Actress Michelle Trachtenberg dead at 39

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RIP; hope the cause was not drugs or suicide.
Possible complications from a liver transplant. Her eyes in the last pic were yellow.


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Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, known for roles in 'Harriet the Spy' and 'Gossip Girl,' dead at 39
By ABC News
Updated 8 minutes ago

Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, known for her roles in 'Harriet the Spy' and 'Gossip Girl,' has died. She was 39.
NEW YORK -- Michelle Trachtenberg, an actress best known for her roles in "Harriet the Spy" and "Gossip Girl," was found dead Wednesday in a New York City apartment, police sources told ABC News.

Her death is not believed to be suspicious, the sources said.


Actress Michelle Trachtenberg poses for a portrait at the Gibson Guitar Lounge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Monday, Jan. 19, 2009.

AP Photo/Mark Mainz



Her mother found Trachtenberg, 39, dead in the actress's apartment near Columbus Circle just after 8 a.m., police sources said.

Trachtenberg recently underwent a liver transplant and may have been experiencing complications, the sources said.




An autopsy will confirm the cause and manner of death.

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I don't remember seeing Harriett the Spy or Gossip Girl but I think she was on Weeds in one of the later seasons.
 
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