Michelle Trachtenberg death updates: Rosie O'Donnell, Ed Westwick lead tributes to Gossip Girl and Harriet the Spy star
Trachtenberg, who starred in a myriad of 90s and 2000s TV shows and movies, was reportedly found dead in her New York City apartment near Central Park.
Her cause of death is not yet known, though police are not treating it as suspicious, sources told the New York Post.
The actor's untimely death has sent shockwaves among millennials, who grew up watching her in several iconic titles, including the 2005 sports movie Ice Princess, the 1996 family comedy Harriet the Spy and the 2009 Zac Efron-led comedy fantasy 17 Again.
Michelle Trachtenberg dead: Ice Princess and Gossip Girl actor was 39
Michelle Trachtenberg sparked health concerns last year
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In January 2024, Michelle Trachtenberg posted a selfie on Instagram, prompting widespread concern among fans about her health.
'These kids….now adults getting our roots/hair done! Love this girl,' she wrote in the caption of the post, alongside a picture of her and Spy Kids star Alexa PenaVega at the salon.
Afterward, the comment section was bombarded with users questioning her appearance. 'Michelle you look sick. Are you okay?' one asked.
'Explain to me how I look sick. Did you lose a calendar and not realize I'm not 14. I'm 38. How sad for you to leave such a comment,' she responded at the time.
In a later post, she assured fans that she was 'happy and healthy.'
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'Explain to me how I look sick. Did you lose a calendar and not realise I'm not 14. I'm 38,' actor wrote on Instagram
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In the weeks leading up to her death, Trachtenberg reminisced about some of her favorite red carpet looks on Instagram.
Her final post — made a week before her death — was an old photo of her at the 2013 premiere of National Geographic Channel's Killing Kennedy, in which she starred as Marina Oswald.
'I wanted to look like naughty,' she wrote in the caption.
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The NYPD has confirmed the Gossip Girl star was found 'unconscious and unresponsive' in her New York City Wednesday morning by police and pronounced dead by EMS workers.
Trachtenberg's cause of death is not yet known, though police are not treating it as suspicious.
According to the New York Post, Trachtenberg recently underwent a liver transplant.
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Gossip Girl star Michelle Trachtenberg has died at 39-years-old, according to reports.
News of the actor's death broke on Wednesday. She was known for various movie and television appearances throughout the 90s and early 2000s.
According to police sources who spoke to The New York Post, Trachtenberg's cause of death is not currently known, but is not being investigated as suspicious.
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