Julius Okorie
While struggling to come to terms that she is no more, die-hard fans of ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’Michelle Trachtenberg are eager to know the cause of her death.
Michelle Trachtenberg, who recently underwent liver transplant, died on Wednesday, February 26, at about 8 a.m. local time in New York at 39.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelPolice responded to a 911 call on Wednesday, just after 8 a.m. local time and found a woman unconscious and unresponsive inside a Manhattan apartment. She was later identified as Trachtenberg, according to an NYPD spokesperson.
Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responded to the location and pronounced the victim deceased
“Criminality is not suspected,” the NYPD said in a statement, adding that the investigation remains ongoing.
While the authorities are continuing on the possible cause of death, many who enjoyed her movies and her impact in the movie industry suspect that the body may have rejected the transplant.
Michelle Trachtenberg, rose to fame as a precocious child star in “Harriet the Spy” and went on to have memorable roles on TV shows including “Gossip Girl,”
With her cheeky demeanour and sharp comedic timing, Trachtenberg fit in naturally with the over-the-top humour that dominated Nickelodeon in the ’90s. She first gained attention with a role on “The Adventures of Pete & Pete” and went on to star in Nickelodeon’s first feature film, 1996’s “Harriet the Spy.” In the latter, she shared the screen with Rosie O’Donnell, young Gregory Smith and J. Smith-Cameron, who would go on to star in “Succession” and played her mother in the project.
Trachtenberg grew up off screen and straddled that complicated time between childhood and teen years, her roles followed suit. In 2004, she starred in the raunchy teen comedy “EuroTrip,” then appeared in several episodes of premium cable drama “Six Feet Under.” The next year, she starred in a Disney movie, playing an aspiring ice skater in “Ice Princess” alongside Kim Cattrall. Cattrall shared a picture from their film together to social media on Wednesday, writing, “Rest in peace sweet Michelle.”
It is unclear what she was working on at the time of her death, but Trachtenberg was active on social media. In the past week, she posted photos from her previous red carpets and reflected on the fashion.
“A memory, a magical night in #newyork. I remember feeling like Cinderella,” she wrote on one post roughly a week ago. “Wishing everyone an ethereal weekend.”
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Tributes have continued to pour in from far and near with many who interacted with her or watched her movies over the years underscoring her qualities.
Courtney Howard @Lulamaybelle “Michelle Trachtenberg was a talented, whip-smart actress who brought a sharp, inner vibrancy to her characters, whether in Harriet The Spy, Gossip Girl, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, or Eurotrip. She also embraced the fandom of the projects she was a part of. #RIPMichelleTrachtenberg
tsuki @tsukixnana “I loved her in buffy the vampire slayer :(She apparently had some complications after having undergone Liver transplantation , life is so unpredictable :(Rest in peace, angel 🕊️
retrocvnt@retrocvnty says “Michelle Trachtenberg has touched so many of our hearts, whether it be through Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gossip Girl, Ice Princess etc. she will be missed by us all 💔.”
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
