The recent announcement thatBuffy the Vampire Slayermay shortly be making a replication withSarah Michelle Gellarhas excited fan of the supernatural serial — but now there ’s some very deplorable news to accompany the show ’s return to the pop - cultivation limelight . Michelle Trachtenberg , who played Buffy ’s younger baby Dawn start in time of year five , has passed away . She was 39 eld erstwhile .
News of Trachtenberg ’s death was widely describe , first in theNew York Post , which noted no cause other than to point to law sources who sound out it was not fishy . The paper also write that the histrion had latterly undergone a liver organ transplant , and had caused headache among her many social - media followers in late months with photo that seemed to indicate wellness struggles , though “ last January , Trachtenberg responded to fan concerns tell she was ‘ happy and healthy . ' ”
Trachtenberg was born in 1985 and catch her show - game start as a youngster thespian , appearing on Nickelodeon’sThe Adventures of Pete & Peteand ABC soap operaAll My Childrenas a pre - teen . She then star as the deed fiber inHarriet the Spy , released in 1996 , and went on to have a celluloid career that include teenager comediesEuroTripand17 Again , and slasher remakeBlack Christmas , as well as high-strung fare like Gregg Araki’sMysterious Skin .
Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.© 20th Century Television
Her big impact , however , was probably in her television receiver oeuvre , which in plus toBuffy the Vampire Slayerincluded aesculapian dramaMercyand stripling dramaGossip Girl , as well as memorable invitee role onSix groundwork Under , Weeds , and more . Dawn also enjoyed more adventures in theBuffycomics that continue on for years after the series finish in 2003 .
Trachtenberg add a memorable spark in all of her projects , and she will be very missed .
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