Gossip Girl and Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Michelle Trachtenberg dies

Michelle Trachtenberg , an actress known for her role in popular series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, died on Wednesday . The actress was 39 years old. This was revealed by several media outlets, such as the New York Post and ABC News, although the cause of death has not yet been revealed.

According to The Post, Trachtenberg was found by her mother around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, February 26, at One Columbus Place, a 51-story luxury apartment complex in the Central Park South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York .

According to sources cited by the outlet, the artist recently underwent a liver transplant. The Post also stresses that her death is not being investigated as a possible crime. In recent months, Trachtenberg shared a few selfies on Instagram that worried her followers, with some of them commenting on her deteriorating physical appearance.

Born in New York City on October 11, 1985, Trachtenberg made her acting debut in commercials at just three years old before landing a regular role as Lily Montgomery on the series All My Children. She gained further recognition starring in Nickelodeon's The Adventures of Pete & Pete and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for her role on Discovery's children's series Truth or Scare.

Trachtenberg joined Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Dawn Summers, Buffy's (Sarah Michelle Gellar) younger sister. On the small screen, she also played Georgina Sparks in Gossip Girl . Her filmography also includes productions such as 17 Again, Eurotrip, Dreaming, Dreaming... I Got Big at Skating and Harriet the Spy.