Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress dies aged 39 - reports

Michelle Trachtenberg, who roseate to fame arsenic a kid prima successful the 1990s and 2000s, has died aged 39, according to US media reports.

The American histrion was champion known for playing Buffy the Vampire Slayer's younger sister Dawn Summers, and aboriginal took connected the relation of manipulative socialite Georgina Sparks successful Gossip Girl - which ran from 2007 to 2012 - arsenic an adult.

Her decease is not being treated arsenic suspicious, the New York Post reports.

Trachtenberg mader her movie debut successful Harriet the Spy successful 1996, and she appeared successful respective Nickelodeon production.

BBC News has reached retired to Trachtenberg's representatives for comment.

The histrion got her commencement successful acting astatine three-years-old connected the Nickelodeon tv bid The Adventures of Pete & Pete.

In the aboriginal 2000s, she was nominated for respective acting awards - including a Daytime Emmy Award - for her relation successful Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

She besides starred successful films including EuroTrip, Ice Princess, Killing Kennedy and Sister Cities.

Trachtenberg archetypal appeared successful Gossip Girl successful 2008. She returned to the relation for 2 episodes of the 2nd play of HBO Max's reboot successful 2023.

Her past large acting relation was successful 2021 arsenic the big of a true-crime docuseries Meet, Marry, Murder, which appeared connected integer streamer Tubi.

In 2021, Trachtenberg accused Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator, Joss Whedon, of inappropriate behaviour connected acceptable aft her co-star Charisma Carpenter said she had been near traumatised owed to the attraction she person from Whedon.