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Michelle Trachtenberg's Cause of Death Revealed
as Complications From Diabetes Mellitus
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Michelle Trachtenberg died due to natural causes, as a result of
complications from diabetes mellitus. The New York City Office
of Chief Medical Examiner confirmed the results to People on
Wednesday.
Trachtenberg was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in her
Manhattan apartment on the morning of Feb. 26. The "Harriet the
Spy" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" actor's family had declined
an autopsy at the time after the NYPD determined that there was
no evidence of foul play or criminality.
Beginning work as a child actor, Trachtenberg appeared in the
'90s Nickelodeon series "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" before
starring in the family film "Harriet the Spy" in 1996 at the age
of 10. As a teenager, she featured as Dawn Summers in "Buffy the
Vampire Slayer," joining the series in Season 5 and staying
involved until its wrap. She also played the villainous Georgina
Sparks on the teen drama "Gossip Girl," recurring through the
show's run from 2007 to 2012.
"Trachtenberg's untimely death, at 39, marks a passage for
millennials - she was one of the signature young stars with whom
this generation grew up," wrote Variety's chief correspondent
Daniel D'Addario in a tribute after he death. "On the
cult-favorite Nickelodeon show 'The Adventure of Pete & Pete,' she
provided deadpan ballast to the show's surrealist trappings. She
allowed a way into the proceedings on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'
for young viewers, playing Buffy's little sister Dawn, one of the
show's emotional fulcrums. Later, on 'Gossip Girl,' Trachtenberg's
Georgina Sparks was a gleeful agent of chaos - taking the
fast-ticking mind and the acuity with a sharp insult that the
actress had exhibited in 'Harriet the Spy' and flipping it on its
head."
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