Former child star Michel Tratchenberg passed away at the age of 39.
This post broke the news on Wednesday, February 26th. Posted by Trachtenberg representative Gary Mantoosh. [we] Please confirm that Michel Tratchenberg has passed away. Families demand privacy for their losses. There are no further details at this time. ”
Sources say the “Gossip Girl” star had a liver transplant just before her death.
The cause of her death has not been revealed, but insiders said it was not investigated as suspicious.
Trachtenberg played many memorable roles over the years, including “Harriet the Spy,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Gossip Girl,” and “Ice Princess.”
Her mother, Lana Trutchenberg, found Michelle in an apartment in New York City around 8am Wednesday.
Before her death, the actress raised health concerns when her Instagram followers noticed her annoying appearance.
In the last few months, she looked gay on the photos, so some of her 800,000 Instagram followers have speculated about her health.
Last January, Trachtenberg replied to fans' concerns that he was “happy and healthy” and that he had never had plastic surgery.
That month she posted a selfie. “Snake to make it,” she said. I wrote it in the caption.
“I worry about yellow in your eyes, but the rest is you are the Queen and you are a wonderful person worthy of love and joy,” wrote one commenter.
Yellow eyes can be a symptom of liver problems.
Another fan accused her of undergoing plastic surgery. “You're amazing, there was a removal of fat on your cheeks. Your cheeks suddenly sucked in. You'll make sure that face/cheeks fat removal does for people.
In January 2024, Trachtenberg returned to An and applauded Instagram post.
“Fun fact. This is my face,” she captioned along with her selfie.
“I'm not malnourished. Why do you hate it? You have to get a calendar,” she wrote.
in 2021 Interview with Entertainment Tonight Trachtenberg revealed about her career and took the lead role in 1996's “Harriet the Spy.”
“I turned 10 on the first day of my major photo shoot for 'Harriet the Spy'. Rosie [O’Donnell] She spoke about her co-stars at the time.
“I needed a lot. I'm very grateful for this experience.”
She added: [I see] When they came in, you had an impact on my life. You made me a writer. “All of them are just beautiful. ”
A few years later, she appeared on Buffy the Vampire Slayer from 2000 to 2003, regretting not bringing props home with her.
“In fact, I was texting with Sarah. [Michelle Gellar] the other day. And I said, “Yeah, man. She added to the outlet. “She was like, 'You won't leave your house.' ”
Trachtenberg also stated that her favorite role is “Gossip Girl.”
She said: “It was fun.”
In a statement to her post about her death, James Marster, Trutchetenberg's “Buffy,” who played Spike, said on Wednesday, “We lost our beautiful soul. Michelle was a fiercely intelligent, weird and extremely talented person.”
He added:
