Gossip Girl' and 'Buffy' Star Michelle Trachtenberg Dead at 39: Tragic Details Revealed

2025-02-27 07:43:45.143

Michelle Trachtenberg, the actress known for her roles in 'Gossip Girl' and 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', died Wednesday morning at the age of 39. A friend, photographer Amanda de Cadenet, shared on Instagram that Trachtenberg had been recently hospitalized and that they had a FaceTime conversation from her hospital bed. De Cadenet stated that Trachtenberg 'knew death was a high possibility' in the final months of her life. Sources suggest that Trachtenberg underwent a liver transplant within the last year and that her death may have resulted from the body rejecting the transplant. The death is not considered suspicious, and the medical examiner will determine the official cause. Trachtenberg's representative confirmed her death, and her boyfriend, Jay Cohen, asked for privacy. Tributes poured in from fellow actors, including her 'Gossip Girl' co-stars Blake Lively and Ed Westwick, and her 'Buffy' co-stars.