Michelle Trachtenberg cause of death revealed
Michelle Trachtenberg of 'Gossip Girl' dead at 39
Michelle Trachtenberg, the actress known for "Gossip Girl," Harriet the Spy", and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" has died at age 39. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft discusses her legacy with TMZ's Michael Babcock.
NEW YORK - Michelle Trachtenberg's cause of death has been revealed nearly two months after the 39-year-old actress was found dead in a New York City apartment.
Lab results revealed that Trachtenberg died due to "complications of diabetes mellitus," according to New York City’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Her manner of death was determined as natural.
FILE - Michelle Trachtenberg attends the 28th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party Sponsored By IMDb And Neuro Drinks on Feb. 09, 2020 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage)
What happened?
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Authorities found Trachtenberg at a residence after responding to a 911 call around 8 a.m. local time in late February.
The actress was unconscious and unresponsive, according to the New York Police Department.
Who is Michelle Trachtenberg?
The backstory:
Trachtenberg was 8 when she began played Nona Mecklenberg on Nickelodeon’s "The Adventures of Pete & Pete Nona" from 1994 to 1996 and then starred in the title role in the film adaptations of "Harriet the Spy" and "Inspector Gadget," opposite Matthew Broderick.
In 2000 Trachtenberg joined the cast of "Buffy," 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 abuse allegations made against the "Buffy" showrunner. "I am brave enough now as a 35-year-old woman to repost this," she wrote on social media, and alluded to "his not appropriate behavior" she experienced as a teenage actor.
In 2001, she received a Daytime Emmy nomination for hosting Discovery’s "Truth or Scare." Trachtenberg went on to recurring roles on "Six Feet Under," "Weeds" and "Gossip Girl," where she played the gang’s scheming nemesis, Georgina Sparks.
Her other credits included "Ice Princess" in 2005 — playing a math prodigy and aspiring figure skater — and the 2004 teen sex comedy "EuroTrip." For "Killing Kennedy," the 2013 film in which she played the wife of Lee Harvey Oswald, around 80% of Trachtenberg’s dialogue was in Russian. She had learned the language from her mother growing up.
The Source: Information for this article was gathered from TMZ, USA Today, previous reporting by FOX 5 New York, FOX News and The Associated Press. This story was reported from Los Angeles.