Michelle Trachtenberg, a former child star who appeared in the 1996 91裸聊视频淗arriet the Spy91裸聊视频� hit movie and went on to co-star in two buzzy millennial-era TV shows 91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淕ossip Girl91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� has died. She was 39.
Police responded to a 911 call shortly after 8 a.m. at a 51-story luxury apartment tower in Manhattan91裸聊视频檚 Hell91裸聊视频檚 Kitchen neighborhood where officers found Trachtenberg 91裸聊视频渦nconscious and unresponsive,91裸聊视频� according to an NYPD statement.
Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. No foul play was suspected and the New York Medical Examiner is investigating the cause of death, police said.
91裸聊视频淭he family requests privacy for their loss,91裸聊视频� Trachtenberg91裸聊视频檚 representative, Gary Mantoosh, said in a statement Wednesday.
Trachtenberg was 8 when she began playing Nona Mecklenberg on Nickelodeon91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Adventures of Pete & Pete91裸聊视频� from 1994 to 1996 and then starred in the title role in the film adaptations of 91裸聊视频淗arriet the Spy91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淚nspector Gadget,91裸聊视频� opposite Matthew Broderick.
91裸聊视频淢ichelle comes off as genuine because she really is a genuine kid. Everyone can identify with her,91裸聊视频� said Debby Beece, president of Nickelodeon Movies in 1996.
In 2000 Trachtenberg joined the cast of 91裸聊视频淏uffy,91裸聊视频� playing Dawn Summers, the younger sister of the title character played by Sarah Michelle Gellar between 2000 and 2003.
Trachtenberg thanked Gellar for speaking out against Joss Whedon in 2021, following 91裸聊视频淚 am brave enough now as a 35-year-old woman to repost this,91裸聊视频� she wrote on social media, and alluded to 91裸聊视频渉is not appropriate behavior91裸聊视频� she experienced as a teenage actor.
In 2001, she received a Daytime Emmy nomination for hosting Discovery91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭ruth or Scare.91裸聊视频� Trachtenberg went on to recurring roles on 91裸聊视频淪ix Feet Under,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淲eeds91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淕ossip Girl,91裸聊视频� where she played the gang91裸聊视频檚 scheming nemesis, Georgina Sparks.
For her fan-favorite role, she was nominated as a TV villain at the Teen Choice Award in 2012. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 definitely a lot more fun than playing the good girl,91裸聊视频� she told in 2009. I love the reaction you get. I never understood why some actors don91裸聊视频檛 want to play villains or evil characters.91裸聊视频�
She was one of the original series91裸聊视频� stars to return for a pair of guest appearances in the 2021 91裸聊视频淕ossip Girl91裸聊视频� revival.
As if to cement herself in millennial culture, Trachtenberg made a cameo in Fall Out Boy91裸聊视频檚 music video for the alongside Seth Green.
Hollywood took to social media to mourn one of their own, one who had made the transition from kid star to teen queen to adult actor. 91裸聊视频淏uffy the Vampire Slayer91裸聊视频� co-star David Boreanaz said on Instagram it was 91裸聊视频渟o very sad.. horrible news.91裸聊视频� Melissa Gilbert, who starred with Trachtenberg in the 1996 film 91裸聊视频淎 Holiday for Love,91裸聊视频� wrote on Instagram: 91裸聊视频淢y heart aches for your family and all those who loved you so.91裸聊视频�
Trachtenberg91裸聊视频檚 other credits included 91裸聊视频淚ce Princess91裸聊视频� in 2005, playing a math prodigy and aspiring figure skater. The AP said it had 91裸聊视频渁 good, though feeble, heart and the best of intentions91裸聊视频� and said Trachtenberg was 91裸聊视频渕ining the same nervous twitter from her kid-sister days on 91裸聊视频楤uffy the Vampire Slayer.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�
The New York City-born Trachtenberg also appeared in the 2004 teen sex comedy 91裸聊视频淓uroTrip,91裸聊视频� she co-starred with Zac Efron and Leslie Mann in 200991裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频�17 Again91裸聊视频� and played a murderous stalker and abductor on an episode of 91裸聊视频淐riminal Minds.91裸聊视频�
For 91裸聊视频淜illing Kennedy,91裸聊视频� the 2013 film in which she played the wife of Lee Harvey Oswald, around 80% of Trachtenberg91裸聊视频檚 dialogue was in Russian. She had learned the language from her mother growing up.
Other credits included supporting roles in the films 91裸聊视频淢ysterious Skin91裸聊视频� in 2004 and 91裸聊视频淏lack Christmas91裸聊视频� in 2006. She also starred on the NBC medical series 91裸聊视频淢ercy91裸聊视频� (200991裸聊视频�2010) opposite Taylor Schilling. More recently, she hosted the true-crime docuseries 91裸聊视频淢eet, Marry, Murder91裸聊视频� on Tubi.
