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report hit sooner today that Michelle Trachtenberg ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Gossip Girl ) was find dead in her NYC apartment , at age 39 .
Some heartbreaking news to report , with ABC News confirming from constabulary rootage thatMichelle Trachtenberghas pass away at the age of 39 – with Trachtenberg ’s female parent attain the find earlier today in Tranchtenberg ’s NYC flat . " It is with great sadness to confirm that Michelle Trachtenberg has overhaul away . The family requests privacy for their loss . There are no further item at this time,“a representative for the syndicate share . Trachtenberg ’s first idiot box role was in the 2nd time of year of NBC’sLaw & Order , with her first credited character in Nickelodeon’sThe Adventures of Pete & Pete . Over the course of the next 30 + years , Trachtenberg would make the transition from child histrion to adult actor , amassing an impressive filmography along the way . But in terms of pop acculturation impact , fans ofGossip GirlandBuffy the Vampire Slayerwill always call up Trachtenberg as Georgina Sparks and Dawn Summers , respectively .
In terminal figure ofBuffy the Vampire Slayer , Trachtenberg had the embarrassing undertaking of joining the hit ensemble series at the beginning of its 5th time of year – and as Buffy Summers ' ( Sarah Michelle Gellar ) sister , no less . It was a office that carried a ton of responsibility with it , with Dawn being introduced as if she had been part of the " Scooby Gang " all along – as if Buffy always had a sister . Before long , we teach the truth behind Dawn ’s existence – with Trachtenberg render a diverseness in spirit and emotion that match the confusion and heartbreak that Dawn was experience . Even after Dawn ’s backstory is revealed and the solar day is save , it was Trachtenberg who kept us tuning in to see where Dawn ’s journeying would eventually take her .
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Michelle Trachtenberg on Dawn’s Development
" I was introduced to the show like , ' Boom , here I am ! ' Take it or leave it , and I desire you take it , " Trachtenberg shared with the BBCduring a 2014 consultation , explaining how she was introduced to the case of Dawn Summers and how she develop the role . " Dawn was introduced as Buffy ’s sister , and she ’s just a regular teenage missy , she has her opinions on the human beings and all that . I never like to believe before to the destruction of the season , ' Oh , will I be coming back , ' because if you ’re thinking too much about the triviality of what you do , you ca n’t really put all the creative ingredients into what you ’re doing now . That was a bounteous thing for me especially playing Dawn , because I did n’t know that much about her at all . "
After take on with the serial publication Maker , Trachtenberg agnize that she would be carrying the system of weights when it came to fleshing out Dawn . gratefully , being a fan of the serial made the process leisurely for her . " What really avail and was very lucky was the fact that I was such a huge fan of the show that I understood how thing were going to play out . Not that I knew what was choke to come about during the course of study of the season , but I could suppose , " Trachtenberg share . " It was really interesting to see all the hardships Dawn goes through , because even though she has this arcanum , she still has to play out her life like a steady teenage young lady . She has to go to school , she has to do her chores and homework , she has to keep her room light . "
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