Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, who rose to fame as a child star in the 1990s and 2000s, has died aged 39. Police in Manhattan said they responded to an emergency call on Wednesday morning and found Trachtenberg "unconscious and unresponsive". She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Michelle Trachtenberg, the actress best known for her roles as Dawn Summers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Georgina Sparks on Gossip Girl, has died. She was 39. Trachtenberg was found unresponsive in her New York City apartment early Wednesday morning,

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, known for roles in “Buffy,” “Harriet the Spy,” and “Gossip Girl,” has been found dead in New York City at the age of 39, according to a police spokesperson. The NYPD responded to a 911 call around 8 a.