Actress Michelle Trachtenberg passed away at the age of 39: details
27 february 2025 в 00:13
Famous actress Michelle Trachtenberg, best known for her roles in the TV series «Gossip Girl» and «Buffy the Vampire Slayer», passed away at just 39 years old.
On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, the New York City police responded to a 911 call around 8 am in Manhattan, where Trachtenberg was found dead in a 51-story residential complex on Central Park South, New York. According to The New York Post, the 911 call reported a woman in cardiac arrest.
«Upon arrival, officers found a 39-year-old woman unconscious and unresponsive», - the police reported. Emergency services then declared her deceased. Although authorities ruled out foul play, fans were shocked by the sudden news, especially considering that she had been active on Instagram just a few days before her death.
Find out more about her health condition before her unexpected passing.
Sources told ABC News that «she recently underwent a liver transplant and may have experienced complications».
A year before her death, Trachtenberg addressed criticism regarding her appearance and health.
«I recently received some comments about my appearance. I have never had plastic surgery, I am happy and healthy. Check yourself, haters», - Trachtenberg wrote in the caption of an Instagram post on January 18, 2024.
Comments that started a few days before her post and continued until her death criticized Trachtenberg’s weight loss, yellowish eyes, and «chapped lips», among other things.
The official cause of Trachtenberg’s death has not been confirmed at the time of publication. The autopsy is not yet complete. Police confirmed that they found Trachtenberg «unconscious and unresponsive», and medical workers declared her dead. Police are not investigating the death as suspicious and found no signs of foul play.
«No criminality is suspected. The cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner. The investigation is ongoing».
ABC News also reported that it is believed that Trachtenberg «died of natural causes».
Trachtenberg was known for a variety of film and television roles. She quickly won the hearts of viewers in the early 2000s, but began her career in the late 1990s with a role in the film «Harriet the Spy». She appeared in many other films, including «Inspector Gadget», «Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish», «Black Christmas», and «EuroTrip», as well as TV shows like «Law & Order», «All My Children», «The Adventures of Pete & Pete», «Mercy», «Weeds», «Criminal Minds», «Sleepy Hollow», and «NCIS: Los Angeles».
Her most famous film and television roles were in «Ice Princess», «17 Again», «Gossip Girl», and «Buffy the Vampire Slayer»
On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, the New York City police responded to a 911 call around 8 am in Manhattan, where Trachtenberg was found dead in a 51-story residential complex on Central Park South, New York. According to The New York Post, the 911 call reported a woman in cardiac arrest.
«Upon arrival, officers found a 39-year-old woman unconscious and unresponsive», - the police reported. Emergency services then declared her deceased. Although authorities ruled out foul play, fans were shocked by the sudden news, especially considering that she had been active on Instagram just a few days before her death.
Find out more about her health condition before her unexpected passing.
Sources told ABC News that «she recently underwent a liver transplant and may have experienced complications».
A year before her death, Trachtenberg addressed criticism regarding her appearance and health.
«I recently received some comments about my appearance. I have never had plastic surgery, I am happy and healthy. Check yourself, haters», - Trachtenberg wrote in the caption of an Instagram post on January 18, 2024.
Comments that started a few days before her post and continued until her death criticized Trachtenberg’s weight loss, yellowish eyes, and «chapped lips», among other things.
The official cause of Trachtenberg’s death has not been confirmed at the time of publication. The autopsy is not yet complete. Police confirmed that they found Trachtenberg «unconscious and unresponsive», and medical workers declared her dead. Police are not investigating the death as suspicious and found no signs of foul play.
«No criminality is suspected. The cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner. The investigation is ongoing».
ABC News also reported that it is believed that Trachtenberg «died of natural causes».
Trachtenberg was known for a variety of film and television roles. She quickly won the hearts of viewers in the early 2000s, but began her career in the late 1990s with a role in the film «Harriet the Spy». She appeared in many other films, including «Inspector Gadget», «Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish», «Black Christmas», and «EuroTrip», as well as TV shows like «Law & Order», «All My Children», «The Adventures of Pete & Pete», «Mercy», «Weeds», «Criminal Minds», «Sleepy Hollow», and «NCIS: Los Angeles».
Her most famous film and television roles were in «Ice Princess», «17 Again», «Gossip Girl», and «Buffy the Vampire Slayer»
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