in “Harriet the Spy” at just 10 years old, and went on to appear in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Gossip Girl,” “Ice Princess” and “Eurotrip.”Trachtenberg started acting at just 3 years old before joining Nickelodeon’s “The Adventures of Pete and Pete.”She joined “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” as Dawn Summers in its fifth season as Sarah Michelle Geller’s younger sister, and was on the show until it ended in season seven.On “Gossip Girl,” she played mean girl Georgina Sparks who often sparred with Blake Lively’s Serena van der Woodsen and Leighton Meester’s Blair Waldorf.She went on to appear in popular films including “Ice Princess” and “Eurotrip,” then returned for the “Gossip Girl” reboot in 2022, which proved to be her final role.She died Wednesday at the age of 39. Michelle Trachtenberg’s first starring role was in “Harriet the Spy,” where she played the young sleuth from the popular novel.

Michelle Trachtenberg, an actress beloved by millennials for roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Disney’s Ice Princess, Gossip Girl and more, has died at the age of 39, according to multiple reports from the likes of the New York Post and ABC News.

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, known for a wide range of TV and film roles including “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gossip Girl,” has died at the age of 39, police sources told The Post.Her death is not being investigated as suspicious, the sources said.Trachtenberg had posted a series of troubling photos in recent months on Instagram, where the award-winning actress has 800,000 followers, in which she appeared gaunt and frail, prompting some fans to comment about her startling weight loss or ask if she was on drugs.Last January, Trachtenberg responded to fan concerns saying she was “happy and healthy” and had never had plastic surgery.Born in New York City on Oct. 11, 1985, Trachtenberg’s first credited role came at the age of nine on the classic 1990s Nickelodeon series “The Adventures of Pete and Pete,” on which she portrayed quirky gal-pal Nona F.

Michelle Trachtenberg first made a name for herself way back in 2000, when she was cast as Dawn Summers in the American supernatural drama, Buffy The Vampire Slayer. At the time of joining the show, Michelle was just 15 years old, however, she had already starred in an array of TV shows and films before her big break in Buffy. From her starring role in the Nickelodeon series, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, plus, the network's 1996 comedy film, Harriet the Spy, Michelle was also cast in the 1997 CBS sitcom, Meego.

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