Actress Michelle Trachtenberg ('Gossip Girl') dies at 39
The interpreter's mother found her dead in her New York apartment
BarcelonaActress Michelle Trachtenberg, known for her roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, has died at the age of 39, according to several American media reports. The young interpreter was found dead by her mother in her apartment in New York at around eight o'clock on Wednesday morning, according to ABC News, citing police sources.
The cause of death is currently unknown, but ABC News points out that Trachtenberg had recently undergone a kidney transplant. The main hypothesis is that she may have experienced complications as a result of the operation and died of natural causes. An autopsy will be performed on the body to determine the cause of death.
Trachtenberg began her career as a child and appeared in several series on the children's channel Nickelodeon. Her fame is mainly due to her participation in youth series from the late 1990s and early 2000s, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip GirlIn the first one she played Summer, the younger sister of the main character, Buffy, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar. The actress joined the series in the fifth season and stayed until the end, which took place in 2003. In Gossip girl She played the character of Georgina Spark, one of the series' evil officials who was almost always in conflict with the two protagonists, Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Live).