Michelle Trachtenberg: Before her death she had "health problems"

She was successful in the 2000s and early 2010s. Now actress Michelle Trachtenberg has died far too early. Apparently she hadn't been well recently.

Michelle Trachtenberg's best-known role was probably that of Buffy Summers' little sister in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". She later played the scheming Georgina Sparks in the series "Gossip Girl". Now Trachtenberg is dead, having died at the age of just 39. According to the police, there are no signs of foul play. But she is said to have been in poor physical and mental health, as reported by the US magazine "People" and others.

A source told the paper that Trachtenberg had been "really emotionally depressed" and had "health problems" last year. It also says: "She told friends that she was not feeling well." And: "She was really, really sick and openly told the people around her how much she was struggling." Trachtenberg had recently been very pale and much thinner than usual, the insider also says.

The reports do not say exactly what was wrong with her. However, several US media outlets are unanimous in writing that Michelle Trachtenberg had a liver transplant a few months ago. According to the portal "TMZ", this may have led to complications. Her body may have rejected the liver.

According to the website "TMZ", Trachtenberg's mother Lana found her daughter lifeless in her apartment in New York on Wednesday morning, February 26, 2025. She called the police and 911, but they could only pronounce her daughter dead. According to the report, Michelle Trachtenberg was last seen alive on Tuesday evening at 10 p.m. In the past few days, she had spent time with friends and had been very active despite her poor health.