They’ll always be the Summers sisters. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Michelle Trachtenberg became close friends while playing Buffy and Dawn Summers, respectively, on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” — a tight bond that lasted until Trachtenberg’s tragic death at age 39.

Michelle Trachtenberg has died at the age of 39. Sources told The New York Post that the actress—well-known for primetime and daytime roles like Georgina Sparks on Gossip Girl, Dawn Summers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Lily Montgomery on All My Children —was found deceased this morning in New York City.

Michelle Trachtenberg shaped the childhoods of many after rising to fame as a child star in the 1990s and 2000s. After the Gossip Girl alum’s sudden death in February 2025, fans have questions about the family life of the American actress.

Some sad news in the world of soaps. According to an ABC News report, All My Children (AMC) alum Michelle Trachtenberg, who played Lily Benton Montgomery, has died at 39 years old.Police sources note

From Ed Westwick to David Boreanzaz, how the casts of Gossip Girl, Buffy, and more are paying tribute to Michelle Trachtenberg.

Police officers, responding to a 911 call, found her unresponsive in a Manhattan apartment on Wednesday morning, the authorities said.

Police told the Post that Trachtenberg was found "unconscious and unresponsive" by police and was pronounced dead by EMS workers. Her death is not being treated as suspicious, police sources told the outlet,

Michelle Trachtenberg was left out of the in memoriam segment of the Academy Awards just days after her shocking death -- and, fans aren't happy about it.

Gossip Girl star Michelle Trachtenberg had been planning to attend a Hollywood event this month before her tragic death at the age of 39, it has been reported

Michelle Trachtenberg, 39, was planning to attend a private benefit screening of the movie Spyral during the annual SXSW film festival in Austin, Texas, on March 12, it has emerged