The actress, who was born in Manhattan and grew up in Brooklyn, told the XOXO podcast with Jessica Szohr she knew a lot of people from the Upper East Side, in her 20s, who were “very similar to the Gossip Girl characters and involved in that world”, adding “and some were actually more scandalous than the show portrayed”.
Her Gossip Girl co-star Ed Westwick, who played Chuck Bass on the show, said he was “sending prayers” in a post to his social media, featuring a picture of Trachtenberg in her role as Georgina Sparks.
The police said they responded to an emergency call at about 8am on Wednesday to One Columbus Place in New York and Trachtenberg was confirmed dead after emergency medical services arrived.
US actress Michelle Trachtenberg, known for her roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, has died aged 39.
Trachtenberg played a young socialite of Manhattan’s Upper East Side who created havoc throughout the show, blackmailing Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively), among other schemes.
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