Michelle Trachtenberg, Actress Known for ‘Buffy’ and ‘Gossip Girl,’ Found Dead at 39

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, best known for her roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gossip Girl, and Harriet the Spy, has tragically passed away at the age of 39, according to a report from the New York Post. Trachtenberg was found dead by her mother around 8 a.m. Wednesday at One Columbus Place, a luxury apartment building in Manhattan’s Central Park South neighborhood.

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