Michelle Trachtenberg(Buffy the Vampire Slayer star) dies 39

[Barry.]

Only 39, an icon to Buffy fans (Don't at me at Dawn!)

[Barry.]

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/buffy-gossip-girl-actress-michelle-trachtenberg-dead-39/story?id=119215091

[Vanessa]

Saw this on Facebook. She was so young. Only 39.
I remember her from Buffy. As I'm a massive fan.

[arista]

Yes was
on SkyNewsHD


Police now looking into why the 39-year-old star
died.

[Vanessa]

Yes was
on SkyNewsHD


Police now looking into why the 39-year-old star
died.

She recently had a liver transplant. They think maybe complications from that?

[arista]

She recently had a liver transplant. They think maybe complications from that?


That's Sad

[UserSince2005]

hmmm not sure I recognise her. Did she have a big part in the show or just a few eps here and there.

[arista]

hmmm not sure I recognise her. Did she have a big part in the show or just a few eps here and there.


https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/02/26/17/95616609-0-image-m-21_1740591273508.jpg


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14439629/Michelle-Trachtenberg-dead-Buffy-Gossip-Girl-troubling-posts.html

[Ray.]

Not Dawn. :eek: That is a shocker. So young. Of all the major cast members from that show, never did I think she'd be the first to go. R.I.P.

[arista]

Not Dawn. :eek: That is a shocker. So young. Of all the major cast members from that show, never did I think she'd be the first to go. R.I.P.


Our Great Vanessa
posted this:



[She recently had a liver transplant.
They think maybe complications from that?]

[arista]

[Her final outing was to Sartiano's restaurant
in SoHo last Thursday night.
An autopsy will be carried out by the
medical examiner's office to establish the
exact cause of death.

In the wake of her death, her former
Gossip Girl co-star Ed Westwick shared a
poignant throwback of the star on the show,
captioned: 'So sad to hear of the passing
of Michelle Trachtenberg, sending prayers.']


https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/02/26/17/80295247-14439629-Trachtenberg_is_best_known_for_her_work_as_Buffy_s _R_Sarah_Miche-a-21_1740591204444.jpg
[Trachtenberg was best known for her work
as Buffy's ( Sarah Michelle Gellar ) younger sister
Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer spanning 2000-2003]

[Ray.]

Our Great Vanessa
posted this:



[She recently had a liver transplant.
They think maybe complications from that?]

Yes, I saw. I wonder how much this might effect the Buffy revival series going forward. Maybe SMG won't want to do it anymore?

[Niamh.]

Oh that's so sad, far too young

[jones89]

Way too young! That’s so sad :(

[Crimson Dynamo]

Drugs?

[Vanessa]

Drugs?

She had battled alcoholism for many years. That's why she needed a liver transplant.

[Ray.]

Drugs?

No, not right now. First let's figure out what killed Michelle Trachtenberg.

[GoldHeart]

Just found out , I didn't know she had health issues


I was like what ....she's soo young :shocked:, also bizarre after hearing they're going to do a reboot of Buffy aswell.

R.I.P. very sad

[GoldHeart]

She had battled alcoholism for many years. That's why she needed a liver transplant.

That recent photo of her ....she didn't look well .

I didn't know she had those struggles, really sad .
I'll always think of her as Dawn Summers .

[Vanessa]

That recent photo of her ....she didn't look well .

I didn't know she had those struggles, really sad .
I'll always think of her as Dawn Summers .

Apparently complications from the transplant..

[Mystic Mock]

RIP

I know that she seemed to have it rough on Buffy The Vampire Slayer behind the scenes.

She was so young.

[Niamh.]

No, not right now. First let's figure out what killed Michelle Trachtenberg.[emoji23]

[Ammi]

…it’s incredibly sad…as she’d had a liver transplant, she’d possibly for some time been trying to change a life of any addictions/dependencies she may have had…?…so sad that her body rejected what was hoped to be a preserving organ transplant…terribly sad…for a young life, she’s left a great/iconic work legacy for her fans…:love:…

[Ammi]

No, not right now. First let's figure out what killed Michelle Trachtenberg.

…:laugh:…

[Nicky91]

i also know her from Ice Princess, in which she had the lead role next to stars like Kim Cattrall



RIP Michelle, gone way too soon :bawling:

[Dogeatdog]

Oh that’s sad and such a young age too. RIP